Spy shots: is the minivan Toyota Prius?

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

by Jeremy Korzeniewski (RSS feed), Prius Minivan Spy Shot help while we we have been hearing different on the interwebs rumblings for quite some time, now that Toyota was hard at work making a version of mini-minivan car hatchback hybrid of popular Pruis, always calm skeptics when spy shots begin to appear. And that is exactly what we have here.

Swagger next Toyota wagon appears to share its aerodynamic profile wedge as basic with the known Prius, but all greenhouse seems to have moved, and forward a few inches, taking a feeling in the proceso.No airier we see no evidence of sliding doors so we must assume (for now) that the Prius minivan will use four normal swinging portals.


Rumors indicate this machine, which can be called the Alpha Prius will sport three rows and offer seating for seven.Spyware handle suggests that the MPV is about the size of a Mazda5, that we might guess is almost fair. food will probably come from a version of Powertrain hybrid four-cylinder tailgate of Prius, possibly with the addition of improved mileage lithium-ion batteries and possibly allow more opportunities for electric propulsion only. find it hit the market around 2012.


[Source: Carscoop]

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Fight! Sheet, Volt, hybrid Sonata running car of the year in North America

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

by Eric Loveday North American Car of the Year logo a group of 50 United States and Canada automotive journalists from various points of sale news, including one of our sister site Autoblog, has cut the list for the car of America North of 2011 and awards of the year 14 possible vehicles trucks winners in each category. Among manufacturers of cars, Ford, Hyundai/Kia, General Motors, Nissan highlights and more nominees vehicles and the list includes everything from affordable (Ford Fiesta, Mazda2) to expensive (Jaguar XJ, Porsche Cayenne) and all you between.

Without surprise, Nissan, Chevrolet Volt, and Hyundai Sonata hybrid sheet made the car of the year list North America. Why not surprised? As well, each vehicle presents a preview of any industry, or in the case of hybrid Sonata, a complete redesign.The list of contenders is, without doubt, very strong, we are pulling one of these green machines to emerge as the champ, but which of them will be at least this is one of if not – contests more interesting NACTOY never.


Jurors will cut the list to only three vehicles in each category in December and the finalists will be displayed when the winning car and truck are announced at the Detroit Motor Show in January.Withdraw the 28 finalists NACTOY galleries below and drop a comment below to let us know what green vehicle has the best opportunity to capture the title.



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Report: 2014 Lotus Elite with Toyota’s hybrid technology

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

by Eric Loveday 2014 Lotus Elite Lotus Elite 2014 Coupe concept
In 2014, Lotus plans to offer a production version of the same concept of Coupé elite $ 179,000 (well, members of the public with a lot of cash junk anyway) public. Lotus has dished was a burden on its elite details before its official presentation in Paris, so here is what now so far: the elite 3, 637-pound reaches a V8 engine 5.0 litres which draws 611 horsepower and 531 packing, feet of torque, which claims to Lotus pound is good for a 0-60 run in the range of 3.5 seconds.We also know that Lotus plans to offer an optional hybrid system, using Setup KERS.Lotus left us in the dark with respect to the company responsible for the supply of elite hybrid hardware, but now a report suggests that the car manufacturer providing bits is none other than, yep, you adivinado, Toyota.

Surprised?You should not be.Toyota has shaped hybrid deals with numerous car manufacturers and if you’re in need of some parts of gas-electric, Toyota is the company go a.Al seem elite will have a hybrid gearbox with integrated electric motors and Setup KERS before mencionado.Noticias automotive (sheet sub.) appointment to an officer of Lotus, who apparently revealed the mooring with Toyota, indicating:

We are working with Toyota in solutions for Powertrain for our future cars and this is part of development but not an existing system.
Toyota, as expected, would not comment on future plans, but company support that welcome deals with other manufacturers of cars, “because we would like to see environmental technologies adopted and used as widely as possible.”

[Source: Automotive News - sub map.]

Filed under: hybrid, Lotus, Toyota, green every day

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Not happy with electric vehicles “requests” Dingell Republic of China

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

by Eric Loveday

Suppose that you are interested in selling their cars in China not Chinese automobile manufacturer. More specifically, they say that you looking for how to sell an innovative electric vehicle there. The cost could be higher than that is willing to pay. A recent report in The Wall Street Journal says that the Chinese Government aims to oblige foreign manufacturers to disclose secrets plug-in vehicle in order to sell them in China. U.S. around bullying automakers isn’t exactly fair and at least two people – representatives of the Congress of Michigan – are more than a little upset about the concept. In fact, Congressman John Dingell (D – MI) is frankly outraged. Shortly after receiving the wind of the proposition of China, Dingell issued this statement for Chinese in the United States, Zhang Yesui Ambassador:

I’m outraged that the Chinese Government is considering plans to force foreign to renounce proprietary power for Chinese in order to allow access to the market of China.Esto competitors vehicle technology manufacturers violated the sanctity of the laws of intellectual property that we appreciate both in the United States and amounts, in my estimation, a violation of China as a member of the World Trade Organization obligations.
Senator Carl Levin (D – MI) responded to “China requests of” to disclose proprietary technology with these words:
we should all be alarmed by Chinese attempts to dominate the industry of renewable energy through measures which discriminate against manufacturers extranjeros.China is trying to have it both ways: protect your market domestic export most of its production.
Unfortunately, the position of China as largest automotive market provides the country with a significant amount of leverage, but we would like to see more American politician intensify and denying China’s demand for automobile manufacturers to deliver its technological secrets in the world.Is quite simply unacceptable to automakers that succumb to the absurd demands of the nation. What is not?

[Source: Automotive News - sub., Detroit News sheet]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, China daily, Green

Etiqueta: automakers, Chinese, dingell, national party car, electric car, electric car, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, technology ev, evs, manufacturers of foreign cars, hybrid, hybrids, technology applications John Dingell

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Report: The boss of the UAW supports Union too slow to build green cars, cut Bank jobs

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

by the Staff of AutoblogGreen . never know what will be next move Bob King. Latest turn in the spotlight has him admitting, “I do not think that we pressed hard enough for green vehicles early enough.” Although some could replace “advance” with the phrase, “at all”, is not as the Union was alone among the stakeholders of American trying to ignore the future auto industry.

On (ulcer – for everyone) job bank, King sounds almost contrite when says:

When cascading numbers and companies got into financial trouble, was a solution that did not work.We need to be intelligent and aware of which has an impact on the company.
This kind of nostalgic conclusions are sure doing smiles rueful some friends in the executive suite, but we wonder what what King and his crew will do with this new opening limitations CAFE and consideration of the line of the company. do the companies themselves have already been forced to establish the course, therefore where the UAW reaches to intervene and take the lead?


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