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We have already briefly discussed on the subject of batteries and more specifically, Lithium-Ion batteries and I have received a question on the subject last time I spoke about it. Someone asked me if such batteries were not dangerous as ‘Lithium is...
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Toyota said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter profit plummeted 28 percent and stuck to its forecast that full-year profit with fall for the first time in seven...
made popular Aug 7 2008
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Toyota’s fiscal first-quarter profit plunged 28 percent from the previous year as slipping North American sales, a strong yen and rising material costs dented the...
made popular Aug 7 2008
There was probably a moment when the designers at Toyota were watching Wall-E and decided that they needed to come up with something that assisted man and they probably...
made popular Aug 5 2008
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Japanese automaker Toyota has laid off 800 people at a plant in southwestern Japan, or about 10 percent of the plant’s work force, in response to declining sales...
made popular Aug 5 2008
Only a year after taking control of Sony’s robotics business, Toyota has come up with a vertical, mechanized scooter (or personal transporter, in future-speak)...
made popular Aug 2 2008
Monopoly is a dirty word in a capitalist world and till now Segway was abusing the word to the T. Not that we were complaining but its healthy to have some competition;...
made popular Aug 2 2008
General Motors’ sales in North America fell by 20% owing to falling demand of pick-up trucks and sports utility vehicles. GMs quarterly loss amounts to $15.5bn...
made popular Aug 2 2008
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced the ‘Winglet’, a personal transport assistance robot. It helps people to enjoy a safety and mobility and...
made popular Aug 1 2008
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Toyota has developed a motorized stand-up-and-ride Segway lookalike designed to help people scoot around at malls and airports.
made popular Aug 1 2008
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Asian markets fell sharply Tuesday on Wall Street’s weakness, with anxiety over U.S. housing and financial sectors deepening after investment bank Merrill Lynch...
made popular Jul 29 2008
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Toyota lowered its global vehicle sales plan for this year to 9.5 million vehicles _ down from 9.85 million _ as the sluggish North American market slows the Japanese...
made popular Jul 28 2008
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Kyle Busch was frustrated by NASCAR’s latest rule change. He took it out on the competition. Busch led all but three laps Saturday night to win the Kroger 200 for...
made popular Jul 27 2008
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NASCAR tried to even out the competition in the Nationwide Series on Wednesday by ordering all teams using Toyota motors to squeeze down their horsepower before this...
made popular Jul 23 2008
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Toyota beat General Motors in worldwide sales in the first half of the year.Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it sold 4.8 million vehicles between January and June, up...
made popular Jul 23 2008
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Toyota sold more than 4.8 million vehicles worldwide in the first half, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said...
made popular Jul 23 2008
Personal mobility vehicles haven’t been too popular either because they are unaffordable or they are not functional enough. However, Toyota has unveiled a concept...
made popular Jul 22 2008
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Toyota is acquiring land in Brazil for a new plant and is studying plans to build compact vehicles there as early as 2011 _ the latest in an aggressive drive by...
made popular Jul 16 2008
One of Toyota’s top car engineers died from working too many hours. He had been under severe pressure as the lead engineer in developing a hybrid version of...
made popular Jul 10 2008
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Toyota Motor Corp. will start producing the hybrid Prius in the U.S. for the first time as the Japanese automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet...
made popular Jul 10 2008
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Toyota Motor Corp. is adjusting its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet customer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.The Japanese automaker said...
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I have always been someone who believed that plastic and batteries are the most poisonous of all waste. Not just because they harm the planet, but they are used in such...
made popular Mar 6 2008
In a path breaking research, some scientists, with the help of a new technology, have successful augmented the operating life of lithium ion batteries 10 folds. In...
made popular Dec 19 2007
Volkswagen Up! in Germany and Space Up! in Tokyo have been the two eco-friendly car of the same species. Whats next in the series? Well, it’s the Space Up! blue....
made popular Nov 17 2007
The race to be the first automaker to launch a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) seems to be getting hot with every passing day. A couple of months ago, we had...
made popular Oct 23 2007
If our machines continue to consume gasoline at the same pace we are using it today, then all the motorbike lovers might soon see a day without the sweet Vroom sound of...
made popular Oct 3 2007
General Motors is tagging up with A 123 System Inc., one of the worlds leading suppliers of lithium ion battery, to develop cells with A123 system’s nanophosphate...
made popular Aug 11 2007
Toyota’s plans to run a Prius on Lithium-ion batteries have hit a roadblock. Launch of the new Toyota Prius that was to run on Lithium-ion batteries has been...
made popular Aug 10 2007
Cars in the future may be powered by electricity, biofuel or even nuclear reactions! But cars powered by gasoline are definitely on their way out. This organic liquid...
made popular Jul 16 2007
Japanese auto giant Toyota Motors’ decision to say no to using lithium-ion technology based batteries comes as a surprise to both consumers and the battery...
made popular Jun 17 2007
Toyota was all set to replace the nickel-metal hydride battery pack with the lithium-ion batteries which hold certain advantages over the former as these new batteries...
made popular May 30 2007
Well I am not sure about the picture but one thing is sure that if this is Prius then I am not going for it. The car has many improvements in its technology.
It is...
made popular Jan 23 2007
Green car production is catching up pace. More customers are turning towards the use of these hybrid eco-friendly vehicles and this sudden emergence has led many big...
made popular Dec 22 2006
Multi-functionality of modern gadgets certainly has an edge over conventional gadgets. Sanyo N-SC1S Eneloop Solar Charger, featuring a USB port capable of a DC 5V and...
made popular Nov 1 2006
Nobody needs an introduction to electric cars, hybrid cars or the Lithium-ion pack. We are all a witness to the race for such green cars, whether in pure form or a...
made popular Aug 4 2006
Are you a frequent traveler or tied-down to your hometown? This is a crucial question if one has to understand GM’s hybrid venture that has invariably led to - GM...
made popular Jun 20 2006
One of the best Hybrids around, the Prius is soon to get a facelift. According to UK’s AutoExpress, works are underway to turbocharge the 8-litre engine and to...
made popular Jun 7 2006
A research team led Angela Belcher, a biological engineer at MIT discovered an innovative method to transform battery manufacturing.
By introducing scraps of...
made popular Apr 10 2006
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