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Aptera electric three wheelers up for grabs
Sep 7 2008, Harshpaul

I wonder why most clean vehicles look like spaceships that have come from Star Trek. Here’s another one, but this vehicle has some real cool specs to brag about. It can post a fuel economy of 230mpg; though lower than the original claim of 330mpg, it...

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Toyota says no change to Mississippi plant opening
AP, Tokyo
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that for now it is sticking with plans to open its new Mississippi plant in 2010 despite media reports that Japan’s top automaker...
AS, Japan, Toyota, Business
made popular Nov 14 2008
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Prius might get facelift with sporty looks and new badge
Harshpaul, shimla
Prius has of course, been a phenomenal success and has led the charge of the hybrids from the front. Toyota could now be thinking of giving the Prius, more appealing...
Toyota, Prius, Prius to Become a Brand, Prius Brand
made popular Nov 11 2008
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Asian stock markets rebound from early lows
AP, Hong Kong
Asian stock markets turned in a mixed performance Friday, but most recoiled from their lows despite a grim profit forecast from Toyota and sluggish U.S. economic data....
World, Markets, Business, Asian
made popular Nov 7 2008
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Asian stocks mixed on grim corporate forecasts
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HONG KONG _ Asian markets were mixed Friday with Japan’s key stock index down 1.6 percent as grim profit forecasts from Toyota and other companies, combined with...
World, Markets, Business, HONG KONG
made popular Nov 7 2008
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Toyota slashes annual earnings forecast
AP, Tokyo
Toyota slashed its earnings forecast for the full year Thursday to less than a third of what it was the previous year, the latest sign that the global slowdown and...
AS, Japan, Earns, Toyota
made popular Nov 6 2008
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Toyota reports plunge in quarterly profit
AP, Tokyo
Toyota says its second quarter profit shrank to about a third of what it was the previous year as a drastic slowdown in auto sales and surging yen hammered earnings at...
AS, Japan, Earns, Toyota
made popular Nov 6 2008
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Save us from 'Saved by Zero,' TV watchers complain
AP, New York
Any car shoppers left in this brutal market are sure to cheer Toyota’s decision to extend zero-percent financing for another month. But another decision may have...
Toyota, Saved, by, Zero
made popular Nov 5 2008
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Toyota may lower forecast amid faltering sales
AP, Tokyo
Toyota Motor Corp., Japan’s top automaker, reports earnings for the fiscal second quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst...
AS, Japan, Toyota, Earnings
made popular Nov 4 2008
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Ford, Toyota post big drops in October US sales
AP, Detroit
Ford’s U.S. auto sales plummeted 30 percent and Toyota’s dropped 23 percent in October as low consumer confidence and tight credit combined to scare...
Auto, Sales, Business, Ford US
made popular Nov 3 2008
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GM 3Q global sales drop 11 percent, trail Toyota
AP, New York
General Motors Corp. said Wednesday that reduced demand in the U.S. and Western Europe helped push the company’s third-quarter worldwide sales down 11 percent, as...
GM, Toyota, Sales, Business
made popular Oct 29 2008
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GM 3Q global sales drop 11 pct, trail Toyota
AP, New York
General Motors says its third-quarter worldwide sales fell 11 percent on weak U.S. demand, falling short of Toyota’s total for the period.
GM, Toyota, Sales, Business
made popular Oct 29 2008
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Toyota's global sales down in July-September
AP, Tokyo
Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday its global sales in the July-September quarter fell for the first time in seven years due to faltering demand in the U.S.
AS, Japan, Toyota, Business
made popular Oct 27 2008
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Report: Toyota to post first sales drop in decade
AP, Tokyo
Toyota Motor Corp. will post its first decline in annual global sales in a decade this year, hit by slowing demand worldwide amid the financial crisis, a Japanese...
AS, Japan, Toyota, Business
made popular Oct 22 2008
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Toyota says new small iQ offers quality
AP, Chiba
Toyota says it’s out to prove a tiny car can be top-notch with its new iQ “ultra-compact” that’s just a bit smaller than 3 meters (10 feet) but...
AS, Japan, Toyota, iQ
made popular Oct 15 2008
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Toyota fighting US woes to meet global sales goals
AP, Tokyo
Shares of Toyota Motor Corp. plunged Wednesday following a major business daily report that Toyota’s operating profit would fall 40 percent this fiscal year...
AS, Japan, Toyota, Business
made popular Oct 8 2008
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Todd Bodine wins trucks race at Talladega
AP, Talladega
Todd Bodine figured on the last lap he’d simply push Kyle Busch to the finish line, one Toyota driver helping another. That little nudge, though, was enough to...
CAR, NASCAR, Talladega, Trucks
made popular Oct 4 2008
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Toyota announces zero-percent financing
AP, Detroit
Toyota Motor Corp. has announced zero-percent financing on 11 models as it tries to woo would-be buyers sidelined by the consumer credit crunch.
Toyota, Incentives, Business, Toyota Motor Corp
made popular Oct 3 2008
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Eco Energy: Toyota installs the biggest single-roof solar installation in North America
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
Eco Factor: Toyota installs the largest solar roof in North America that is sufficient to meet 60 percent of the energy needs for its manufacturing plant. Toyota has...
Toyota, Eco Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels
made popular Sep 25 2008
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Kami Speed Yaris - Fast and efficient
Jaiyant Cavale, Bangalore
The Beast: The Kami Speed Yaris is a high-end piece of gadget for rich guys from the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia. With a unique build, it has C-ONE aero gear, and...
Kami Speed Yaris, Toyota, Yaris, C-ONE
made popular Sep 15 2008
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2008 initiates Hybrid era in India
Parul, Shimla
Enough of the gas-guzzling vehicles around! This time Indian roads are all set to grab the Hybrid vehicles since both Honda Siel Cars India and Mahindra and Mahindra...
Hybrid Cars in India, Honda Siel Cars India, Mahindra and Mahindra
made popular Sep 15 2008
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Mighty electric car goes on sale
Harshpaul, shimla
Hammacher Schlemmer has introduced a stunning electric car into the market. Purported to develop more than 1000 lb-ft of torque, this car can touch a top speed of...
120mph Electric Car, Electric Car, Plug-In Hybrids, Technology
made popular Nov 6 2007
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Rising crude oil prices, likely to boost alternate energy's future
Piyush, Shimla
Rising crude oil prices is likely to boost the future of alternate energy. Now when crude oil prices are about to touch an all-time-high of $100, a barrel (almost),...
Oil, Fuel, crude Oil, Biofuel
made popular Nov 3 2007
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Google endows $10M for ‘plug-in’ Hybrid Car Development
Parul, Shimla
What does a big name like Google do with their money when they have lots of it? Yup, they plan to invest it for the betterment and of course, for the profits. Internet...
Google, Plug-in Hybrids, GM, Saturn Vue
made popular Jun 19 2007
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California to get 30 more plug-in converted hybrids soon: AQMD approves
Irani, New Delhi
20 Ford Escape Hybrids and 10 Toyota Priuses will be converted to plug-ins soon with the approval of the $2.6-million contract by California’s Board of the AQMD...
converted hybrids, plug-in hybrids, hybrid car, Toyota Priuses
made popular Mar 5 2007
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Plug-ins nearer than predicted...but
Zodingliani, Delhi
Many carmakers are busy trying to present plug-ins, and already has made lots of us interested...but it seems a bit shady whether we would be able to see for sure, such...
Plug-In Hybrids, Toyota, Bush, Michael Duoba
made popular Jul 29 2006
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Are we ready for Plug-in hybrids?
Zodingliani, Delhi
Carmakers advocate plug-ins for being able to go longer lengths on electric power; some say as much as 100 miles per gallon of gas. We all know for sure that Toyota and...
Ron Cogan, Green Car Journal, Plug-in Hybrids, GM
made popular Jul 28 2006
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GM into hybrids just for show, not for environment
Zodingliani, Delhi
It is appalling reading about General Motors Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz’s opinion on hybrids. In an interview with Just-Auto this week, Lutz tells: Hybrids are...
GM, Toyota, Bob Lutz, Just-Auto
made popular Jul 22 2006
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Toyota making plans to churn out plug-in Prius
Zodingliani, Delhi
Though Toyota had previously shelved plans to produce plug-in hybrids, yet with the increasing popularity of such models, it now revises its decision. While many...
Toyota, Plug-in Hybrids, Pruis, Technology
made popular Jun 26 2006
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GM considering Plug-In Hybrids
Zodingliani, Delhi
In order to repair its image, that was badly bruised by its ill-feeling towards hybrid cars, GM is now considering to a new ‘plug-in hybrids’ with a greater...
General Motors, Electric Cars, EV1, Plug-In Hybrids
made popular Jun 24 2006
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