Tag: toyota
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QOTD: Is It Too Soon To Ditch The Internal Combustion Engine?
Today’s large question is a divisive one: Who’s made it right when it comes to the future of EV technology? While trying not to oversimplify the situation, car manufacturers appear to be quickly moving towards two different camps when it comes to their stance on realigning their line-ups for a new age. Eggs In One…
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New Peugeot 308, Hyundai’s Space-Van And Self-Driving Tesla Crashes Police Car: Your Morning Brief
Morning. Welcome to our daily digest of the weekend’s automotive news from around the globe, starting with the sad news that… The Queen Of The ’Ring Passes Away After A Battle With Cancer Sabine Schmitz, a much-loved personality within the car community, has passed away at the age of 51. The German racing driver and…
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Toyota plans rival to Tesla Model Y, VW ID4 at Shanghai show
Toyota will utilize the Shanghai auto show next month to unveil a near-production concept of that a full-electric utility vehicle that will compete against battery-powered models like the Tesla Model Y and Volkswagen ID4. The EV is similar in size to the company’s RAV4 crossver. The automobile is based on the automaker’s brand new electric-only…
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Can The Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV Keep Up With A Tesla Model Y In Terms Of Total Emissions?
The RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid SUV has been getting an awful lot of good reviews. But can the PHEV drivetrain prove to be greener than an EV? Not yet, but it’s pretty close! Engineering Explained decided to try to figure out if the RAV4 Prime could match a Tesla in terms of CO2 emissions over the…
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Can A Stock GR Yaris Beat A GT-R Nismo On A Short Track On A Very Rainy Day?
The GR Yaris has, thanks to its AWD system and its ability to take on bigger cars, been likened to a mini GT-R – which is very high praise indeed for Toyota’s hot hatch. But Autocar wanted to find out what happens when the two get on the same track. The weather was cold and…
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Euro NCAP Is Now Evaluating Vans, Watch Europe’s Most Popular LCVs Being Tested
In the wake of the global pandemic, the need for delivery vans has reached new heights this year, which is why Euro NCAP decided to test some of Europe’s most popular models. Nineteen light commercial vehicles (LCV) were tested by the safety specialists under new criteria that evaluate the crash avoidance and driver assistance systems,…
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Tesla ‘not a real automaker’ despite valuation: Toyoda
Toyota president Akio Toyoda has said that the Japanese manufacturer is a real automaker while Tesla isn’t, in reply to a query during a briefing, Bloomberg reported. The remark followed Toyoda’s acknowledgement that Tesla’s valuation is greater than that of all seven Japanese automakers combined, Toyoda said, noting that Toyota can learn from Tesla in…
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Toyota says it won’t expand further in India, blames ‘we don’t want you’ taxes
By Anurag KotokyToyota Motor Corp. won’t expand further in India due to the country’s high tax regime, a blow for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s trying to lure global companies to offset the deep economic malaise brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.The government keeps taxes on cars and motorbikes so high that companies find it…
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Tesla overtakes Toyota as the world’s most valuable automaker
By Reed StevensonTesla Inc. displaced Toyota Motor Corp. as the world’s most valuable automaker, underscoring investor enthusiasm for a company trying to transform an industry that’s relied on internal combustion engines for more than 130 years.Shares of Tesla, which have more than doubled since the start of the year, climbed as much as 3.5% in…