The Toyota Prius Prime Plus Takes the MPGe Crown – Insider Car News
Advertisements:Toyota pulled the veil from the Prius Prime, which is the plug-in hybrid version of the new-gen Prius, back in March.At that time, it had hammered out all of the specifics of the car, including its features, looks, output, and more.Some of the most important specs, however, were only manufacturer estimates, and those were the all-telling economy numbers.
2017 Toyota Camry Hybrid Test – Review – Car and Driver
A decade ago, Toyota added a gas-electric hybrid powertrain to its best-selling Camry mid-size sedan.It offered 34 mpg combined, according to the EPA, 10 mpg better than the conventionally powered Camry four-cylinder and with minimal compromise in cargo space or comfort.Other manufacturers quickly joined the hybrid mid-size-sedan class, but few could keep up with the Camry's straight-A grades in refinement and fuel economy.
Toyota Adds a Driver-Assist Teammate to Your Car
Along the path to fully autonomous cars, Toyota is going to give you the "teammate car," according to Yahoo Finance.Toyota North American CEO Jim Lentz says, "Our ultimate goal is to build a car that cannot create an accident." When cars are fully autonomous, the 90-plus percent of accidents currently caused by human error will be prevented.But driverless cars will not be here soon, at least not before 2025 or later in Lentz's view.
Toyota Calls California Proposed Self-Driving Car Rules Preposterous
A Toyota official on Tuesday raised concerns about California's plans to require compliance with a planned U.S. autonomous vehicle safety check list, calling it "preposterous."Hilary Cain, director of technology and innovation policy at Toyota Motor North America, criticized California's proposal to require automakers to submit the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 15-point safety check list before testing vehicles."If we don't do what's being asked of us voluntarily by NHTSA, we cannot test an automated system in the state of California.That is preposterous and that means testing that is happening today could be halted and that means testing that is about to be started could be delayed," she said at a Capitol Hill forum.