Toyota’s Chinese hybrid car efforts become intriguing
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Is China the key to cheaper hybrid cars?
A few days ago I saw a picture of the Toyota Yundong Shuangqing hybrid, and didn’t really think much of it. A Chinese designed hybrid for the Chinese market seems like an obvious move for Toyota. And while China is an interesting automotive story, Chinese cars don’t mean much to me unless they have greater implications beyond the Great Wall.
Turns out; however, the Shuangqing hybrid could be about much more than China. Read more…
Categories: Hybrid Cars Tags: china, Hybrid Cars, toyota ft-bh
Toyota FT-Bh hybrid is simply impressive, game-changing
The FT-Bh is simple, yet game-changing
Includes CNG and plug-in hybrid options
Outside of America, the b-segment is probably the most important class of vehicles in the world, and as emerging markets become the key to automotive success, the b-segment will have an even more significant role to play.
And that makes the Toyota FT-Bh hybrid, which also includes CNG and plug-in hybrid options, a very impressive development in the auto industry. Read more…
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Toyota ramping up streamlined, much cheaper hybrid production
Light, cheap and fuel efficient city hybrids
The Prius C is just scratching the surface of cheap hybrid cars
Today’s small cars are already far safer than in the past. Add advanced software and telematics and small car safety will be a non-issue in the not-so-far off future. That will make lightening the load one of the easiest paths to increased fuel efficiency.
Thus, automakers envision a future of much smaller and light city vehicles, and Toyota’s latest thoughts on this concept come in the form of the FT-Bh city hybrid. Read more…
Categories: Hybrid Cars Tags: Hybrid Cars, toyota ft-bh
