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Toyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next year

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [13/5/2011 - 05:22] - 6 - Press Conference Car Electric Vehicle Environment

Barely a month after our first test drive of Toyota’s Prius A prototype, Toyota invited us today to the official launch of its new Seven Seater known overseas Prius V in North America and Prius + In Europe. So what’s new here? Well act[...]

Toyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next year

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Microsoft and Toyota Bringing cloud together to cars

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/4/2011 - 03:55] - 1 - Car Electric Vehicle Software

Both the Software Giant Microsoft and the Car Giant Toyota announced yesterday their partnership to invest a Billion Yen in order to bring telematics to futures Toyota cars thanks to Microsoft Windows Azure Cloud Platform. This telemat[...]

Microsoft and Toyota Bringing cloud together to cars

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Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept To Make World Debut at 2011 New York International Auto Show

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/4/2011 - 05:47] - 1 - Car Electric Vehicle Environment

The LF-Gh, which stands for Lexus Future Grand Touring Hybrid, sets out to redefine the premium grand touring sedan, and good lord those teasing pictures seems promising! Through this exercise, the definition of L-Finesse, the marque’s[...]

Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept To Make World Debut at 2011 New York International Auto Show

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Japan’s earthquake shut down six Sony manufacturing facilities, other companies still assessing the situation

By Ike LEUS - [13/3/2011 - 10:55] - 10 - Misc

Yesterday Sony announced the imminent shut down and evacuation of their main manufacturing facilities, 6 most notably from the Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures which are located near the earthquakes epicenter. The shut down is a tempor[...]

Japan’s earthquake shut down six Sony manufacturing facilities, other companies still assessing the situation

[Hands-On] Prius+ (Plus) or Prius V, Toyota’s first Hybrid MPV.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/3/2011 - 02:10] - 3 - Press Conference Car Environment

Unveiled to the public for the first time in January during the Detroit 2011 Motor Show under the Prius V Name and just recently in Europe during the 2011 Geneva Motor Show under the Prius+, Toyota deviced today to unveil its modified [...]

[Hands-On] Prius+ (Plus) or Prius V, Toyota’s first Hybrid MPV.

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TMC Unveils ‘Prius +’ at 2011 Geneva Motor Show

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/3/2011 - 05:42] - 0 - Car Environment

The Prius + is a dedicated gasoline-electric hybrid model designed to suit various lifestyles. Like the “Prius” hybrid sedan, the Prius + comes with outstanding environmental performance and an air of technological advancem[...]

TMC Unveils ‘Prius +’ at 2011 Geneva Motor Show

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Toyota will start selling home battery charger next year in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/2/2011 - 03:34] - 1 - Car Environment

Toyota has announced that it will launch home battery chargers for EV (Electric Vehicle) and Plug-in Hybrids cars within 2012 in Japan. Offered in two different versions with a “Garage Ready” one and one designed to be used in the exte[...]

Toyota will start selling home battery charger next year in Japan

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Toyota electric Plug-in IQ unveiled ahead of Geneva Motor Show, but we already have a video of it ready for you!

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [16/2/2011 - 01:39] - 0 - Car Environment

Toyota is planning to introduce its first Plug-in electric iQ next month in Geneva. Strangely enough, this iQ is not something really new and we already had the chance to see this baby in flash a long while ago at Eco Product 2010 last[...]

Toyota electric Plug-in IQ unveiled ahead of Geneva Motor Show, but we already have a video of it ready for you!

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Toyota unveils its new Prius V “Wagon” and Prius C Concept

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [11/1/2011 - 12:04] - 0 - Electric Vehicle Environment

The Japanese automaker Toyota chose the 2011 Detroit Motor Show to unveil its latest Prius, the Prius V. Designed as a family oriented wagon like car, The Prius V (Versatility) is your average Prius on steroid offering up to 60% more c[...]

Toyota unveils its new Prius V “Wagon” and Prius C Concept

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[CES 2011] Toyota unveils “Entune” at CES 2011

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [5/1/2011 - 01:06] - 1 - Gps

Toyota goes beyond the good old in-car GPS experience and will bring to North American customers a full “Web Experience” with Entune. Offering real time internet search with Bing, but also Music with Pandora and iHearradio, and restaur[...]

[CES 2011] Toyota unveils “Entune” at CES 2011

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Japan Post to Import Italian Electric Bikes for Delivery Routes?

By Akihabara News Team - [15/12/2010 - 05:14] - 0 - Environment

The deadtree Asahi and Nikkei newspapers reported last month on Japan Post’s decision to import Italian-made electric motorcycles to deploy on their postal delivery routes. This follows a 2008 decision and announcement that the r[...]

Japan Post to Import Italian Electric Bikes for Delivery Routes?

[Eco Product 2010] Toyota Prius and iQ Plug-In EV

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [13/12/2010 - 10:22] - 0 - Electric Vehicle Environment

The Toyota Prius does not need any introduction, already available in Japan since 2009 as a Plug-In EV, the Prius was Toyota first commercial 100% Electric Vehicle to set foot on the Japanese continent, but this may soon change! Introd[...]

[Eco Product 2010] Toyota Prius and iQ Plug-In EV

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Become an official sponsor of the First Evangelion Corolla Axio SUPER GT.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [27/4/2010 - 05:14] - 5 - Misc

The Japanese Super GT300 will see this weekend a new racing monster, the Evangelion Cororlla Axio, the very same one introduces at Tokyo Auto Salon 2009 but this time wearing an “Evangelion EVA Unit 01” paint job… And the good news for[...]

Become an official sponsor of the First Evangelion Corolla Axio SUPER GT.

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Panasonic to offer LED interior light with Nanoe ION Air Purifier on Toyota latest Passo.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/2/2010 - 05:19] - 0 - Environment

Toyota and Daihatsu released yesterday their new Passo and Boon compact car, and Panasonic worked jointly with these 2 companies to offer in option a LED Interior light and ION Air purifier combo to replace your dull basic interior lig[...]

Panasonic to offer LED interior light with Nanoe ION Air Purifier on Toyota latest Passo.

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Toyota partnering for LTE Connected Car Concept Vehicle

By Akihabara News Team - [6/11/2009 - 05:14] - 0 - Misc

Brain-child of a “multi-industry collaboration” among Toyota Motor Sales, Alcatel-Lucent, Atlantic Records, QNX Software Systems, chumby and Kabillion, this next-generation car concept makes you feel impatient for the future to come. I[...]

Toyota partnering for LTE Connected Car Concept Vehicle

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Toyota Announces the Development of the Winglet, a Personal Transport Assistant

By Akihabara News Team - [1/8/2008 - 02:26] - 16 - Misc

Lately many manufacturers are developing transport/walking assistant devices in order to help people get around more safely and freely. This time it’s Toyota turns to propose a personal transport assistant. Today they announced t[...]