Tag: Toyota

Lexus launches electric SUV for Asia and Europe, showing that Toyota can quickly shift to EVs

The Toyota Motor Corporation will launch its first all-electric Lexus in 2020. Nikkei’s Asian Review confirmed that the Lexus UX300e battery-powered SUV will go on sale as soon as next spring in China. The UX300e will then debut in Europe in summer 2020 and Japan in early 2021. The plan was first unveiled at the… Continue reading Lexus launches electric SUV for Asia and Europe, showing that Toyota can quickly shift to EVs

@Toyota: Toyota Tsusho Group Starts Supplying RE100 Renewable Electricity to Hydrogen Station-Nagoya Atsuta Hydrogen Station Becomes the First Customer!-

2019-12-02 Ene Vision Corporation (“Ene Vision”), a Toyota Tsusho Group company, has started supplying “RE100*1 electricity,”*2 which is recognized as electricity sourced from100% renewable energy, as of December 1, 2019. Ene Vision engages in optimizing customers’ energy systems through engineering, and the first destination of the RE100 electricity that it supplies is the Nagoya Atsuta… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Tsusho Group Starts Supplying RE100 Renewable Electricity to Hydrogen Station-Nagoya Atsuta Hydrogen Station Becomes the First Customer!-

@Toyota: Notice of personnel change

2019-11-27 Toyota Tsusho Corporation (head office: Nagoya City; President & CEO: Ichiro Kashitani) announces the following personnel change. Effective November 27, 2019 New Organization New Position Name Previous Organization Previous Position TOYOTA TSUSHO PROCESSING DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. President MASASHI TANAKA METAL PRODUCTS TRADING DEPARTMENTSTAINLESS PRODUCTS GROUP Manager Effective December 1, 2019 New Organization… Continue reading @Toyota: Notice of personnel change

DENSO Places Emphasis on Technology that Improves On- and Off-Road Safety

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — DENSO, the world’s second largest mobility supplier, is developing new technologies and strengthening initiatives that improve pedestrian and overall community safety. In 2018, the number of pedestrian fatalities increased by 3.4%, reaching its highest level in nearly three decades. This statistic reinforces how vital it is for autonomous and connected… Continue reading DENSO Places Emphasis on Technology that Improves On- and Off-Road Safety

Flying cars could lure investors away from ground-based services: survey

(Reuters) – Electric air taxis — known colloquially, if somewhat misleadingly, as “flying cars” — could draw millions of investor dollars away from ground-based transportation start-up firms in 2020, according to a study released on Monday. FILE PHOTO: A prototype of an electrical air taxi that takes off and lands vertically (eVTOLs), made by German… Continue reading Flying cars could lure investors away from ground-based services: survey

@Hyundai: The Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center: Prologue

The biggest reason behind Hyundai/Kia’s constant popularity in Europe is due to their efforts to meet the European customers’ needs. Designing a car is not an easy task. It requires tens of thousands of discreet parts, for starters. Automakers also need to take climate, road conditions, characteristics of each market, and regulations into their account.… Continue reading @Hyundai: The Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center: Prologue

Lexus to launch EV in China taking on VW and Tesla

NAGOYA — Toyota Motor is ramping up efforts to sell electric vehicles in China, the world’s largest auto market, where it plans to launch its first electric Lexus in 2020. The plan was unveiled at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in late November. China’s electric vehicle market is facing challenges after the government cut subsidies.… Continue reading Lexus to launch EV in China taking on VW and Tesla

Battery costs, EVs for China, solar cars from Europe: The Week in Reverse

Which automaker committed to a plant with battery giant LG Chem? And why again is Toyota so committed to hybrids and not electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 6, 2019. Sono Motors is aiming to make a compact car powered… Continue reading Battery costs, EVs for China, solar cars from Europe: The Week in Reverse

BMW and Hyundai hacked by Vietnamese hackers, report claims

Image: Pablo Martinez German media is reporting that hackers suspected to have ties to the Vietnamese government have breached the networks of two car manufacturers, namely BMW and Hyundai. The report, coming from Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) and Taggesschau (TS), claims that hackers breached the network of a BMW branch sometime this spring. The attackers allegedly… Continue reading BMW and Hyundai hacked by Vietnamese hackers, report claims