Announced almost two years ago, Toyota finally gave us some more details about the was the all-electric RAV4 EV will be sold to the general public during the 26th Electric...
Article Context
Toyota RAV4 EV priced at $49,800
Pa. gas drilling brought $3.5 billion in 2011
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marcellus shale gas wells in Pennsylvania generated about $3.5 billion in gross revenues for drillers in 2011, along with about $1.2 billion in West...
Empire State Building cuts energy use 20%
The hulking building, a symbol of American power and, to some, excess, has cut its energy use by 20%. And that's just due to changes to the building's exterior....
Tendril raises $25M for utility-home energy software
Is Tendril ready to take its utility-to-home energy software to commercial scale? On Friday, the startup closed a $25 million round to boost its home energy report...
Coulomb gets $47.5M for electric car charging
Electric car charging network owner Coulomb Technologies has lined up $47.5 million to expand its reach during a year when more new electric vehicle models are showing up...
German companies BMW, Daimler, and Siemens collaborating on a small electric car concept
BMW and Daimler have traditionally been rivals in the automotive world, but last week we learned that engineers from the two rival German companies have been working...
Keystone pipeline in focus as highway talks begin
The Keystone XL oil sands pipeline is looming over this week’s launch of House-Senate talks on transportation legislation. The first formal session of the bicameral panel...
Clinton presses India to cut oil imports from Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged energy-starved India on Monday to reduce its Iranian oil imports to keep up pressure on the Islamic republic to come...
Toyota's hybrid vehicle sales pass 5 million
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota's global sales of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles have surpassed 5 million in a milestone for a technology that was initially greeted with...
Star Wars droids C3PO and R2D2 featured in Japanese commercial for Prius plug-in
George Lucas has been using the characters from the Star Wars universe to sell all kinds of stuff, but this might be the greenest one yet. C3PO and R2D2 appear in a...
Toyota will boost production of Prius compact to meet high demand
Toyota will increase the production rate of its new compact version of its Prius hybrid in order to meet Japanese demand that may be 10 times that of its current supply,...
Toyota targets record U.S. Prius sales, up 60 percent over last year
Toyota Motor Corp., the biggest seller of gasoline-electric cars, said U.S. Prius sales will climb more than 60 percent to a record this year, helped by the introduction...
Baby Toyota Prius c toddles towards production
Toyota continues its diversification of the Prius line of hybrid vehicles (which currently comprises the Prius v, the Prius Plug-in, and, of course, the standard Prius)...
Prius owners are trading into electric vehicles
One reason why auto companies are rolling out comparatively low-volume electric cars is to get buyers into showrooms they might have otherwise ignored.
Toyota Prius parts used in hybrid roller coaster build
Toyota has teamed with Pittsburgh, PA-based Deeplocal's engineering team to build a custom-designed and fabricated roller c
Toyota and Microsoft hook up on next-gen telematics
Toyota has officially announced that it's teaming up with Microsoft. The two have formed a partnership with a goal of developing the next generation of...
Toyota to delay Prius minivan launch after quake
Toyota Motor Corp. says it will delay the launch of the Prius hybrid minivan in Japan due to disruptions in parts supply following the March 11 earthquake and...
Toyota says plural of Prius is "Prii"
The world can now rest easy. Toyota has officially embraced "Prii" as the plural of Prius. The Japanese automaker made the announcement over the weekend at the...
Toyota unveils family of Prius hybrids, including minivan
DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) – Toyota unveiled new siblings for its popular Prius hybrid Monday, introducing a brand new midsized wagon, a plug-in, and a compact Prius to...
Report shows Toyota Prius has a dirty side after all: manufacturing
There are plenty of revelations in the annual sustainability report recently released by Toyota. By and large, the company is as ecologically-minded as a multi-national...











