Toyota reveals its plan to catch up on EV battery technology
Getty Images Toyota, the world's largest automaker, has a problem. Although the company is famous for pioneering lean methods of manufacturing and being an early pioneer of hybrid electric powertrains, the switch to battery electric vehicles caught it somewhat unprepared. As rivals locked up contracts for critical minerals and formed joint ventures with battery makers…
Toyota’s Japanese production was halted due to insufficient disk space
Toyota's 14 Japanese factories all shut down for about two days last week due to a production order system malfunction caused by a lack of disk space, the company announced today. According to Toyota, its Japanese factories and their 28 assembly lines were halted due to "some multiple servers that process part orders" becoming unavailable…
A team of engineers turned a Toyota Land Cruiser into an...
A group of Australian engineers drove a Toyota Land Cruiser underwater for 4 miles last month. It took them a year of planning and testing the vehicle before they made their attempt.They drove it across the Darwin Harbor in murky water and had to watch out for crocodiles. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!…
Don’t call it an SUV—the 2023 Toyota Crown, reviewed
Enlarge / An endangered species, the sedan is starting to adapt to the new crossover-based environment.Jonathan Gitlin The sedan might not be properly extinct like non-avian dinosaurs, but it has certainly fallen out of favor with the car-buying public. That's a topic that Toyota knows plenty about—even as the SUV becomes ascendant, its Camry sedan…
Toyota is trying to make electric vehicles with fake manual transmissions...
Future Toyota electric vehicles could include simulated manual transmissions. The new models will even simulate the experience of the car stuttering if drivers mess up. Drivers can choose to disable these features if returning to manual is too daunting. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…
Toyota Says Its New Battery Will Double the Range of Current...
Toyota has announced plans for a new electric vehicle battery that will offer more than double the range available from most current model EVs.In a briefing on Tuesday, the Japanese automaker said it's developing solid-state batteries that can store enough energy to go 750 miles before needing to recharge.The average range for an EV in…
The best car brands of 2023
Consumer Reports released a list of top car brands Thursday. 32 vehicle brands were ranked based on factors like road tests and reliability. BMW led the list, while Land Rover came in last. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download…
Ferrari wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a 50-year...
Enlarge / Race winners, the #51 AF Corse Ferrari 499P of James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi, and Antonio Giovinazzi arrive down the pit lane toward parc ferme at the end of the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe on June 11, 2023, in Le Mans, France.…
Hybrid Toyota Drove in Electric Mode for 100 Hours Nonstop ...
Electric cars have one major drawback: Who wants to stop to charge up while on a long road trip? This week, a Toyota RAV4 Prime managed to go more than 1,200 miles in electric mode without stopping to recharge, announced Electreon, an electric-roadway startup. But it wasn't due to the hybrid SUV itself -- it…
Don’t Miss These June Class-Action Settlement Deadlines
outFrom defects on Prius inverters, to canceled Lufthansa flights and false advertising from Vizzy hard seltzer drinks, there is something for most people to claim from the class-action settlements happening in June. The following are the class-actions settlements with June deadlines that many people are eligible for. We’ll detail what the settlement is for, who…
