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LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal Youthmobile 2030 designs 20 days ago on Autoblog Green

This year's iteration of the annual Design Challenge at the LA Auto Show asks the question: How will a new generation of drivers age 16-23 – raised with cell phones, web cams and online communities – emotionally connect to the automobile in 2030? We don't know the answer either, but ...

Toyota's long hybrid patent fight with Paice continues in court 20 days ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota's legal battle to over making and selling the Hybrid Synergy Drive has a long history. Toyota has fought with both Solomon Technologies and Paice LLC over the gasoline-electric technology. In 2008, Toyota was ordered to pay Paice LLC $4.3 million for patent infringement, based on a cost of ...

BusinessWeek: Prius one of the 50 Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years 21 days ago on Autoblog Green

Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. While some cars seem to be almost universally loved for their gorgeous lines and undeniable sense of style – the Lamborghini Miura and Shelby Daytona Coupe certainly come to mind – others, such as the new Honda Crosstour and even ...

Toyota to launch battery electric vehicle in 2012, fuel cell in 2015 22 days ago on Autoblog Green

Bob Carter, group vice president and general manager of the Toyota brand, came to Detroit on Monday to have lunch with some local media. Among the topics of discussion at the gathering were Toyota's plans for zero emissions vehicles. digg_url = ...

REPORT: Toyota plans to trim trucks, focus on hybrids, improve quality 23 days ago on Autoblog Green

Stick with what you know. That seems to be Toyota's new mantra going forward, as the Japanese automaker has reportedly diverted its attention away from large trucks like the largely unsuccessful and slow-selling Tundra pickup and back to hybrid vehicles – possibly all wearing the Prius ...

Eating his words: Michael Pollan retracts Hummer-vegan/Prius-meat-eater comment 26 days ago on Autoblog Green

Want to give your public pronouncement a little zing? Try throwing in the words Hummer and Prius and imply that the SUV is better for the earth than the Prius. CNW sure knows the value of making the false claim. Last week, author Michael Pollan tried a similar trick when he said at the 2009 Poptech ...

Rumormill: Toyota to launch Prius coupe, MPV 28 days ago on Autoblog Green

This isn't the first time we've heard rumblings of a possible sporty two-door Prius coupe from Toyota, but the rumor that just won't die is once again being trumpeted by Autocar in the UK. The British motoring magazine also contends that an MPV (think downsized minivan) version of the ...

REPORT: Toyota develops its own flower species for cleaner air at Prius plant 29 days ago on Autoblog Green

Automakers make cars and trucks, no surprises there. Some even make other interesting things, like Honda, which also builds motorcycles, jets, robots and solar cells. But up until now, we haven't been able to think of any car companies that develop their own species of flowers. Thankfully, ...

VIDEO: New Toyota Prius ad channels Vishnu to explain hybrid tech 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

What do you want from me, I've only got two hands?! Wouldn't we all be a bit more productive if we were blessed with another set of upper appendages, complete with opposable thumbs? Toyota apparently thinks so, and the Japanese automotive giant is using the point to prove that two drivetrains ...

Not good: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous results 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Ouch. A three-way crash between a Tesla Roadtser, Toyota Prius and a VW Touareg didn't leave a pretty scene behind, but it appears that at least the Tesla driver walked away with only minor bruises. We don't know what happened to the occupants of the other vehicles. According to Autopia, it ...

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