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Geneva '08: Watanabe - No diesel hybrids for Toyota
Diesel hybrids are popping up everywhere in Geneva this week from Volkswagen to Mercedes-Benz to BMW. One notable exception is Toyota. The hybrid pioneer has never shown a diesel hybrid and according to Katsuaki Watanabe, the company's president they have no plans to offer one. The problem lies in the fact that diesel engines are inherently more expensive than gasoline units and adding in the cost of a hybrid system would make them uncompetitive in terms of cost. Interestingly, most of the diesel hybrids being displayed in Switzerland right now ... Read more →
Once more, with feeling, from Geneva: all Toyotas will get hybrid option Sebastian Blanco
The Asia-only Toyota Crown model (pictured) is the latest Toyota to get a hybrid powertrain option but it certainly won't be the last. Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe told Automotive News (subs ...
Toyota clarifies their hybrid goals, ten more years Sam Abuelsamid
During Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe's speech at the Toyota Media reception at the Detroit Auto Show last Sunday night he mentioned the company hybrid sales goal. I didn't mention it in my own ...
Toyota still apprehensive about lithium ion in spite of PHEV plans Sam Abuelsamid
Last Sunday night, Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe announced that the company would offer lithium ion equipped plug-in hybrids to fleet customers in two years. Toyota and Panasonic are also doing ...
Detroit 2008: Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe pops in at party with surprise announcements Sam Abuelsamid
For the last several years Toyota has held an annual get together following the close of the first day of media previews at the Detroit Auto Show. This year's shin-dig brought with it several ...
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Watanabe: Each Toyota model will have a hybrid option 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
During his New Year's Speech, Toyota's CEO Katsuaki Watanabe announced some highlights about the future plans of his company. The most spectacular is the one we used as a headline: Each Toyota model will have a hybrid powertrain available so that Toyota can reach the goal of selling a million ...
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