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REPORT: Toyota to build Yaris-based hybrid in France, go on sale in Japan in 2011

Toyota's got hybrids on the brain. Asahi (via Reuters) is reporting that the Japanese automaker, already the undisputed market leader in the fuel-saving hybrid vehicle market, is planning to launch a new compact hybrid to be based on the next-gen Yaris platform and to be put on sale in Japan for 1.5 million yen ($15,760) by 2011. That bargain-basement price will be made possible by a low-cost version of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive as used in the current Prius featuring a downsized four-cylinder engine that may make it even more fuel ... Read more →

REPORT: Honda considering two lower-cost hybrids Jeremy Korzeniewski

With news coming in that Honda isn't selling nearly as many Insight hybrids in the U.S. as it would like, it would seem the Japanese automaker could go one of a few different directions. It's ...

Toyota's low-cost hybrid to be based on Yaris Jeremy Korzeniewski

The speculation can finally end. After weeks of hearing rumors regarding an impending low-cost hybrid from Toyota, reports are now coming out of Japan that the automaker is working on getting a ...

Could Toyota base new low-cost hybrid on Auris platform? Jeremy Korzeniewski

There's been lots of internet chatter over the last few weeks surrounding rumors in Japan that Toyota is hard at work developing a new low-cost hybrid model that would use Prius technology but be ...

Edmunds: Hybrids not the cheapest way to drive Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for high-res gallery of the Chevy Aveo Edmunds.com recently concluded a study which indicated that a hybrid may not be the cheapest way to travel. The truth is that many normal small cars ...

REPORT: Toyota to build Yaris-based hybrid in France, go on sale in Japan in 2011 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota's got hybrids on the brain. Asahi (via Reuters) is reporting that the Japanese automaker, already the undisputed market leader in the fuel-saving hybrid vehicle market, is planning to launch a new compact hybrid to be based on the next-gen Yaris platform and to be put on sale in Japan ...

REPORT: Honda considering two lower-cost hybrids 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

With news coming in that Honda isn't selling nearly as many Insight hybrids in the U.S. as it would like, it would seem the Japanese automaker could go one of a few different directions. It's possible that Honda could reverse course on hybrids and focus instead on incremental improvements to ...

Toyota's low-cost hybrid to be based on Yaris 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The speculation can finally end. After weeks of hearing rumors regarding an impending low-cost hybrid from Toyota, reports are now coming out of Japan that the automaker is working on getting a hybrid drivetrain installed in the Yaris platform. The new car will use the same Hybrid Synergy Drive ...

Could Toyota base new low-cost hybrid on Auris platform? 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

There's been lots of internet chatter over the last few weeks surrounding rumors in Japan that Toyota is hard at work developing a new low-cost hybrid model that would use Prius technology but be priced to match the new Honda Insight. It's no secret that the Insight's big claim to fame is its ...

Edmunds: Hybrids not the cheapest way to drive 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the Chevy Aveo Edmunds.com recently concluded a study which indicated that a hybrid may not be the cheapest way to travel. The truth is that many normal small cars cost less in the long run to operate, despite the fact that their fuel mileage may not reach that ...


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