With the Toyota Prius leading the way, hybrid electric vehicles are firmly established as today’s dominant ‘alternative fuel’ for passenger vehicles, and typically offer up to 50% reduction in tailpipe emissions. Under the natural progression of things, and an increasing desire to move away...
Figures released in early June 2007 announce that Toyota has now sold more than 1 million hybrid vehicles worldwide. Of these, the Prius is the clear winner, accounting for about 75% of all hybrids sold by the company. Toyota Australia sold 380 vehicles in May 2007 alone.
Even though the...
Greater investment in environmentally friendly technologies is needed if Australia’s automotive industry is to compete with emerging economies such as China, South America and Eastern Europe. This is according to KPMG’s automotive partner David Gelb, speaking after KPMG released its annual...
A quick check of the Australian Greenhouse Office website reveals that even though we are driving around in the hybrid Prius - there’s lots more we could be doing as transport consumers to reduce our greenhouse emissions. It’s easy to get into the mindset of thinking that driving a hybrid car is...
The newest member of our company household is a Toyota Prius, that we took delivery of about 8 weeks ago. We were initially attracted to it because of the hybrid engine technology that promises to deliver real fuel and emissions savings, but we have now fallen in love with our oddly shaped little...
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