Tag Archives : Toyota

As the urban transportation trend begins to sway towards greener and cleaner means electric vehicles (EV) that produce zero carbon emissions, thereby keeping the environment safe and provide quite commendable performance figures, auto companies are fast coming out with the new EVs every other day. One of the of the most popular Japanese automobile [...]

For more advanced they get each season, the products are launched in the market still rely on wires to run and enchant us with their amazing features. However, there was an alternative to that. The Powermat is a company that perfected the process of loading by magnetic induction and promises to retire their wireless phones chargers, notebooks and even [...]

Enform telematics system is already pretty famous with those who are fans of Toyota vehicles. Like I said earlier, this year at the CES 2011, we are going to see a number of apps, gadgets and gizmos made especially for automobiles. Thus, Toyota shall announce Enform, which shall make mobile communication and syncing more attractive and useful for the [...]

One of the foremost names in the field of luxury and high end sport automobiles, Lexus, is all set to launch its all new Lexus LFA sports car in the year 2011, amid a intense enthusiasm from the automobile community. However, this excitement from car lovers and enthusiasts is not only limited to the car itself, but is more centered towards the state [...]

Solar energy is one of the most impressive and easily available from renewable energy sources, and has the potential to power all kinds of artifacts. Currently, much is obtained from the enormous potential of renewable energy, but until now no one talked about how cool the environment without even spending a fortune on electricity. That is until now [...]

A Kenyan geek without any knowledge or experience in aviation has decided to build his own airplane. And failed. He plans to soon make the first flight over the city of Kitengela on the outskirts of Nairobi. The site AVWeb said last Wednesday the story of Gabriel Nderitu, 42, a technology expert who decided to make an airplane. In the biggest hacker, [...]

Giant carmaker Toyota has been embroiled in product recalls since 2007 when it recalled Camry and Lexus cars due to floormat problem. A string of vehicle product recalls has now gotten just a bit longer. The BBC reports that the company is now seriously considering recall of the world’s best-selling car, the Toyota Corolla. Customer complaints reveal [...]

In VOANews.com, Akiko Fujita reports from Tokyo that ‘the Toyota brand is an icon in Japan. Its global success is a source of national pride. So when the automaker announced plans to stop selling millions of its cars in the United States and Europe last month because of gas pedal defects, the Japanese were concerned. When the company expanded its [...]

The problem that Toyota is facing at the moment due to its massive three-part product recall because of computerized braking system that has caused consumer concern may be deeper than originally perceived. David Grant, correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, sees a theme that runs through these consumer complaints, whether they be about the [...]

The Tokyo Motor Show 2009 saw a number of new cars, both electric and conventional all vying against each other. What makes this year’s show different is that many companies are already talking about mass producing hydrogen powered cars. Honda president Takanobu Ito revealed that hydrogen powered cars are still a farfetched dream but the future [...]