by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 18, 2020
Toyota has confirmed plans, first reported by TheDetroitBureau.com more than a month ago, to introduce two new “all-hybrid” models. That includes both the next-generation Sienna minivan and a new, two-row utility vehicle bringing back the Venza badge that was pulled...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 13, 2020
In the days after shelter-in-place orders went into effect in states like California, New York and Michigan, anyone still out on the road might have had a post-apocalyptic experience, traffic on many normally clogged roads like I-405 in Los Angeles all but vanished....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 11, 2020
The Model-T, the Beetle, the 911, the Willys CJ. There aren’t many cars that can claim to have “changed an industry,” but the original Toyota Prius certainly belongs on the list. The world’s first mass-market hybrid-electric vehicle is just celebrating its 20th...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 8, 2020
How low can it go? When it comes to gas prices, it seems, we already may have hit bottom and could be seeing the numbers start to rise again, just as large portions of the country are set to come out of coronavirus lockdown. Both AAA and tracking company GasBuddy.com...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 4, 2020
The air over Los Angeles has been unusually clear over the past two months, a silver lining amidst the pandemic shutdown. But there’s hope that this becomes the norm, rather than the exception in the years ahead. Toyota has been playing a role in cleaning things up...
by Michael Strong | Apr 23, 2020
After initially extending subsidies for purchasing electric and other zero-emission vehicles to stimulate auto sales, China’s government plans to cut those incentives by 10%. China is the world’s largest market for EVs and the government has mandated the sales of...
by Michael Strong | Apr 22, 2020
Amidst all the doom and gloom dominating everyone’s daily lives, comes another reason to remember that that better days are ahead: Earth Day! That’s right. Today is the day we celebrate Mother Earth and while it may not seem like there is much to be happy about, there...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 22, 2020
Two of the world’s biggest makers of big commercial trucks, Daimler AG and Volvo Group, are teaming up to work on the development of trucks powered by fuel cells. “Transport and logistics keep the world moving, and the need for transport will continue to grow....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 21, 2020
With most of the U.S. currently facing shelter-in-place orders, Americans have gotten creative in finding ways to keep themselves entertained, especially those that have children locked down at home with them – and for many, the automobile offers a variety of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 21, 2020
General Motors and DTE Energy are teaming up to accelerate Michigan’s transition to renewable energy with a deal to source 500,000 megawatt hours of solar energy as part of DTE’s MIGreenPower program. Because of cloudy skies and cold winters, Michigan has never been...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 10, 2020
For the small cadre of Los Angelinos who’re actually venturing out from home these days, hitting the highway can come as a shock. Traffic on typically snarled roads like I-405 is almost non-existent. According to data from navigation service TomTom, Friday morning...
by Michael Strong | Apr 10, 2020
Saudi Arabia and Russia worked through their differences, leading to an agreement for a record cut in oil production worldwide in hopes of raising prices for crude oil and gasoline. OPEC agreed to cut 10 million barrels a day, about 10% of their production, while the...
