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Detroit: Toyota NS4 concept glimpses at Prius of the future

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Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Hybrid , Sedan , Toyota , Electric Toyota can justifiably be proud of its position not only as one of the largest automakers in the world, but also the world leader in hybrid vehicles. In fact, the Japanese automaker claims that half of all hybrids sold are Toyotas. But it didn’t get there by resting on its proverbial laurels, and it isn’t going to maintain (let alone increase) its market share by doing so, either. That’s where the concept car you see here comes in

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Study: Global auto execs don’t see electric cars making big inroads for at least a decade

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Filed under: Car Buying , Hybrid , Marketing/Advertising , Technology , Electric A new survey by audit powerhouse KPMG suggests auto executives don’t see electrified car sales passing 15 percent of global sales until at least 2025. Yet despite the slowly developing market, these same execs foresee substantial increased investment in electric and hybrid car production along with research and development. Given very limited consumer acceptance of hybrid cars since their U.S.

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Report: Mercedes-Benz developing E Superlight as its new carbon fiber halo sedan

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Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury Automakers need halo cars. They bring people into the showroom and demonstrate just what their engineers can do. Typically those range-topping vehicles come in the form of sports cars – think Audi R8 , Dodge Viper , Lexus LFA et al – but Mercedes-Benz is reportedly taking another direction.

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Report: California lawmakers push for 1.4M zero-emissions vehicles on the road

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Filed under: Government/Legal , Technology , Electric TheDetroitBureau.com reports that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is out to change the zero-emissions-vehicle (ZEV) game again, this time revising its desired numbers for vehicle sales and prodding industry to make alternative fuels more available. From 2018 to 2025, CARB wants ZEVs to number 1.4 million sales every year . According to its numbers, by 2025, that would result in a decrease of 52 million metric tons of emissions.

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Tokyo: Toyota FCV-R Concept is otherworldly

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Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Sedan , Japan , Tokyo Motor Show , Toyota Toyota is out to prove that the fuel cell vehicle isn’t as dead as we thought. Despite the fact that a hydrogen infrastructure is no closer to reality now than it was five years ago, the company unveiled its FCV-R Concept at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show . Engineers snugged the fuel cell unit beneath the passenger cell to preserve passenger and cargo capacity.

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Tokyo: Honda AC-X Concept PHEV is ready to move you

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Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Sedan , Japan , Tokyo Motor Show , Honda , Design/Style , Electric Honda is bringing a whole range of transportation solutions to the Tokyo Motor Show , from this plug-in hybrid sedan concept to folding scooters and pod cars. Dubbed AC-X for Advanced Cruiser eXperience, this streamlined sedan draws heavily from the FCX Clarity fuel cell sedan’s aesthetics, applying its design language to a plug-in hybrid electric showcar. Powered by a 1.6-liter four-cylinder and a pair of electric motors, the four-seat AC-X features a super-slippery .21 cD thanks to active aero bits (front bumper, side skirts and rear diffuser) and transparent full wheel covers that remain stationary when the car is in motion. Just as interestingly, the AC-X explores autonomous control, with “Automatic Drive Mode Support,” which folds the control yoke ‘wheel’ into the dashboard, reclines the front seat and presents an ottoman for the driver’s legs, all while safely delivering its passengers to their destination

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