If you were to rank all of the cars the Toyota builds and list them in order of “drivers car” the Toyota Avalon may rank at or near the bottom of that list. To most people, the Toyota Avalon was always the Buick Roadmaster that you would no longer built, a car for your grandparents. [...]
At a quick glance, the Toyota RAV4 EV looks a lot like the gas-powered RAV4; however, upon closer inspection Toyota has done a lot to differentiate the two RAV4 models that serve very different purposes. As noted in the video below, Toyota incorporated a more aerodynamic front-end design to the RAV4 EV, as well [...]
On its 12-mile ground journey to its new home at the California Science Center, the space shuttle Endeavor encountered the Manchester Boulevard Bridge. Weighing in at nearly 300,000 pounds including the heavy towing equipment Endeavor rested on, the California Science Center knew the bridge could only handle a limited amount of additional weight. How then, [...]
Ever wonder how much a Toyota Tundra is capable of towing? Well, picture it towing a space shuttle! On October 13, 2012, that image will become reality as a full-size, unmodified 2012 Toyota Tundra will tow the space shuttle Endeavour, weighing 300,000 lbs, during its final journey to the California Science Center. The Endeavour will [...]
by Zach McDonald — hybridcars.com It’s been a little more than two years since Toyota and Tesla shocked the automotive world by announcing their intention to work together on electric vehicles. At the time, the nature and extent of that cooperation were unclear, but just months later we learned that the two companies were hard [...]
Have you considered a fully electric vehicle? Or would you like to consider one but are concerned that it might not make it as far as you would like it to. What if the vehicle ran out of power? What if it leaves me stranded? Well, you are not alone. There are others out there [...]
An object with a fixed, set structure is a solid. A solid is an object that retains a fixed volume and shape. Watch as Ben Bowlin from howstuffworks.com demonstrates using his mobile lab, the Toyota Prius v.
Explore the concept of ‘mass’ with Ben Bowlin from howstuffworks.com as he demonstrates using the Toyota Prius v.
by Zach McDonald – HybridCars.com Last year, a study by AutoPacific found that about 70 percent of Prius drivers have a college education, which probably comes as little surprise to anyone who’s ever listened to a hybrid owner proudly describe the inner workings of his car’s regenerative braking system. Indeed, at least in its early [...]
Electric vehicle technology is moving at a very fast pace which means there may be an EV in your very near future. Auto manufacturers are working hard to meet the requirements of the California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board’s (CARB) zero-emissions vehicle program. Toyota delivers its contribution with the 2013 RAV4 EV which is [...]
