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In Detail: Toyota RAV4 EV
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Toyota president Akio Toyoda gets free Tesla Roadster at Tokyo store opening
Elon Musk presents Akio Toyoda with a Tesla Roadster – Click above for high-res image gallery
Japanese automakers revise earnings estimates on strength of Yen
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota, has stated that the Japanese automaker is planning to revise its earnings forecast due to the fact that the Yen has reached a 15-year high. The full-year profit forecast was based on a rate of 90 Yen to the US Dollar. It will be reduced to around 80 Yen to USD. The Yen has risen 15 percent against t
Lotus gifts Toyota an Elise with last 2ZZ engine
Lotus CEO Dany Bahar presents Akio Toyoda with a Lotus Elise R – Click for high-res gallery
Report: Tesla CTO confirms building two mules for Toyota
AutoblogGreen had the rare opportunity on Friday to chat with Toyota CEO and president Akio Toyoda. During the conversation, he revealed that a prototype vehicle with a Tesla electric drive unit was under construction. Tesla's Chief Technolo
CTO Straubel confirms Tesla is building two electric vehicle mules for Toyota
Toyota already building EV prototype with Tesla battery pack?
During a interview with a group of American media this afternoon in Nagoya, Japan, Toyota president Akio Toyoda revealed that his company is already in the process of building a prototype electric vehicle with a Tesla battery pack. The statement came in response to questions about the relationship between Toyota and Tesla. As time ran out, we did not have an opportunity for further follow-up o
Breaking: Toyota possibly already building EV prototype with Tesla battery pack
During an interview with a group of American media this afternoon in Nagoya, Japan, Toyota president Akio Toyoda revealed that his company is already in the process of building a prototype electric vehicle with a Tesla battery pack. The statement came in response to questions about the relationship between Toyota and Tesla. As time ran out, we did not have an opportunity for further follow-up
Akio Toyoda apologizes to shareholders, shareholder tells him to stop crying
Now there's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than the tears of a... CEO? Apparently, at least one Toyota shareholder has seen enough tears and weeping from the company's not-so-fearless leader.
Toyota CEO wants to add "fun to drive" to eco-friendly vehicles
Toyota MR2 Sports Hybrid Concept – Click above for image gallery
Report: Toyota exec calls F1 "elitest," vows not to return
It might seem redundant to call a racing series that bills itself as the pinnacle of motorsports "elitist" but that's precisely what Toyota's Senior Managing Director for motorsports, Tadashi Yamashina, said during this weekend's 24 Hours of Nurburgring. Toyota withdrew from Formula one at the end of the 2009 season and according to Yamashina the automaker isn't likely to ever return.