Today, if you want a crossover utility vehicle that gets good fuel economy, you can have a hybrid or a diesel--but only in a mid-size vehicle. There are no hybrid compact crossovers sold today, but Toyota may be about to change that. A hybrid version of the new 2013 Toyota RAV4 crossover "would not...
There's a lot we don't know about the 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV that Japan's largest automaker is prototyping with Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors. That includes the battery... November 18, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
As they say, everything old is new again. Fourteen years after it launched its very first RAV4 crossover at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota returned to LA to launch an... November 17, 2010 by John Voelcker 6
Yesterday, with just one week to go before the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota released a few teaser pictures of the much-anticipated love-child of Toyota and Tesla - and... November 11, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4
What does it cost to develop an electric vehicle these days? In the case of the upcoming electric Toyota RAV4 crossover, $60 million. At least, that's the amount that Toyota... October 15, 2010 by John Voelcker
Every political or social movement has its cross to bear. Every trend has a stereotype from which to break free. So it seems time to ask, is the public image of electric cars... October 8, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 18
It’s tough being at the cutting edge of technology. Just like the early days of the video cassette or more recently, the high-definition DVD wars a technology becomes... September 28, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 11
Back in the pre-Internet dominated world of journalism, news stories were passed down from tip-offs, official press releases and the wires service. But in the twenty-first... September 13, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
Electric vehicles are zero emissions, right? That's a rhetorical question. As I'm sure most of you are aware, that statement is only correct up to a point. Most electric... July 21, 2010 by Antony Ingram 11
Ending weeks of speculation, Tesla and Toyota announced today that they plan to develop an all-electric version of Toyota's RAV4 small crossover, using Tesla's battery and... July 16, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
We've known for some time that Toyota and Tesla are planning on working together on an EV, despite protests to the contrary. But with two separate rumors breaking today... July 15, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4
One of the best parts of the electric-vehicle world is the camaraderie. Someone knows someone who passes us along to a friend who knows a guy ... you know the story. Which is... July 7, 2010 by John Voelcker 6
If you're lucky you may already be on a waiting list for the 2011 Nissan Leaf. Or perhaps you've decided to get the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. If your next car is electric it could... June 15, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 16
You'd be forgiven for thinking Hawaii is the center of the electric vehicle universe. Wednesday, Nissan announced it would be one of the first markets for the 2011 Leaf... May 7, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
During a trip to Detroit last week, we had a chance to spend a couple of days with the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox five-pasenger crossover sport-utility vehicle. We'd... October 27, 2009 by John Voelcker 10
Tom Hanks, the movie star, is also an early adopter of electric vehicles. His 2003 Toyota RAV 4 EV is still in use today, and runs on the original batteries that came with... May 23, 2009 by Eric Loveday
