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2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid first drive review: All the bits and pieces in place
The 2019 RAV4 Hybrid is Toyota’s way of flexing its corporate might. It’s as if the automaker called on each of its departments to create the new hybrid crossover SUV. The folks from design coughed up some 4Runner and Tacoma cues to give it a butch look. The Lexus team chiseled the... read more
2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid To Launch At New York Auto Show
It took a bit longer than expected, but Toyota will launch a hybrid-electric version of its popular RAV4 compact crossover utility vehicle at next week's New York Auto Show... read more March 26, 2015 by John Voelcker
New Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Is Likely On The Way, And Soon Too
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... read more December 4, 2012 by John Voelcker 6
Lexus HS 250h Hybrid Car Recalled For Potential Loose Suspension Fault
Lexus is voluntarily recalling some of its now-discontinued HS 250h entry-level hybrid luxury sedans after it determined that incorrectly-adjusted components on the rear... read more August 2, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 0
2013 Mazda CX-5 Kicks Compact Crossover Gas Mileage Higher
Let's face it: If you want the best gas mileage in a compact or mid-size all-wheel drive crossover, you have to go hybrid. But hybrids are still more expensive than gasoline... read more November 21, 2011 by John Voelcker 4
Want a <strike>2012 Toyota Rav4</strike> 2012 Scion IQ EV? You Won’t Be Able To Buy One (UPDATE)
[Since this story was published, we've had a comment from Cindy Knight, Toyota Public Affairs Manager confirming that Toyota will be making the 2012 Toyota RAV4EV available... read more July 18, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 26
2010 LA Auto Show: Toyota-Tesla RAV4 EV, Under the Hood
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... read more November 18, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
2010 LA Auto Show: 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Powered By Tesla
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... read more November 17, 2010 by John Voelcker 6
2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: Toyota Shows Teaser Pictures
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... read more November 11, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4
Toyota To Pay Tesla $60 Million For RAV4 Electric Components
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... read more October 15, 2010 by John Voelcker 0
Can Electric Cars Be Hurt By Bitter Electric-Car Advocates?
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... read more October 8, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 18
California Approves $1.9 Million Upgrade To Electric Car Chargers
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... read more September 28, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 11
BREAKING: Toyota-Tesla RAV4 EV Will Debut At LA Auto Show This Fall
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... read more September 13, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
Electric Vehicles: As Clean As The Grid Powering Them
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... read more July 21, 2010 by Antony Ingram 11
BREAKING: Tesla and Toyota Announce Joint Electric RAV4 Project
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... read more July 16, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Are Tesla And Toyota Re-Electrifying RAV4EV, Going Supercar?
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... read more July 15, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4
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