The Volt promised to overcome the two great weaknesses that short-circuited electric vehicles for a century: short driving range and long charging time. Its batteries’ 40-mile range is expected to cover the daily driving of 60% of American motorists. An onboard generator — yes, it’s gas-powered — produces electricity for longer drives, eliminating the range [...]
Toyota (NYSE:TM) announced that it will recall approximately 1.13 million Corolla and Matrix vehicles due to an engine defect that US regulators said could cause cars to stall “at any speed without warning.” Toyota said it a statement that it would recall Corolla and Matrix model years 2005 to 2008 in the US and Canada [...]
Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S., and another 16,420 vehicles in Japan for steering problems.
Toyota carmaker has investigation of about 2,000 vehicles reported to experience sudden acceleration found evidence that sticking accelerator pedals and interference by floor mats — the subjects of two big recalls — did indeed cause some of the incidents.A Toyota spokesman, Mike Michels, said the company’s investigation involved inspecting the vehicles and downloading data from onboard [...]
Japanese firm recalls 92,000 luxury cars in its home market to fix stalling problem. Recalls in other countries will follow Toyota has today started the recall of almost 92,000 luxury cars in its home country. The world’s largest carmaker eventually expects to recall 270,000 Lexus and Crown vehicles worldwide in order to fix an engine [...]
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