Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a proposal to make black boxes – more properly known as event data recorders, or EDRs – mandatory in all light-duty vehicles. If this sounds like yet another way for the federal government to invade our privacy, consider that such devices are already included in new cars, [...]
Whether you’ve just purchased a 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid or have had other hybrid cars in the past, you’ve probably been told that there are special driving tricks that will help you optimize your gas mileage. We found this video on YouTube, to help you learn to do just that.
Finally some positive news about Toyota! The Japanese automaker announced on Tuesday that its global cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles has crested the 3 million mark. Between 1997 and last month, 3.03 million hybrid Toyotas were sold worldwide, cementing gas-electric hybrids as a long-lasting mainstream automotive technology. The company’s very first hybrid, launched in Japan [...]
Toyota announced this morning that it is beginning another round of voluntary recalls, this one covering roughly 2 million more vehicles, for issues involving pedal entrapment. That’s the floor mat issue that causes accelerator pedals to stick in the “engaged” position. This recall includes models like the Toyota RAV4 and the Highlander, and brings the [...]
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced their findings from the study that was launched ten months ago under urgings from Congress, and said that electric systems and electromagnetic interference were not to blame in the unintended acceleration issues experienced by drivers of Toyota vehicles. Toyota, which is still trying to recover from a recall [...]