Subaru announces Solterra Electric SUV for 2022 production

Subaru has announced that its new electric sport utility will be called the Solterra. Deriving its name from the Latin words for “sun” and “earth,” the EV is part of a collaboration with Toyota on electrified vehicles.Continue ReadingCategory: Automoti… Continue reading Subaru announces Solterra Electric SUV for 2022 production

Toyota previews bZ line of BEVs with solar-charging SUV concept

Toyota has expanded on its vision of the future of electrified vehicles, today announcing a bZ series of BEV (battery electric vehicle) models and revealing a new concept as the debut model in the lineup. The automaker will be showing off the Toyota bZ… Continue reading Toyota previews bZ line of BEVs with solar-charging SUV concept

Testing platform Tricentis acquires performance testing service Neotys

If you develop software for a large enterprise company, chances are you’ve heard of Tricentis. If you don’t develop software for a large enterprise company, chances are you haven’t. The software testing company with a focus on modern cloud and enterprise applications was founded in Austria in 2007 and grew from a small consulting firm […] Continue reading Testing platform Tricentis acquires performance testing service Neotys

Yanmar prototype fuel cell boat gets tested on the water

Last year, Yanmar announced that it was looking at developing a maritime system using hydrogen fuel cells from Toyota’s Mirai production line. Now a passenger boat prototype has hit the water off the coast of Kunisaki in the Oita Prefecture in Japan.Co… Continue reading Yanmar prototype fuel cell boat gets tested on the water

Toyota radically sharpens up its cheapest Euro hatchback for 2022

Toyota’s Aygo started out as a very humble little European hatch back in 2005, then evolved in 2014 into the oddly X-faced model on sale today. But thanks to the company’s European design team, it’s going to look a whole lot spicier from 2022.Continue … Continue reading Toyota radically sharpens up its cheapest Euro hatchback for 2022

Toyota packages up a ‘crate’ fuel cell module you can use for anything

Fuel cells generate electricity from hydrogen, so they’re a key part of the powertrain for hydrogen-powered electric vehicles and aircraft. But they can also be useful in a range of other applications, and in order to promote developments outside its o… Continue reading Toyota packages up a ‘crate’ fuel cell module you can use for anything

Review: Electrified RAV4s, Hybrid vs. Prime

When the current-generation RAV4 crossover was introduced in 2019, Toyota promised both a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid option. We’ve driven both as 2021 model year offerings. Here’s what we learned about Toyota’s electrified RAV4s.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Review: Electrified RAV4s, Hybrid vs. Prime

Crosscamp Toyota mini-camper van takes on urban-to-outland adventure

The Erwin Hymer Group is making sure it has its camper van bases covered. Not long after the reveal of the overland-grade CrossOver 4×4 vans, its Crosscamp brand of small, modular camper vans revealed a lighter alternative for urban adventurers who nee… Continue reading Crosscamp Toyota mini-camper van takes on urban-to-outland adventure

Pandemic Chip Shortages Are Shutting Down Automotive Production

Once upon a time, the automobile was a mostly mechanical beast, but no longer. Advanced electronics have weaved their way into the modern car, from engine to infotainment and climate control to the buttons now sprinkled throughout the passenger cabin. …read more

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Carbon-monocoque Toyota Tacoma 4×4 RV is a mini explorer yacht on land

Even with the launch of options like the Hiatus Camper, Toyota-based 4×4 mini-RVs have a way of leaving our American team members deep, deep green with envy. Most recently it was the EarthCruiser XTR. Why can’t we get something just like that in the Un… Continue reading Carbon-monocoque Toyota Tacoma 4×4 RV is a mini explorer yacht on land