Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem, it has been reported.The recall of the gas-electric Prius will cover cars that went on sale from May last year until ...

Tom Young, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 10:45:00 Measures needed to ensure cars do not charge from fossil fuel-powered grid Current EU policy on car emissions is flawed because it offers no guarantee that more electric vehicles on Europe’s roads will lead to savings in carbon emissions over coming years, according to a report commissioned jointly by Friends of the Earth Europe ...

Shai Agassi brokers a deal to electrify one-third of the country's fleet within 5 years.

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Spain, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, will table a document assessing challenges facing the electric vehicles industry at an informal meeting of EU competitiveness ministers tomorrow (9 February). It aims to adopt a common EU action plan in May to give Europe's car-manufacturing industry a competitive edge in the race against the US, China and Japan. EU ministers will trigger a debate ...

Most of the $8 billion in high-speed rail funds that President Obama awarded last month will not be used for high-speed projects, but rather to improvements designed to make existing lines faster.

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The recall of the gas-electric Prius will cover the latest version of the cars that went on sale from May last year, Kyodo News agency reported.

Prius Hybrid's Faulty Bakes Toyota is already trying to solve a gas pedal problem in millions of cars, but soon the Japanese automaker will address a new issue, bad brakes on thousands of Prius hybrid...

TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, a news report said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers over recall woes that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety. The recall of the gas-electric Prius will cover the latest version of the cars that went on ...