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Tokyo (AFP) Jul 27, 2007 Toyota said Wednesday that it had taken a step closer to launching its plug-in hybrid vehicle, which has become the first of its kind to get a roadworthiness certificate in Japan. Toyota plans to conduct tests of the vehicle -- which like other hybrids is powered by a gasoline engine and an electric motor -- on public roads in Japan as well as the United States and Europe, the automaker said in a statement. Unlike existing hybrids, the plug-in vehicles have batteries that can be recharged using household electricity, enabling more frequent use of the electric-only mode that saves on petrol and cuts emissions, the automaker said. Conventional hybrids have batteries that cannot be recharged. Toyota said it sees plug-in hybrids as a "promising technology" for harnessing electricity as a power source for automobiles. But challenges remain for pure electric vehicles such as a limited cruising range and cost issues, it added. Toyota, which is battling General Motors for the title of world number one, pioneered mass production of the low pollution petrol-electric vehicles along with Japanese rival Honda. Toyota has sold more than one million of its fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles since they were introduced a decade ago.
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Networkcar Selects Siemens Modules For Networkfleet Wireless Vehicle Management System
San Diego (SPX) Jul 25, 2007Networkcar announced that it has selected the Siemens TC63 wireless module for its award-winning Networkfleet wireless vehicle management system that connects fleet managers with every aspect of their vehicle operations. The Siemens module is integrated into the Networkfleet in-vehicle device, which collects and wirelessly transmits data directly from a vehicle's engine computer and from a global positioning system (GPS). |
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