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Yamaha files patents for hybrid motorcycle based on Gen-Ryu, LUXAIR concepts
2005 Yamaha Gen-Ryu patent filing - Click above for high-res image gallery Yamaha is reportedly developing a hybrid motorcycle based on the Gen-Ryu concept that first debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show way back in 2005 and the LUXAIR followup two years later. That first concept machine mated up the 600cc inline-four engine from Yamaha's R6 sportbike to an electric motor and generator that sent power to the rear wheel. Although its unlikely that exact powertrain would ever hit the showroom floor, Gizmag reports that we should expect to see a ... Read more →
Rumormill: 2012 Honda Civic details circulate Jeremy Korzeniewski
According to an article in Mag-X magazine (via Temple of VTEC), Honda is hard at work wrapping up the design for the next-gen Civic that's expected to debut in 2011 as a 2012 model. As is customary ...
Tokyo Preview: Mitsubishi plans to debut plug-in hybrid concept Jeremy Korzeniewski
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mitsubishi Concept-cX Back in 2007, Mitsubishi showed off a new vehicle called the Concept cX at the Frankfurt Motor Show. At the time, the small ...
Toyota working on iQ Spider? Jeremy Korzeniewski
click above to enlarge the Toyota iQ The rumormill continues to churn today with talk of a small roadster from Toyota based on iQ underpinnings. It is definitely true that the automaker spent a ...
Video: Toyota and Lexus at the Tokyo Motor Show Xavier Navarro
Thanks to Lascelles for finding this wonderful video showing the most daring concepts from Toyota and Lexus during the Tokyo Motor Show. Although in German, we can glimpse quite a number of ...
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Honda CR-Z hybrid, Toyota Crown hybrid 2007 Tokyo Motor Show videos 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Move over Honda Civic hybrid and Toyota Camry hybrid! If these videos from the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show are any indicators, the new hybrids coming out in the near future are going to be amazing. The video above is loud without much information other than CR-Z stands for compact renaissance zero but, ...
Tesseract on film: the leaning, four-wheeled, hybrid bullet bike comes to video 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The video above is of Yamaha's very unusual Tesseract concept bike. The Tesseract has four wheels but the appearance is much more like a bullet bike than a traditional four-wheeler. The Tesseract is powered by a liquid cooled, V-twin, 2-cylinder gasoline engine and an electric motor. The clip ...
Video: iMiEV has wind turbine in the grill, solar panel on the roof 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
I think we have a winner for the greenest car at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. Below the fold is a video all about the Mitsubishi iMiEV Sport concept. It's a plug-in electric car with a cool tear drop shape and a number of cool ways of charging the batteries. The iMiEV's lithium-ion batteries can be ...
Mitsubishi Fuso's "Canter Eco-D" hybrid concept dump truck 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Take a look at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation's (MFTBC) new concept for the future of light-duty dump trucks. This concept vehicle sports a hybrid diesel and electric drivetrain in a parallel configuration, meaning that both the 3.0 liter diesel engine, the 35 kW electric motor or a ...
Gorge yourself on four dozen Tokyo Motor Show photos 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The cars from the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show aren't news to any of us at this point, but we can now gawk anew at the Pivo 2 and the CR-Z hybrid, the Lexus LF-Xh and the Subaru G4e (above) in screen-saver quality phots. Other vehicles our new gallery include the Toyota 1/X Concept, the Mazda Premacy ...
Honda's own videos and pictures from Tokyo Motor Show 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
For every major auto show these days, Honda presents a gallery of images and videos on its corporate website. For the 40th Tokyo Motor Show, which is now taking place, Honda is highlighting not just the CR-Z hybrid and FCX and Puyo, but also the good old Civic hybrid and wheelchair accessibility. ...
Tokyo Motor Show 2007 videos: Audi Metroproject, Mazda Taiki, Toyota Hi-CT 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Below the fold are three videos from the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. The first video includes many green cars like the Toyota Nissan Pivo 2, Audi Metroproject, Honda CR-Z and Toyota Hi-CT. The most interesting part of that video is a tour of the Hi-CT which shows the ignition on the ceiling and mini ...
Toyota contemplating the iQ for the US market 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Click for a high-res gallery of the iQ The Yaris may not remain the smallest car that Toyota offers in the US market. Toyota already offers several smaller cars overseas, including the Aygo in Europe (produced in cooperation with PSA) and an assortment of tiny cars in Japan and elsewhere. The Aygo ...
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Toyota to halve cost and size of hybrid synergy drive, skip diesels 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Toyota has made it clear that they aren't interested in building anything like the range-extended EV system used in the Chevy Volt. Instead they are continuing to refine the design of their existing hybrid synergy drive system. Toyota Executive Vice President Kazuo Okamoto spoke to reporters in ...
The latest on the Mistubishi i-MiEV and gallery of the i-MiEV Sport 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV is no stranger to us by this point (see links below). Our friends over at Autoblog have snapped a gallery full of pictures of the i-MiEV Sport version that's on display over at the Tokyo Motor Show - access it here. Tech-On also brings us news that the i-MiEV has ...
Hybrid vs electric - Who is on which side? 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
An article published in the Wall Street Journal summarizes the positions each big automaker is taking to replace gasoline in our cars. The debate, which is being held during the Tokyo Auto Show is whether we should replace cars with hybrids or electrics. On one side are Toyota and GM, which have ...
Tokyo Motor Show 2007 : Audi metroproject quattro concept 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/The_littlest_Audi_ever_unveiled_in_Tokyo'; Back on the 19th of October, we showed you some leaked pictures of the Audi A1 metroproject concept that would be shown in Tokyo. Well, here it is in all it's un-rendered glory. The all-wheel-drive configuration ...
New 2007 Tokyo Motor Show videos: Nissan RDBX, Pivo 2 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Below the fold are two videos by Nissan released for the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. The first video shows the making of the electric concept car, the Pivo 2 and has a quick chat with Tomoko Sato and Mariecamill Lecoq, two Japanese and French designers of the car. The second video includes the making of ...
Tokyo Motor Show: Honda CR-Z hybrid concept 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Honda_CR_Z_hybrid_concept_unveiled_at_Tokyo_Motor_Show_Live_Pics'; Just earlier today we brought you a story about Honda's new dedicated hybrid model, which would be a more mainstream attempt than the Insight was. Will that model be Honda's CR-Z concept car ...
Tokyo Motor Show: Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE hybrid 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The Exhibition Model of the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is on display this week at the Tokyo Motor Show, and Mazda swears it's "a fresh approach to the future of Zoom-Zoom." Man, I like the whole "Zoom-Zoom" thing less each time I hear it. The Premacy Hydrogen RE uses an updated version of ...
Honda's new dedicated hybrid to be a high-volume model 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Although Honda has no plans to pursue plug-in hybrid vehicles for the time being and they aren't taking Toyota's shotgun approach of putting their hybrid system in everything they build, they haven't given up on hybrids. Honda is focusing their efforts where they feel they will be most effective. ...
Tokyo Motor Show: Mazda Taiki live 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The Mazda Taiki, bowing today at the Tokyo Motor Show, is not the greenest car on these pages, but it certainly is fun to look at. With the new Renesis 2 rotary engine under the Nagare hood, there is at least the potential to run this thing on hydrogen in some fashion. Mazda is also displaying the ...
Tokyo 2007: Volkswagen Space Up! 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the space up! for a high res gallery Last month at the Frankfurt Motor Show Volkswagen unveiled the first member of their "New Small Family" in the form of their modern day Beetle successor the up! As the NSF name implies this was just the beginning. In Tokyo, this week, they have ...
Tokyo Motor Show 2007: Lexus shows off their hybrid LF-Xh 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Lexus_unveils_LF_Xh_in_Tokyo_Live_Pics'; Lexus has been working awfully hard these last few years trying to convince consumers that the words hybrid, performance and SUV belong in the same sentence. We'll let you be the judge on how successful they have ...
Popular Mechanics gets a sneak peek at upcoming Prius plug-in 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Yesterday, in Tokyo, Popular Mechanics was briefed on Toyota's plug-in hybrid plans. The upshot is that "their plug-in development program was under way and that it may not wait for lithium-ion battery technology to mature." That means that the first plug-in consumer Priuses will likely use nickel ...
First video of the Honda Puyo, Toyota Rin concepts at Tokyo Motor Show 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The 10 minute video below the fold is the first we have found to include the Honda Puyo and Toyota Rin concepts. The video, apparently from a Japanese news program, starts out with demos of I-Real, the chair concept car, which we have already shown you in several videos. Then it's the cars that ...
Tokyo 2007 Preview: Yamaha on two-wheels - FC-AQEL - Part 6 of 6 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The last, and extremely belated, two-wheeled prototype displayed in Tokyo this year by Yamaha is the FC-AQEL concept. Using a hydrogen fuel cell and batteries, the machine uses what appears to be the same super-thin YIPU (Yamaha Integrated Power Unit) that the LUXAIR uses. The on-board 35MPa tank ...
Tokyo preview: Official leakage of the Audi A1 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the A1 concept to enlarge Over the past couple of months, we've seen numerous rendered images of what the upcoming Audi A1 would look like and now we finally have the real thing. The A1 Metroproject Quattro is a concept that will appear next week at the Tokyo Motor Show previewing the ...
Autoblog Green Podcast #13 - Santa Monica Alt Car Expo and Tokyo Motor Show previews 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
It's the lucky 13th episode of the Autoblog Green Podcast, just in time for Halloween. More importantly, just in time for the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo. The Alt Car Expo starts soon, and Sebastian will be there. It's one of the largest green car shows in the world, and admission is even free. ...
COMS BP, one of four new Tokyo Motor Show concepts from Toyota Auto Body 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Can't get enough crazy single-seater electric vehicles? Why not look into what Toyota Auto Body Co. Ltd. will bring to the 40th Tokyo Motor Show. Toyota Auto Body, which is separate but works with, Toyota Motor Company, will present four concept cars in Tokyo, and the most green of the pack is the ...
Videos of concept "chair" cars, iSwing and I-Real, and more Pivo 2 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
My favorite concept car at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show is Toyota's I-Real, a chair concept car, so I dug around for some videos of the thing moving around. You can watch videos of the I-Real and iSwing, another concept chair vehicle by Toyota, in action below the fold. I also found another video of ...
Videos: Aptera launch, Nissan concepts, Smart hybrid 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Below the fold are three videos I think you'll find interesting. The first video is from the Aptera launch party. The Aptera video has lots of cool music and people enjoying the debut of this very cool car. The second video below the fold is filled with Nissan's concept cars. The Nissan concepts ...
Tokyo Motor Show: Subaru's G4e - lithium batteries, 120+ miles per charge, seats five 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Here's a concept vehicle that I know would sell well. Four doors, seats five, all-electric, and can go 200 clicks (124 miles) on a charge. Salivating yet? Someone call Subaru and tell them we want the G4e now. Of course, just how much we'd have to pay for one of these EVs is unknown. Those ...
Tokyo 2007 Preview: Toyota Crown Hybrid 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the Toyota Crown for a high-res gallery The Crown luxury sedan has been in Toyota's Japanese domestic lineup almost as long as the Corolla, but that doesn't mean there aren't any new tricks. For this year's Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota is showing off their new hybrid variant. The big sedan is ...
Tokyo 2007 Preview: Personal mobility from Toyota, i-Real concept 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Picking up the extreme personal mobility theme last seen in the i-Swing from the last Tokyo show, this time Toyota has the i-Real. As before, the battery-powered single seater has three wheels. The rear wheel can extend out back for greater stability and higher speeds. When the rear wheel is pulled ...
Tokyo 2007 Preview: Toyota Hi-CT concept 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
First, Dodge was found guilty for mimicking the long-nose front-end of a semi when they introduced their entirely new Ram truck back in '94. Now, Toyota copies the look of one of those slab-like flat-nose trucks with their Hi-CT concept. Who cares about aerodynamics when urban enjoyment is the only ...
