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Slowly but surely we’re seeing more electric cars headed to production, and for an affordable price. Toyota yesterday took the wraps off its much awaited RAV4 EV at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles. The electric SUV is expected to have a 100 mile range on a single charge, and will take around 6 hours to recharge with a 240V/40A adapter. Toyota say that the driving performance of the electric version will be just as good as the gas powered RAV4 V6. Read The Full Story

Hybrid vehicles are all the rage these days. No doubt about that. It's very easy to market them - they're affordable, they get great gas mileage, and they have incredible safety records. But when it comes to actually driving day-to-day with one of these cars, do customers feel like it lived up to the hype? Apparently only about 35% of them do. And as a matter of fact, if you look at non-Prius customers, that number drops to 25%. Read The Full Story

Toyota has revealed its new 2013 Avalon, the sleek sedan teased last month, at the New York Auto Show ahead of its market launch later this year. Boasting more headroom than its predecessor, along with a new concave dash design that leaves more space for front-seat passengers, the updated Avalon also gets high-intensity discharge headlamps, the Star Safety System gamut of electronic tricker to keep you on the road, and ten - count 'em - airbags as standard. Read The Full Story

Who says automotive ingenuity is dead? Toyota is planning on making its way back to world of Le Mans and is bringing with it a pair of brand new racers. But these aren't your grandma's sportscars. They're fully decked-out and sexified hybrids. And what's even more surprising is that they'll be ready to hit the professional circuit in less than four months. Read The Full Story

Though we've seen some lovely Toyota hybrids earlier this month already, the auto company is never satisfied to bring you just what you were expecting - that's why this week they've teased a fabulous new Le Mans-class racing car complete with TOYOYA HYBRID emblazoned across its gigantic shark fin. This vehicle currently comes in a lovely red and white color scheme, rolls around a track with no name, and has car aficionados gripping their kneecaps in anticipation. This vehicle has not yet been named, nor have essentially any of its details been released. Read The Full Story