Tokyo Motor Show Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:18:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Volkswagen Twin-Up 257MPG Diesel Hybrid Vehicle to be Shown at Tokyo Motor Show https://www.greenoptimistic.com/volkswagen-twin-257mpg-diesel-hybrid-vehicle-shown-tokyo-motor-show-20131108/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/volkswagen-twin-257mpg-diesel-hybrid-vehicle-shown-tokyo-motor-show-20131108/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:09:39 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=43319 Like some automakers, Volkswagen hasn’t been particularly quick off the line when it comes to electric and hybrid vehicles. Still, this doesn’t mean that Volkswagen has been sitting on its haunches. After all, Volkswagen engineers need to meet the same emissions limitation regulations that all the rest of the automakers do, even if they hem […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mazda-expanding-alternative-fuels-lineup-us-tokyo-motor-show-20131023/feed/ 0 42821 Nissan Leaf Wins "Japan Car of the Year" Prize https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-leaf-japanese-car-of-the-year-20111206/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-leaf-japanese-car-of-the-year-20111206/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:05:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=21394 Japan’s auto giant Nissan Motor is officially the owner of the trophy for the “Car of the Year Japan” at the Tokyo Motor Show for its Leaf electric model. According to its makers, this is the first time when an electric car has picked up the award. This year, the Tokyo Motor Show, which runs […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-leaf-japanese-car-of-the-year-20111206/feed/ 0 21394 Prius Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) Present at Tokyo Motor Show https://www.greenoptimistic.com/prius-plug-in-hybrid-phev-present-at-tokyo-motor-show-20091018/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/prius-plug-in-hybrid-phev-present-at-tokyo-motor-show-20091018/#respond Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:02:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4819 A long time ago, Toyota Motor Corporation has started its green thinking trend with hybrid cars which revolutionized fuel consumption. Now they found a way to combine electric vehicles with hybrid ones and they presented their concept just days before the Tokyo Motor Show.

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