Apart from the Toyota Prius V hybrid minivan, the Japanese automaker has also unveiled the Toyota Prius C Concept at the NAIAS 2011, which basically represents a hint of what to expect from the company's
future small hybrid.
Not exact matches
Expect the
small Mercedes to more closely mirror the plethora of variants offered by the BMW 3 Series in the
future with the addition of a convertible, a diesel, and a
hybrid.
Mitsubishi specifies 4 electrified vehicles to look for in the
future: a compact plug - in
hybrid crossover, a large plug - in
hybrid SUV, a Renault - Samsung - Mitsubishi global compact or midsize SUV, and a Mitsubishi - Nissan joint
small / kei electric vehicle.
For years, I've been saying that the
future of
hybrids is not creating slightly better mileage for
small cars that already earn good mileage.
And after shrinking almost to extinction, the
smaller midsize segment is making a comeback, with the Ford Ranger returning on the heels of the return of the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon joining the Nissan Frontier, Toyota Tacoma and crossover - based Honda Ridgeline, which will add a
hybrid option in the near
future.
The analyst believes tablets are likely to expand their usefulness beyond the living room / bedroom in the near
future, with usage patterns being shaken up by a variety of factors including enterprise / workplace adoption of tablets; the diversification of form factors (such as
smaller tablets and phablets, touchscreen laptops and «netvertibles»,
hybrid devices and other new forms); as well as the roll out of 4G cellular services and more cellular data bundles.
Just five companies (Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, DuPont, and Syngenta) own more than 60 % of the global commercial seed supply, and with many of the modern seed varieties being
hybrids that won't breed true for home gardeners and
small - scale farmers, or that have regulations outlawing the collection and replanting of seeds, today's growers are being locked into a cycle of reduced genetic diversity, which may lead to a potentially dangerous food security situation in the near
future.
The Japanese firm plans to have a
hybrid option available in every model by 2020, but the efficiency of
small engines means a full Prius - style
hybrid system is unlikely to feature in
small cars like the Yaris in the near
future, a Toyota source told Autocar.