Wednesday, October 03, 2007 Toyota wants to F*ck us from both ends... POST A COMMENT I get smart business, it's how Toyota "overtook G.M. as the world’s biggest automaker" -- by looking ahead and bringing us the "50-miles-per-gallon Prius hybrid" (a half-step in the right direction toward fuel economy)! - Great. However, I read today's NY TIMES article (Et Tu, Toyota) which explains how Toyota is playing dirty politics to ensure they stay number one...by "lobbying against the tougher mileage standards in the Senate version of the draft energy bill" -- so, naturally one would ask -- why would a car company that built it's sudo green friendly empire with the popular Prius....then stop improving standards or innovation??! -- (Good question) -- it's all about greed -- or getting more of the other green-friendly thang: "Toyota wants to slow down innovation in Detroit on more energy efficient vehicles, which Toyota already dominates, while also keeping mileage room to build giant pickup trucks, like the Toyota Tundra..." “Toyota wants to keep its green halo and beat G.M. in the big trucks, too,” said one expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council...in my house, they call that world domination. --------- (Source NY TIMES) --------- Labels: cars, emissions, fuel economy, hybrid posted by Henry Cruz at 5:44 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 . June 2008 . July 2008 . August 2008 . September 2008 .