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Author Archives: Bertel Schmitt
Bertel Schmitt July 3, 2013

Toyota Expects Decline In US Prius Sales This Year

On the very day that Toyota announced cumulative sales of the Prius passed the 3 million mark, ...
Bertel Schmitt June 13, 2013

Toyota’s U.S. CEO Comments On Fuel Cell Vehicle Due in 2015

If you’ve been paying attention, you might have noticed 2015 is the unofficial launch ...
Bertel Schmitt May 15, 2013

BYD Says Its e6 Taxi Fleet In Hong Kong Will Grow 833 Times Larger In 3 Years

Backed by Warren Buffett, BYD is short for “Build Your Dreams,” but the Chinese electric car ...
Bertel Schmitt February 12, 2013

Elon Musk Asserts NY Times’ Model S Failure Was ‘A Fake’

Wanting to review both the Tesla Model S and Tesla’s Supercharger stations along I-95, New York ...
Bertel Schmitt January 30, 2013

Nissan: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Are EVs Ideal For The Open Roads

Following this week’s news of Nissan teaming up with Daimler and Ford to launch ...
Bertel Schmitt January 29, 2013

Could Natural Gas Cause a Gasoline Glut?

Reuters has a highly interesting oil and gasoline story. If you are one of the “peak oil” ...
Bertel Schmitt January 21, 2013

‘Father of the Prius’ Poised to Take Helm At Toyota

According to the The Nikkei [sub], Toyota “appears set to choose Vice Chairman Takeshi ...
Bertel Schmitt January 16, 2013

Toyota Chief Strongly Suggests Pending U.S. Prius Production

U.S. production of the Prius was expected for last year, it did not happen, but it could be ...
Bertel Schmitt October 31, 2012

CNG Would End US Reliance on Foreign Oil, Says Sergio Marchionne

While Chrysler has a few plug-in vehicle experiments ongoing, it is not particularly known to ...
Bertel Schmitt August 14, 2012

Engineer Questions Model S Real World Range

Since launching its Model S June 22 with much fanfare, and then quietly saying in a blog post ...
Bertel Schmitt August 10, 2012

Nearly Half of The US States Petition Automakers For CNG Fleet Vehicles

As a yet-tiny market of electric cars is ramping up surely but slower than initially hoped for, ...
Bertel Schmitt July 3, 2012

Japan Discovers 200 Years' Supply of Rare Earth

For two years, the world was worried about a possible rare earth shock triggered by the crafty ...
Bertel Schmitt July 2, 2012

In Monaco, the Prius is Suitable For a Prince

What kind of a car does Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi a.k.a. His Serene Highness ...
Bertel Schmitt July 2, 2012

BMW and Toyota Plan to Lead Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Commercial Viability

The intensified alliance between Toyota and BMW shines a new light on a technology that has ...
Bertel Schmitt June 11, 2012

Nissan's Zero Emission Fund: Drive a Leaf, Plant a Tree

In Japan, drivers of Nissan’s all-electric Leaf plant trees while they drive thanks to Nissan;s ...
Bertel Schmitt May 22, 2012

CHAdeMO General Assembly Contemplates SAE Plug Competition

Today, members of CHAdeMO congregated in the 7th floor auditorium of Tokyo’s Big Sight for ...
Bertel Schmitt March 31, 2012

Daimler And BYD Launch Denza Brand

We’d said it would happen, and sure enough, Daimler and BYD unveiled their joint EV brand ...
Bertel Schmitt March 27, 2012

Daimler And BYD Have Chinese Baby, Named Tengshi, Or Dingcheng

Real Chinese brands are losing market share to joint ventures. The Chinese government wants to ...
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