Toyota Australia has revealed a prototype Toyota HiAce featuring a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine (HICEV), marking yet another step in the company's global multi-pathway decarbonisation strategy. The hydrogen HiAce will undergo a customer pilot program in the country commencing this month. Toyota's approach to decarbonization encompasses various pathways, including investments in carbon-neutral fuels, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, battery-electric, and fuel-cell electric

Last year, the Thailand Road Accidents Data Centre for Road Safety Culture (ThaiRSC) revealed that there were a total of 939,713 road accidents that were reported in the Kingdom, resulting in 14,737 deaths and injuring 924,799 people. With such staggering figures, it’s no surprise that ambulances play a crucial role in saving lives in Thailand. In Thailand, several hospitals and emergency rescue services deploy the Toyota Commuter, the high-roof version of the H300 Hiace. Like the Hiace, the Com

This is the Geely Farizon E6. If it looks familiar, that’s because Farizon saw the fifth-generation Toyota Hiace and practically put it through a photocopy machine. As a brief recap, Farizon is a sub-brand under Geely's massive umbrella of brands, responsible for EV commercial vehicles. But unlike the petrol- or diesel-burning Hiace, the Farizon E6 ditches those in favour of a single rear-mounted electric motor that does 136 PS. Geely offers the Farizon E6 with two battery capacities, 50.25 kWh

It appears that the electrified section of the light commercial van segment here might be doubling in size soon if these recent photos are anything to go by. The Maxus eDeliver 3 was spotted recently outside Averis Tower in the Bangsar South area sporting a pair of trade plates, possibly indicating that a launch is imminent. If all the stars and charging stations align, the eDeliver 3 should be launched by the year end and will join the only other electric light commercial van, the CAM / DFSK EC

Toyota seems to be on a roll, introducing MPV after MPV. The most recent MPV launch by Toyota was the all-new 2022 Toyota Voxy. The next MPV launch by Toyota will likely be the next-generation Toyota Alphard, scheduled for an end-2022 debut. Now, sources from Japan have indicated that Toyota won’t be stopping there, as the Aichi-based car manufacturer could be introducing an even larger MPV that could debut as soon as early-2023. According to the Japanese source, the new MPV will be based on the

Generally, most cars don’t last a lifetime and most people would generally own a car for a few years before replacing it. Still, there are some cars which are still running years or even decades after they were bought new. In fact, for this week’s Top Rank, we wanted to focus on the cars that are generally seen as immortal. Some of them might be considered indestructible and can last a lifetime no matter what is thrown in their way. You could even think of them as the automotive equivalent of a