Hoegemeyer Hybrids has announced it will be acquired by DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred sometime this year. The company, headquartered in Hooper, will operate as a stand-alone entity, stated a ...

Toyota, a pioneer of hybrids, resists the push toward electric cars. Share full article. A Mirai at a hydrogen fuel pump in Torrance, Calif.

But to guard against the risk of missing out on a revolution and of losing its decades-old reputation as a pioneer in green technology thanks to the Prius, in December, Toyota pledged to invest ...

The absence of electric vehicles has been especially costly in China, the world’s largest car market. In July, Toyota’s sales in China were down over 15% from a year earlier.