2016, Corporation and Prius

Worldwide sales of Toyota hybrids surpass 9 million units; Prius family accounts for 63%

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the cumulative figures for global sales of its hybrid vehicles reached 9.014 million units as of 30 April. The Prius family still accounts for the majority of sales: 5.691 million units, or 63% of the total global cumulative number. Data: Toyota. Click to enlarge.

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Prius Toyota Hybrid Sale

Cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota hybrids surpass 10 million units; Europe outpaces N America in 2016

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota Motor Corporation hybrids reached 10.05 Toyota launched the Coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997 and the Prius—the world's first mass-produced hybrid passenger vehicle―in December of the same year. In 2016, for the first time, Europe hybrid sales outpaced those of North America (285.9

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2016 Toyota America Hybrid

2016 Toyota Prius To Debut Next Month, Prior To Frankfurt Show

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 19, 2015

The fourth-generation Toyota Prius is fast approaching. Toyota Motor Corporation has confirmed to Bloomberg that the fully redesigned 2016 Toyota Prius will be shown in Las Vegas on September 8, 2015—ahead of its anticipated debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show later next month.

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Prius Las Vegas 2016 Toyota

Toyota Chairman sees long run for hybrids; calls on automakers for 5M hybrid sales in US in 2016

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada predicted in remarks before the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., Some people say hybrid vehicles such as the Prius are only a bridge to the future. Some people say hybrid vehicles such as the Prius are only a bridge to the future. —Takeshi Uchiyamada.

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Toyota 2016 Hybrid Prius

NEDO, Sharp, and Toyota to begin public road trials of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries

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JULY 5, 2019

Japan’s NEDO, Sharp Corporation, and Toyota Motor Corporation plan to begin public road trials of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries from late July 2019. Toyota installed this panel on the roof, hood, rear hatch door, and other parts of its Prius PHV and produced a demo car for public road trials.

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Solar Toyota Batteries Battery

Toyota reports Intelligent Clearance Sonar has significantly reduced pedal misapplication & vehicle reversing accidents

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation conducted a survey of accidents occurring in parking lots involving three models in Japan (the Alphard, the Vellfire, and the Prius) equipped with the Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) system—a system which helps to prevent or mitigate collision damage in parking spaces.

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Toyota Prius Vehicles 2015

CMU county-level study shows plug-ins have larger or smaller lifecycle GHG than gasoline ICE depending on regional factors

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APRIL 9, 2016

Estimated difference in life cycle GHG emissions (gCO 2 eq mi −1 ) of selected plug-in electric vehicles (2013 Nissan Leaf BEV, 2013 Chevrolet Volt PHEV, and 2013 Prius PHEV) relative to selected gasoline vehicles (2010 Prius HEV and 2014 Mazda 3). Toyota Prius PHV PHEV (blended). Toyota Prius HEV. Yuksel et al.

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Gasoline Plug-in Prius Plug

J.D. Power study finds ACEN technology woes affecting vehicle reliability for consumers

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Power 2016 US Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). The number of engine/transmission problems decreased to 24 PP100 in 2016 from 26 PP100 in 2015. The 2016 US Vehicle Dependability Study is based on responses from 33,560 original owners of 2013 model-year vehicles after three years of ownership.

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Buick Lexus Power Powered

Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

—Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corporation President/CEO. Like the Prius, Toyota designed the Mirai to be immediately recognizable. In 2016, Air Liquide, in collaboration with Toyota, is targeting construction of 12 stations in five states – New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

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Prius Toyota Hydrogen Carbon Fiber

Toyota introduces second C-HR concept at Frankfurt; based on TNGA

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

As with the hybrid system in the new 2016 Prius—the first global production vehicle to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA) ( earlier post )—the C-HR hybrid system operates in synergy with a gasoline engine featuring thermal efficiency of more than 40%.

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Concept Toyota 2015 Hybrid

Toyota continues prepare the market for fuel cell vehicle in 2015

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MARCH 11, 2014

From March 2006 he was engaged in Plug-in Hybrid vehicle planning and development, and, in 2007, became planning and development leader for the Prius Plug-in project. and fuel-cell forklifts and other industrial vehicles (Toyota Industries Corporation). A new FC bus jointly developed by Toyota and Hino Motors will be launched in 2016.

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2015 Toyota Fuel Market

CMU study concludes alt fuel vehicle incentives for OEMs result in increased fleet gasoline consumption and emissions

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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

The researchers selected representative vehicles in categories reported by the AEO: PHEV10 (Prius PHV); PHEV40 (Chevy Volt); BEV100 (Nissan LEAF), and FFVs. The Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius PHEV follow a similar pattern at lower magnitude. Credit: ACS, Jenn et al. Click to enlarge. —Jenn et al. Alan Jenn, Inês M. 5b02842.

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Gasoline Fleet Emissions Fuel

CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

The study modeled a conventional gasoline vehicle, conventional hybrid, two plug-in hybrids (one modeled on the 10-mile AER Prius PHV and one on the 35-mile AER Chevy Volt) and a battery-electric vehicles (modeled on the Tesla Model S). Weis et al.

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Coal Pollution Grid Gasoline-Electric

SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

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MAY 12, 2015

These three geographical areas will each have approximately 50 stations by 2016 and plans to expand this cumulatively to a multiple hundreds by 2020 and thousands in the decade thereafter. Recently Linde sold 28 hydrogen stations—with this compressor—for fuel cell vehicles to Japan to Iwatani Corporation. Earlier post.)

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Congress Commercial Fuel Hydrogen

Toyota sold 1.52 million electrified vehicles in 2017, three years ahead of 2020 target; cumulative sales >11.47M

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) sold more than 1.52 This represents an increase of eight percent over the prior record set in 2016, marking back-to-back years of growth and accomplishing one of Toyota's Environmental Challenge 2050 targets—i.e., —Shigeki Terashi, executive vice president, Toyota Motor Corporation.

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2017 Toyota 2020 Sale

Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

The plan calls for 39 mpg for cars and 30 mpg for light trucks and SUVs by 2016; no automaker lawsuits; and California subscribes to the national program through 2016. The push for hydrogen fuel cell and ethanol vehicles is essentially driven by the corporations with an interest. No plug, no deal!

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Plug-in Plug Cars Obama

Toyota Research Institute launches Toyota AI Ventures with $100M investment

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JULY 11, 2017

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is investing an initial $100 million to launch Toyota AI Ventures , a new corporate venture capital subsidiary designed to provide early-stage financing to startup technology companies. TRI participated in Nauto’s $12M Series A financing in August 2016.

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Toyota Financing Automobile

Toyota provides update on status of green car technology, future plans; 21 new hybrid models, new gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, EV and fuel cell stack

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) outlined the progress of development of its green technologies as well as its vehicle deployment plans through 2015. TMC plans to enhance the appeal of the Prius PHV plug-in hybrid vehicle (launched. The new EQ EV offers power consumption of 104 Wh/km. Li-ion batteries are from Panasonic.

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Gasoline Diesel Engine Toyota

EV Driven

Worldwide sales of Toyota hybrids surpass 9 million units; Prius family accounts for 63%

Cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota hybrids surpass 10 million units; Europe outpaces N America in 2016

2016 Toyota Prius To Debut Next Month, Prior To Frankfurt Show

Toyota Chairman sees long run for hybrids; calls on automakers for 5M hybrid sales in US in 2016

NEDO, Sharp, and Toyota to begin public road trials of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries

Toyota reports Intelligent Clearance Sonar has significantly reduced pedal misapplication & vehicle reversing accidents

CMU county-level study shows plug-ins have larger or smaller lifecycle GHG than gasoline ICE depending on regional factors

J.D. Power study finds ACEN technology woes affecting vehicle reliability for consumers

Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

Toyota introduces second C-HR concept at Frankfurt; based on TNGA

Toyota continues prepare the market for fuel cell vehicle in 2015

CMU study concludes alt fuel vehicle incentives for OEMs result in increased fleet gasoline consumption and emissions

CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

Toyota sold 1.52 million electrified vehicles in 2017, three years ahead of 2020 target; cumulative sales >11.47M

Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Toyota Research Institute launches Toyota AI Ventures with $100M investment

Toyota provides update on status of green car technology, future plans; 21 new hybrid models, new gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, EV and fuel cell stack

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