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APRIL 22, 2015

The Nikkei reports that Toyota wants a 30% take-rate for hybrids out of the vehicles it will sell in China in 2020, citing remarks by Hiroji Onishi, Toyota’s top executive in the country. Toyota will begin building hybrids in China this fall. Toyota has sold only around 90,000 hybrids in China so far.

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MARCH 4, 2012

plans to produce hybrid components in China beginning next year. The company began producing the Prius in China at the end of last year, but components—such as batteries and motor—are shipped from Japan. Toyota aims to boost hybrid sales in China by bringing down costs through expanded local production.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

The brand, known for the Prius, continues pushing hybrids, fuel cell, and other gas-powered cars despite most governments moving toward all-electric. Other markets, including Sweden (32%), the Netherlands (24%), and China (24%), are all above or about to surpass the mark. EVs represented under 6% of total auto sales in China in 2020.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Today, we've got reports of what Tesla will do in China, spy shots of the next Prius V hybrid, more fast-charging for electric-car drivers in Western states, and some Best Car To Buy history. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, we ran down last week's top green-car stories.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 11, 2018

Three new Buicks with plugs are coming for China, the Prius hybrid may get a restyle, sedans and small cars continue to depart Detroit, and we've got this month's best green-car deals. If a report from a Japanese site is correct, the 2019 Toyota Prius hybrid will get a mild facelift to look a bit more like.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

plans to begin assembling plug-in hybrids in China by 2012. The joint venture with China FAW Group Corp. The joint venture already has a track record for producing the Prius, the Japanese carmaker’s mainstay hybrid. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and the Chinese government-affiliated China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) have agreed agreement to conduct joint verification tests of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid"in Tianjin. Greater use of it is in lockstep with China’s electrification policy.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The new R&D company, which will work on designing and developing BEVs (including platform) and its related parts, is anticipated to be established in China in 2020, with BYD and Toyota to evenly share 50% of the total capital needed. BYD Company Ltd.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Brands that were considered from China include BYD, Dayun, Great Wall Motors, Maxus, Nio, Omoda/Chery, Seres, XPeng, and Zeekr. The 2025 Kia EV9 is the World Car of the Year, with the BYD Seal and Volvo EX30 rounding out the top three. KG Mobility from South Korea also made the list of candidates.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Today, we look at plummeting Prius sales, our monthly roundup of best green-car deals, new Tesla Model 3 delivery delays, and a video preview of the 2018 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The company that makes more electric-car batteries in China than any other, known as CATL, has ambitious plans for expansion into.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Toyota made the announcement Thursday as it unveiled the Corolla sedan at simultaneous events in California and China, underscoring the model's global appeal. The redesigned 2020 Toyota Corolla sedan will soon spawn a hybrid variant, the first gasoline-electric version of the automaker's popular compact car.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Today, we've got news on future electric cars from Nissan, Renault, and Toyota, some thoughts on more time in a Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, and a sales race between the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius Prime. Toyota's reluctant moves into electric cars will include its own battery-powered car in China, and EVs made by.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

“The company didn’t sell any”, a senior executive was quoted as saying about the Jiexun HEV, according to a report in the China Business News on Monday. In addition, BYD said that it has only sold 54 electric vehicles E6 and 290 F3DM hybrids between January and October.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2017

Today, Toyota Prius Prime buyers complain of uncooperative dealers, Honda announces a new dedicated hybrid model for 2018, and California utility Pacific Gas & Electric offers rebates for electric-car use. China plans to invest $360. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

5,264,300 of those are in the Prius family (65.4%): Prius (3,527,100); Prius α / Prius v / Prius + (582,400); Aqua / Prius c (1,081,200); and Prius PHV (73,600). Other new hybrid models are just around the corner, such as the Corolla Hybrid and Levin Hybrid (China only) and RAV4 Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Though it is established as Japan’s leading green car, production of the Toyota Prius is now heading to China. The Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Company, which is a joint vehicle production company with China FAW Group Corporation, has started production of the vehicle at its Changchun Plant.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

A draft report by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Beijing is proposing a ban on exports of the rare earth metals terbium, dysprosium, yttrium, thulium, and lutetium. China currently mines more than 95% of the world’s rare earth metals. Any decision will be made by China’s State Council.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The recall of Toyota’s Prius is causing some observers to question whether the prospects for the entire hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) markets are fundamentally hurt. This immediate problem affecting the 2010 Prius relates to software that manages the regenerative and conventional braking system. Earlier post.]

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The Toyota Prius V hybrid. Today, we've got a different approach to electric trucks, a complicated combustion engine, more solar power, a plug-in future Ford, and some worries about U.S. competitiveness. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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MAY 7, 2009

Frost & Sullivan, a global consultancy and market analysis firm, believes that there will three phases for the development of green cars in China: LPG/CNG and hybrids in the short term; electric vehicles in the middle stage; and fuel cell vehicles in the long run. LPG/CNG vehicles have been used in China for many years.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota will put its Prius Plug-in Hybrid to the test in China. The company has joined forces with the Chinese government-affiliated China Automotive Technology and Research Centre to conduct joint verification tests of the vehicle in Tianjin.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Today, we've got new details on Mazda's 2020 electric car, a deal for Prius owners on a Hyundai hybrid, a longer list of green-car deals for the month, and a significant new report on why smaller turbocharged engines don't deliver what they promise. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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MAY 30, 2018

Hunan Copower EV Battery currently supplies Toyota for its hybrid cars produced in China. ARTS Energy currently serves the solar, defense & aviation, medical, professional electronics and emergency lighting markets. ARTS Energy will now have access to Hunan Copower 33600 NiMH cells.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

What new hybrid and plug-in cars are coming from Ford, which has been notably silent on that front since 2013? How does fossil-fuel-loving EPA administrator Scott Pruitt define the word "environmentalism"? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, November 24, 2017.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

Given that Toyota now produces about 90% of its hybrids at home, global output of such vehicles is expected to surpass 1 million in 2011 when those assembled in China, the US and elsewhere are included. Toyota currently sells more than 10 hybrids, including dedicated models such as the Prius, Sai and Lexus HS 250h.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 25, 2010

Green car leader Toyota is stepping up its pursuit of plug-in hybrid vehicles by revealing plans to start trials in China as soon as possible. Speaking at a Press conference at Auto China 2010 in Beijing, Toyota executive vice president Takeshi Uchiyamada outlined the plans while the company showcased its exciting new technology.

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MAY 7, 2014

Hybrids move the most cars—the Toyota Prius is the best-selling car in Japan and California—but their small battery packs mean they require less energy storage in total than full electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf. —Cosmin Laslau, Lux Research Analyst and lead author of Automotive Battery Tracker.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 7, 2012

As it bids to drive down its costs, Toyota is looking to China to produce its hybrid components starting from next year. According to a report in business daily, The Nikkei, Toyota wants to bring down costs and sell more hybrid cars in China by expanding local production. It began producing the Toyota Prius in [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

Though widely thought of as the ultimate green car, the 2010 Toyota Prius is facing criticism over just how green it is. The Prius uses a lot of fossil fuels during its hybrid battery development and now critics are calling for Toyota to correct its green statements. The controversy centres on its use of a nickel metal hydride battery.

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JUNE 8, 2023

You’ll to find those tales and extra in nowadays’s automobile information, proper right here at Motor Authority.

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APRIL 17, 2023

The ID3 sedan (a Golf-size replacement available in Europe and China), the ID4 compact SUV (built and sold in all three major EV markets—the U.S., EU and China), the ID5 (a coupe version of the the ID4 SUV only available in Europe), the ID6 (a China only three-row SUV) and the soon-to-arrive in the U.S. will follow next year.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

Toyota will accelerate the popularization of BEVs with more than 10 BEV models to be available worldwide by the early 2020s, starting in China, before entering other markets with a gradual introduction to Japan, India, United States and Europe. The FCEV line-up will be expanded for both passenger and commercial vehicles in the 2020s.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 20, 2012

Not the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid either. Way back in late 2008, it was the Chinese BYD F3DM, with a lithium-ion battery pack and a combined parallel and series hybrid powertrain inserted into the Corolla-knockoff body of the BYD F3--China's best-selling. Remember the world's very first production plug-in hybrid?

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MARCH 28, 2011

This is lower than any other car in production, including the Toyota Prius (89 gCO 2 /km) and the VW Golf Bluemotion (99 gCO 2 /km) – two of the previously best-performing low-emission vehicles. Davis also calculated average emissions for France, Greece, the US, Canada and China. see figure below). Click to enlarge. Methodology.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

per year over the course of the forecast period, due to rising output in China and Indonesia. Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) such as the Toyota Prius have been an important market for nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries. Supply growth to come mainly from China and from Indonesia.

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MAY 26, 2014

million units sold in 2024, followed by the US and China. million units, China will be the third-largest market for 48 V micro-hybrids despite having a more attractive total cost of ownership than 48 V micro-hybrids sold in the US. Europe will lead global demand with 2.6

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

By early 2012, TMC plans to begin sales of a “Prius”-based PHV, mainly in Japan, the United States and Europe. Launch in China is also being considered, with road trials planned for 2011. Of the planned new models, one is a compact with fuel efficiency in excess of 40 km/L (94 mpg US, 2.5 L/100km) under the 10-15 Japanese test cycle.

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