Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

The FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell hybrid. Toyota has become a new international auto partner for the Germany-based Clean Energy Partnership (CEP). billion) to support the development of hydrogen fuel cell and electric vehicle technologies. Toyota aims at the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles around 2015.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

Despite the dynamic nature of India’s car market, Toyota has managed to orchestrate a remarkable turnaround; the automaker has emerged as a formidable contender after remaining a niche player for years, with their market share hovering a little over 2%. This is very close to the tag of Maruti Fronx, which starts at Rs 7.51

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. the maker of Subarus, in which Toyota holds a 16.5% This would be the first time that Toyota would provide finished vehicles to another Japanese automaker. Toyota is expected to supply the Ractis subcompact, which is available with a 1.3- Tags: Brief. liter engine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. The new Prius minivan, slated for release in early 2011, will offer a spacious interior and improved fuel economy by taking advantage of the lithium ion battery’s compact size and light weight. Tags: Brief. a joint venture with Panasonic, to be added later.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation will continue to use NimH packs for most of its hybrid vehicles after three years of testing Priuses fitted with Li-ion packs. Toyota last month ended road tests of 126 Priuses in the US, Japan and Europe that began in 2006, company spokeswoman Jana Hartline said in an interview. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., During the rotation, the vehicle exhibited fuel spillage that exceeded the requirement in the standard. Angelo, Toyota chief quality officer for North America. Tags: Brief. —Steve St.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Much has been made of late of Toyota and other automakers claims they will commercialize hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2015. An SAE Research Report in 2001 stated that "several automakers have pledged the introduction of fuel cell vehicles, including buses, by 2003-2005." Tags: fuel cell vehicle toyota.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Japan’s Agriculture Ministry, Toyota Motor Corp. Denso, a supplier to Toyota and a partner in the new research project, has been working on Pseudochoricystis -derived biofuels for a number of years. Tags: Brief. The group hopes to commercialize the product as substitute for gasoline and diesel by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Toyota Motor’s production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. The TKM display will also present Toyota’s approach toward developing modes of transportation for the future by showing the i-REAL personal mobility vehicle, the Fine-S fuel-cell hybrid vehicle and other concept vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, unveiled the second-generation Toyota RAV4 EV demonstrator vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota will build 35 of these Phase Zero vehicles—essentially converted RAV4s—for a demonstration and evaluation program through 2011. The RAV4 EV demonstrator. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Toyota Motor, Aisin Seiki Co., Kyocera and Osaka Gas will jointly develop a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) small enough to fit in apartments, and are targeting commercialization early in the next decade. The residential SOFC units will be fueled with city gas and produce power, heat and hot water. Tags: Brief. City gas 13A.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Hino Motors Ltd. SSSKK) plan to begin trials on 1 July of a diesel-electric hybrid transit bus fueled by a mixture of Fischer-Tropsch diesel (FTD)—specifically, Shell’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuel—and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), a type of renewable diesel offering similar characteristics to FTD.

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Green Car Congress

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. Tags: Brief. and will analyze and evaluate data collected.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2009

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Industries Corp. In January, Toyota Industries had given the concept hybrid lift truck its North American debut at ProMat 2009 in Chicago. The hybrid lift truck utilizes the hybrid technology and components available from the Toyota Group, including the use of an NiMH battery pack for energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Of the planned new models, one is a compact with fuel efficiency in excess of 40 km/L (94 mpg US, 2.5 Fuel Cell Vehicles. Tags: Brief. Hybrid Vehicles. TMC plans to introduce 11 models by the end of 2012, consisting of all-new models and redesigned models. L/100km) under the 10-15 Japanese test cycle. Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Toyota has provided more detail on the new Auris HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) concept, to be unveiled next week at the Frankfurt motor show. The Auris hybrid will be Toyota’s first full hybrid mainstream model in Europe. Toyota paid particular attention to further NVH reduction measures. Tags: Europe Hybrids.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Toyota is knocking plug-in cars at CARB and in the press and touting impossible to deliver near-term hydrogen fuel cell commercialization. Toyota Motor Corp is considering working with affiliate Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd to develop its electric vehicles," according to Mainichi newspaper as reported by Reuters. Source: Reuters.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Toyota Motor Corp. The Sai offers fuel efficiency of 23.0 Under the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s JC08 test cycle, the Sai has fuel efficiency of 19.8 Tags: Brief. has received about 14,000 orders for its new Sai hybrid-only luxury compact sedan, one month after its introduction.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA has partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to create a specially modified Camry Hybrid fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG). To convert the stock Camry Hybrid to a CNG vehicle, the gasoline fuel system was replaced with a CNG system in the spare tire well area. Toyota Prius Aerius and Aemulus.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Toyota will stage the world premiere of three hybrid concepts at the Frankfurt Motor Show: the Auris HSD full hybrid, the Prius plug-in hybrid concept, and the Lexus LF-Ch premium compact full hybrid concept. Toyota says that the Auris hybrid concept represents the first step in the Hybrid Synergy Drive across the company’s model range.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2009

Toyota Industries will begin selling a diesel-electric hybrid forklift in December in Japan. Toyota says that the new hybrid forklift offers a 50% improvement in fuel consumption and emissions compared to conventional 3.5t Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). The new hybrid forklift. Click to enlarge. diesel forklifts.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

the Toyota Group’s minicar specialist, and Suzuki Motor. both are developing gasoline-powered minivehicles with a fuel efficiency. overall fuel economy by 20%. overall fuel economy by 20%. L/100 km], similar to hybrids sold by Toyota Motor. Tags: Brief. Daihatsu Motor Co., comparable to that of hybrid cars.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) plans to manufacture a full hybrid version of its C-segment hatchback, Auris, at its UK-based facility in Burnaston, Derbyshire. Production of Toyota’s first European-built full hybrid will kick-off at Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd (TMUK) in mid-2010. In 2008, Toyota sold more than 1.1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Hino Motors Ltd. SSSKK) plan to begin trials on 1 July of a diesel-electric hybrid transit bus fueled by a mixture of Fischer-Tropsch diesel (FTD)—specifically, Shell’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuel—and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), a type of renewable diesel offering similar characteristics to FTD.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Linde has contracted with Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) in California to supply the ionic compression hydrogen fueling technology ( earlier post ) and the hydrogen for two new refueling stations, which will be located at AC Transit's Emeryville and Oakland operating divisions. Tags: Brief.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020. By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have reached an agreement on the supply by Toyota under license to Mazda of the hybrid system technology used in the Toyota Prius. Toyota began sales of the Prius, the first mass-production hybrid vehicle, in 1997. Earlier post.). Power split device.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

When Lotus introduces its 2011 model year Elise lineup at the upcoming Geneva Motorshow, it will include a new entry-level vehicle incorporating a Toyota 1ZR-FAE 1.6-liter Toyota applies the 1ZR-FAE engine in its Auris, Avensis and Verso models. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency. L/100km (38 mpg US).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

Despite the current enthusiasm for electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) will be an important component of the vehicle mix in 2050, according to panelists from Nissan, Toyota and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in a conference session at the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit. Justin Ward.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

Toyota introduced the Auris Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) at the 2010 Geneva motor show, marking a significant milestone in Toyota’s planned deployment of the Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain across Toyota’s entire model range by early 2020s. Combined cycle fuel consumption is calculated to be 3.8 The Auris HSD hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co., These companies have built up extensive expertise in fuel cell technology; the signing marks a major industry step towards the serial production of such locally emission-free vehicles.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 7, 2009

In the wake of Secretary Chu's defunding hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles, Toyota continues its assault on the inevitable plug. Irv Miller of Toyota says of plug-ins "this dog won't hunt." Tags: irv miller steven chu toyota bill reinert plug-in car. They don't want to be rushed into it.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy today released the 2010 Fuel Economy Guide, which gives consumers information about estimated fuel costs and mileage standards for model year 2010 vehicles. For MY 2010, the Prius is the top fuel economy leader , with EPA ratings of 51/48 mpg city/highway.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2009

Toyota Auris. Following on its introduction late last year of the Toyota Optimal Drive 1.33-liter liter Dual VVT-i engine with Stop & Start ( earlier post ), the Toyota Auris is now gaining the new 1.6-liter Since its debut, it has become one of Toyota’s top models. Toyota expects the new 1.6-liter Valvematic.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2009

At the Tokyo Motor Show next week, Suzuki will show three concept cars: an all-new Alto Concept for the minivehicle segment; a new Swift Plug-in Hybrid concept; and the SX4-FCV fuel cell vehicle, shown earlier in 2008. The SX4-FCV uses an 80 kW GM fuel cell stack, fueled by hydrogen from a 70 MPa tank to power a 68 kW motor.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2009

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) and Aston Martin are collaborating on the “Cygnet”—a new luxury commuter car based on the iQ platform ( earlier post ) that will be exclusively built for and sold to Aston Martin owners. Tags: Brief. Less than three metres in length, the iQ can accommodate up to four people.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Aisin Seiki Co, Ltd will provide a total of 30 residential, solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) cogeneration systems developed jointly by Osaka Gas Co., Tags: Brief.

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