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Report: Toyota is Planning Several New Models, Including a Small Pickup

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Toyota’s got a lot going on, from the shockingly good-looking new Prius in 2023 to a fresh Tacoma pickup and Land Cruiser SUV next year. Its previous CEO, Akio Toyoda, was famously bullish on hybrids and other technology like hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. & [Image: Toyota] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Toyota to invest $1.3B to build EVs at its Kentucky plant

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billion investment in its Kentucky factory to build EVs, including its three-row electric SUV for the US market. Despite putting big money into electrification efforts, Toyota has a history of fudging what electrification means, pushing its hybrids as EVs in marketing campaigns, and talking about hydrogen.

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Toyota and Tesla to build RAV4 Electric Vehicle at Toyotas Woodstock, Ontario production facility beginning in 2012

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In July of last year, Tesla and Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing, America (TEMA) collaborated to convert 32 conventional gas-engine RAV4 compact SUVs into fully functional RAV4 EV prototypes. The RAV4 EV is one of several advanced-technology new products coming for Toyota.

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GM and Nissan lead in US plug-in sales in December; GM and Toyota for the year

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While Toyota took second place for the year, with 12,750 units of the Prius PHV plug-in hybrid, it dropped to third place in December with 1,361 units of the PHV. Crossover sales were up 2% and sales of trucks, which include pickups, vans and SUVs, were equal to 2011. For the year, the Prius family saw sales of 236,659 units, a 73.4%

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2024 GMC Sierra HD AT4X, 2025 Bentley Continental GT: Car News Headlines

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Toyota Camry: Compare Sedans Lia Block to drive Ken Block’s Hoonipigasus at Pikes Peak Daimler plans $650M US charging and hydrogen network for big rigs The post 2024 GMC Sierra HD AT4X, 2025 Bentley Continental GT: Car News Headlines appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Is NRDC drinking the hydrogen kool-aid?

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Is NRDC drinking the hydrogen kool-aid? Imagine for a moment that the world had rejected wind and solar energy, and instead decided to wait for a hydrogen fusion research program to reach fruition. Fortunately for the world, wind and solar are growing rapidly, while hydrogen fusion research remains speculative at best.

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China To Force Toyota To Build Electric Cars It Loathes

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Toyota has been more than abundantly clear in its belief that the best approach to reducing fuel consumption and offering zero-emission vehicles lies in a combination of its present-day hybrids and future hydrogen fuel-cell cars. It no longer sells the RAV4 EV electric SUV whose powertrain was developed by then-partner Tesla Motors.

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