Green Car Reports

JULY 14, 2015

Toyota recently introduced a new minivan, and it's like nothing sold in the U.S. But this is the Sienta (with a "t"), the second generation of a much smaller minivan model first introduced in 2003. DON'T MISS: Forbidden Fruit: Toyota Esquire Hybrid Luxury Minivan (Oct.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Toyota will increase production of the Highlander mid-size SUV in late 2013 at the company’s Princeton, Ind. The project is expected to create approximately 400 new jobs at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc. Toyota builds Highlander in China for that market only. Hybrid and export versions will be included.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2010

Sales of new vehicles in Japan climbed 12.9% Toyota Motor Corp. jump partly on the popularity of the Fit subcompact and the Step WGN minivan. in July to 486,606 units, boosted by the government subsidy for environmentally friendly autos. The subsidies expire at the end of September. enjoyed a 19.1% Honda Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that global cumulative sales of its hybrid vehicles—passenger car and commercial—topped the 4-million unit mark as of 30 April. of cumulative sales, with 2.631 million units sold—44% of those sales were in Japan, and 56% overseas. of those sales outside of Japan.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2011

Annual Toyota hybrid sales. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced global cumulative sales of its hybrid vehicles have topped the 3-million mark, with more than 3.03 In Japan, TMC launched the Coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997 and the Prius in December. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

JULY 29, 2023

Highlander: Toyota’s smaller three-row immense crossover gets a reengineering in 2025. RAV4: Toyota’s bestselling nameplate gets a freshening this occasion, with styling updates and a few protection and infotainment upgrades for the compact crossover. It’ll be redesigned in 2027. in the second one part of 2024.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2009

plans to begin selling hybrid vehicles based on its own technology in Japan in 2011. Nissan’s Serena minivan is likely to be the first model to get the hybrid makeover. Nissan is introducing an electric vehicle in Japan and the US at the end of 2010. Hybrids accounted for about 9% of new-car sales in Japan last month.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota plans to receive supplies of lithium ion batteries, which have higher output and capacity than the nickel-metal hydride batteries now used in the Prius and other hybrids. It will first use Sanyo batteries in a hybrid minivan slated to debut around 2011. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Following the devastating effects of the March earthquake and Tsunami in eastern Japan, Toyota will introduce a 1.5kW power supply option for the Japanese version of the Toyota Prius.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 23, 2009

Having enjoyed significant success with the Toyota Prius, the Toyota Motor Corporation is now lining up a new medium-sized hybrid saloon car for introduction later this year according to reports in Kyodo News.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Asian brands, led by Lexus, Toyota, and Mazda, in that order, continue to be the best for new car reliability in CR’s survey, which is the largest of its kind. Seven of the top 10 brands in this year’s reliability rankings are from Japan and South Korea, including Subaru, Kia, Infiniti, and Hyundai.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. The Toyota Prius, a battery-gasoline hybrid, is a very famous and recognizable example of this approach. Next up will be the ID.Buzz electric minivan. as a 1999 model.

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

H ere is another very encouraging development Nissan to end Toyota hybrid tie-up The Yomiuri Shimbun N issan Motor Co. will develop a new hybrid vehicle technology on its own, which would end a joint agreement with Toyota Motor Corp., Compared with nickel-hydrogen batteries, which Toyota and Honda Motor Co. sources said Friday.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

Demand is so high for green cars after government incentives were introduced in Japan, that the Honda Motor Company, the country’s number two car manufacturer, has said it will start partial weekend shifts at two factories in a bid to push low emission vehicles off the production line.

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2009

Though it has made no secret of the fact that it believes the future of green cars lies with pure electric vehicles, Nissan plans to sell hybrid vehicles based on its own technology in Japan from 2011. The company has already outlined plans to introduce an electric car in Japan and the US by the end of 2010.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

by ’10 By BILL VLASIC Published: May 13, 2008 DETROIT — The Nissan Motor Company plans to sell an electric car in the United States and Japan by 2010, raising the stakes in the race to develop environmentally friendly vehicles. Toyota ( TM ). CEO Carlos Ghosn bought Toyota's hybrid system for the Altima family sedan.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) This was starting to hurt because it was one reason for a sudden surge in Toyotas market share." Never discount Toyota.

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Baua Electric

JULY 20, 2023

Lately, it sells 3 top rate EVs – 001 taking pictures brake, 009 MPV (minivan), and the original member of Zeekr’s population – the compact SUV Zeekr X. Alternative examples may well be Brilliance-BMW, Dongfeng-Honda, and FAW-Toyota. All are in keeping with Geely’s SEA platform. So, as a purchaser, you selected from SAIC-VW ID.4

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