Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
Drawing on experience gained in the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of eastern Japan, Toyota will introduce a 1.5kW power supply option for the Japan-market Prius within about half a year, and will expand the option to other hybrids in the near future. — Jack Rosebro.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2010
sales volume increase in July thanks in part to the hot-selling Prius hybrid. jump partly on the popularity of the Fit subcompact and the Step WGN minivan. Toyota Motor Corp. enjoyed a 19.1% Honda Motor Co. The Demio subcompact helped boost Mazda Motor Corp.’s s sales volume 25.3%.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 18, 2010
The automaker recently notified parts suppliers that it intends to roll out about 800,000 hybrids domestically in 2010, with the figure to be raised to around 900,000 in 2011 and roughly 1.1 Toyota currently sells more than 10 hybrids, including dedicated models such as the Prius, Sai and Lexus HS 250h. million in 2012.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 12, 2016
Which luxury plug-in vehicle will soon have a plug-in version using parts from a minivan? And, why is an unusual Toyota electric-car concept made of wood? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, March 11, 2016.
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 5, 2021
All-New, All-Hybrid Family-Friendly Minivan. Toyota long ago made a commitment to hybrids, with the Prius being the most successful result of the company’s commitment to combining electricity and gasoline. Next up for 2021 is the all-new Sienna Hybrid minivan, which previously was powered only by a gasoline V6.
The Truth About Cars
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
It might not seem that long ago, but Toyota launched the Prius hybrid about 25 years ago,” Steven Elek, head of CR’s data analytics program, stated. SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next. Automakers have been making hybrids long enough that they’ve gotten really good at it. All of these pull down the brand’s reliability score.”
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. There is no all-electric or gas-only Prius—that’s not its identity.
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