The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2024

Our first match-up is an incredibly tough one, because these are some of the best-selling vehicles in all of North America that aren’t pickup trucks — the Honda CR-V vs the Toyota RAV4. This sixth generation of the Honda CR-V arrived in 2023, making it quite a bit fresher than the fifth-generation of the Toyota RAV4.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

An entry-level Toyota EV is unlikely in the near future due to high battery costs, an executive said in a recently published interview with Autocar. And it definitely won’t be among the five new electric SUVs Toyota plans to launch by 2026, Autocar noted. Toyota has launched a C-HR plug-in hybrid in Europe, too.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

At the Geneva Motor Show, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced that European sales of hybrid vehicles reached an all-time high in 2013 totaling 156,863 units, up 43% year-on-year. total TME sales, including several countries outside of the EU. In Western Europe, 28% of all Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold are hybrid models.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The 2023 Toyota Highlander gas models are equipped with a new, higher-torque, high-efficiency turbocharged engine. Fuel efficiency is also improved for this higher-torque engine with an EPA-estimate of up to 25 MPG combined. The 265-horsepower, 2.4-liter This results in a significant 17% increase over the previous 3.5-liter

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Toyota appears to be focusing its hybrid sales toward SUVs and larger vehicles; and if you consider big family vehicles like the Highlander, capable of carrying up to eight, there’s a lot of efficiency to be gained in going hybrid. Over the past week, results posted by the EPA have confirmed exactly how significant that gain is.

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Highlander SUV Toyota Hybrid 147

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) issued its first euro-denominated unsecured Green Bond today, expanding its commitment to the sale of environmentally friendly vehicles. There are currently nine vehicles in the Toyota and Lexus lineup that qualify. Green Bonds are an important component of TFS’ diversified funding program.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2012

The Toyota Division’s strong April sales performance in the US (160,493 units for 13.1% The Prius Family vehicles (Prius, Prius v, Prius Plug-in and Prius c) accounted for a total combined sales volume of 25,168 units (15.7%). Notable among the Prius models is the sales pace of the subcompact Prius c. of the total.

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Baua Electric

MAY 21, 2024

The most direct rivals to the Civic Hybrid will be the Toyota Corolla Hybrid and Hyundai Elantra Hybrid. But it has much bigger aspirations in pulling the hybrid back under the Honda badge; as Honda has previously noted, it expects Civic hybrid models to make up 40% of all Civic sales.

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Civic Hybrid Honda MPG Hybrid 52

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 2, 2022

Toyota and Lexus held their annual new product showcase the first week of June at their Plano, Texas, headquarters. This overview, in alphabetical order, is a glimpse of what Toyota and Lexus have coming out in the next few months. Toyota New Stuff. – Toyota says the Corolla “rolls into 2023 a changed car.”

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

Ford projects that its upcoming C-MAX Hybrid ( earlier post ) will achieve an EPA-rated 47 mpg city (5.0 L/100km) and 44 mpg highway (5.3 L/100km)—higher fuel economy than the Toyota Prius v (44 mpg / 5.3 L/100km city and 40 mpg / 5.9 L/100km highway) and at a $1,300-lower base price.

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MPG Hybrid Ford Prius 252

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2017

The 2018 Chevrolet Equinox offers an EPA-certified 39 mpg (6.03 GM expects that number to top the segment in highway fuel economy, with greater highway mileage than the 2017 Toyota RAV4 hybrid (30 mpg) and Nissan Rogue hybrid (35 mpg FWD). l/100 km) on the highway (FWD model) with the available 1.6L turbo-diesel engine.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 16, 2023

Toyota wasn’t the first to market a hybrid car here in the U.S. Hybridization has metastasized throughout the Toyota lineup, punctuating nearly every model and segment with electrification.& While the full-sized Tundra offers the choice between a standard turbo V-6 and hybridization, this 2023 Toyota Sequoia is hybrid only.

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Prius Toyota Tundra Fuel Economy 83

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2013

mpg US, or 2.8 mpg US, 3.8 This would edge past Toyota Motor’s Aqua subcompact, the Nikkei noted. mpg US), while the Prius liftback offers 32.6 l/100 km) in tests based on the JC08. The current version of the Fit offers 26.4 The Aqua posts JC08 fuel economy of 35.4 The Fit series is expected to account for 1.5

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Toyota Crown has been around since 1955 in Japan, and was the first Toyota model exported to the United States in 1957, where it was sold until 1960. Sixty-three years later and in its 16th generation, the Crown has returned to the United States as a crossover, or as Toyota calls it, a “lifted sedan.” All models get a 12.3-inch

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that as of the end of June, worldwide cumulative sales of the Prius gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (generations I, II and III) passed the 3-million mark. The figure is based on worldwide cumulative sales through the end of May 2013 plus June sales in the US.) mpg US to 89.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) launched the Aqua gasoline-electric compact hybrid—to be marketed as the Prius c in the US—in Japan. liter Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) with reduction gear, which achieves fuel efficiency of 35.4 mpg US, 2.8 km/L (94 mpg US, 2.5 mpg US, 2.8 km/L (94 mpg US, 2.5

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Japan Toyota Hybrid Sale 309

Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2019

When the 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid goes on sale next year, its EPA fuel-economy estimates may match most versions of the Corolla compact sedan. To figure out just how Toyota eked out a manufacturer-estimated 34 mpg combined (an EPA number anticipated but not yet confirmed by the agency), Green Car Reports.

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Highlander 2020 Economy Toyota 116

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Toyota is offering a new electric all-wheel drive system (AWD-e) on the facelifted 2019 Prius. Toyota projects fuel economy of 52 mpg city / 48 mpg highway / 50 mpg combined for the AWD-e model, and estimates that the AWD-e model—which is debuting at the LA Auto Show—could account for as much as 25% of annual US Prius sales.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

Efficiency-focused Elantra Hybrid Blue models retain the 54-mpg combined EPA rating. Set to arrive in summer 2024, the 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid will be much more than a niche model, with the automaker anticipating 40% of Civic sales will be hybrids. sales in calendar year 2023. inch infotainment screen.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Toyota fully unveiled its fourth-generation Prius in an outdoor event Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Toyota did not provide specifics of fuel consumption and electric range, but confirmed that it expected a 10% improvement in EPA-estimated MPG on core models (51 mpg city, 48 mpg highway, 50 mpg combined for MY 2015).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2010

the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified the Ford 2011 Fiesta with a 40 mpg highway, 29 mpg city rating. Achieved with Ford’s new six-speed PowerShift automatic transmission, the 40 mpg is 5 mpg better than the Honda Fit and 4 mpg better than the Toyota Yaris.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The non-hybrid 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco delivers an EPA-estimated 42 mpg on the highway (manual transmission models), with city fuel economy of 28 mpg. It goes on sale in January. Toyota Corolla. Toyota Camry Hybrid. The Cruze Eco carries an MSRP of US$18,895 (including destination charge). Aerodynamics.

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MPG EPA Chevrolet Altima Hybrid 247

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Consumer Reports fuel economy tests found the Honda Accord Hybrid delivered impressive overall fuel-economy of 40 mpg (5.88 l/100 km), tying the smaller Honda Civic Hybrid and falling below the top-performing and smaller Toyota Prius hatchback by only 4 mpg. Earlier post.). liter gasoline V6.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

New Sporty Look for the Affordable 50 MPG Midsize Sedan. The XSE trim is new to the 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid, offering sporty styling cues that reinforce the value and appeal of this highly efficient five-passenger sedan. A spacious interior with a smooth comfortable ride, high fuel economy (we broke 50 mpg!), Hybrid Efficiency.

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Camry Hybrid Toyota Hybrid MPG 69

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The enhanced 2014 Toyota Verso features an expanded engine line-up which introduces a new 1.6 Since the initial launch of the European market Verso in 2002, cumulative sales have risen to more than 700,000 units. Diesel engine sales continue to dominate the European market in the C-MPV segment, and 1.6-liter Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Toyota has introduced the fifth-generation 2019 Toyota RAV4. RAV4 is the currently the best-selling vehicle in its class, doubling volume over the last five years to sales of nearly 408,000 in the US in 2017. That makes RAV4 Toyota’s best-selling vehicle in the US, and the best-selling non-pickup truck in the country.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 9, 2023

mill and promise to return nearly 50 mpg in combined driving conditions. It goes without saying that the Corolla is a crushingly important car for Toyota. percent of all Toyota-brand sales in the first quarter of this year. Images: Toyota] Become a TTAC insider. Hybrids deploy a 1.8L

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Toyota Lexus MPG Hybrid 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Ford’s new C-MAX Hybrid ( earlier post ) sold 3,182 units in October in its first full month of sales, outselling the Prius v’s 2,769 units. Sales of the entire Prius family were 16,774 units, with the sedan accounting for 8,788 of those.) The C-MAX Hybrid is EPA-rated at 47 mpg US city, highway and combined.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

mpg US), and CO 2 emissions reduced to 95 g/km in conjunction with a stop/start system. Mass-produced gasoline engines on average have a thermal efficiency of between 30 and 35%, Toyota said.). The Yaris Hybrid is now afforded equal consideration to gasoline and diesel alternatives by potential B-segment customers, Toyota said.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2012

announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed 1 million units as of the end of September 2012. This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after the start of sales of the first generation Insight in Japan November 1999, which realized fuel economy of 35 km/liter (82.3 mpg US, 2.86 Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Toyota expects Prius v to account for about 15% (incremental) of conventional Prius sales. The new Prius v ( earlier post )—the first of three coming members of the Prius family joining the original Prius in the US—will go on sale here at the end of next month. Click to enlarge. L/100km, respectively).

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Prius MPG Sale Toyota 255

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2011

liter, 302 hp (225 kW) V6—also outsells all other competitive V6 engines in full-sized trucks from Chevrolet, GMC, Dodge and Toyota. According to sales data from J.D. and the Toyota Tundra with 0.9%. liter took 16% of sales. liter F-150 carries an EPA rating of 17 mpg (13.8 L/100km)) city and 23 mpg (10.2

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F-150 Ford Sale MPG 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2014

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation launched the completely redesigned Voxy minivan through Netz dealers, and the completely redesigned Noah minivan through Toyota Corolla dealers; hybrid models are scheduled for release on 14 February. Monthly sales targets for Japan are 4,600 units for Voxy and 3,400 units for Noah.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Toyota will virtue the then 2023 Tokyo auto display to offer an electrical sports activities automobile thought. Toyota has showed it’s operating on an electrical sports activities automobile for showrooms, and that it has a number of design choices at the desk. liter inline-6 referred to as the Storm.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

In redoing the RAV4, Toyota discontinued the optional V6 engine of the previous-generation; the new RAV4 only features Toyota’s 2.5-liter —Bill Fay – Toyota Division Group VP & GM, Toyota Motor Sales USA. l/100km, respectively), while all-wheel-drive models are EPA-estimated at 22 mpg city/29 mpg highway (10.7

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Toyota Fuel MPG Highlander 239

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) launched the completely redesigned Auris compact hatchback, a strategic compact model for both Japan and Europe. Monthly sales target for Japan is 2,000 units. mpg US, 5.5 mpg US, 5.5 In addition, the optional Toyota Stop & Start idling-stop function available on 1.5-liter

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Japan Toyota MPG Tax 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2011

TrueCar.com provided actual fuel economy numbers from June US light vehicle auto sales that indicate “TrueMPG” will increase to 21.6 mpg US in June 2011 compared to 21.3 mpg in June 2010, but decreased from May 2011 at 21.9 mpg in June 2011, up from 21.3 mpg in June 2010. mpg US (a decrease of 2.2%

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