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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. They knew about hybrids and after a couple of times riding in our Prius, they decided to pull the trigger on two 2006s with 180k km (112k miles). What is it like to drive a hybrid? How did it all start? It was time to buy our first car.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled new advanced engines and transmissions and further evolved hybrid systems based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Toyota intends to deploy these new powertrain units in a rapidly broadening range of vehicle models, starting in 2017. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2017

After six model years, the 2017 Toyota Prius V will soon leave the stage, and there will be no 2018 version. Toyota has confirmed to Green Car Reports that it is ending production of the hybrid wagon for the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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MAY 18, 2020

Toyota was going to do it eventually. The carmaker announced in 2017 that, by 2025, every one of its vehicles will have an “electrified” option—almost inevitably a hybrid version, in Toyota’s EV-resistant parlance.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

The first model equipped with this system, Toyota S-AM, a seven-seat hybrid electric platform for autonomous mobility ( earlier post ), will start road testing in China this year and be deployed within Pony.ai’s public-facing robotaxi operations in the first half of 2023. This builds on Pony.ai

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MARCH 21, 2019

Toyota Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation have agreed to begin considering concrete collaboration in new fields. Toyota and Suzuki have been considering the concrete details of such collaboration since having concluded a memorandum of understanding toward business partnership in February 2017. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Toyota has introduced the fifth-generation 2019 Toyota RAV4. Gasoline models arrive next month, and RAV4 Hybrid models follow in late March 2019. 2019 RAV4 Hybrid. 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.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) reported that sales of hybrids have increased 45% so far this year compared with the same period in 2015—which was already a record year. The company is tracking to sell close to 300,000 hybrids this year, said Karl Schlicht, Executive Vice President of TME. —Karl Schlicht. To date, 1.5

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Toyota is expanding the production of its hybrid powertrains to the US. Toyota will invest $373.8 million in five US manufacturing plants to support production of its first US-made hybrid powertrain and to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA) at its Alabama plant. Cutaway of Toyota hybrid transaxle.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Toyota announced the pricing for the 2017 model year Mirai fuel cell vehicle. After placing a request, potential Mirai drivers are contacted directly by a Toyota representative to discuss ownership and next steps. MY17 MSRP remains $57,500 plus an $865 destination fee.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Buoyed by strong European customer demand for hybrid versions on its core models, Toyota will phase out diesel engines from all its passenger cars in 2018. In 2017, hybrids represented 41% of Toyota’s European total sales, rising +38% year-on-year to 406,000 units. HEV Powertrain – New, more powerful, TNGA 2.0L

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Today, we have first impressions of the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, Tesla third-quarter delivery figures, and the debut of the Mitsubishi GT-PHEV plug-in hybrid concept at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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JANUARY 20, 2019

The Nikkei said it had learned that Toyota Motor and Panasonic will set up a joint venture in 2020 to manufacture EV batteries, with a focus on cost and scale and an eye toward rising Chinese players. Toyota reportedly will hold 51% of the venture. The two companies had reached a deal in 2017 to explore a tie-up in the field.

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MARCH 6, 2017

It's been said that the only global carmaker Toyota is really worried about is Hyundai. This year, the legendary Prius hybrid—which celebrates its 20th anniversary—has some new competition. This is the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq. It's a hybrid, but there are actually three models of the Ioniq.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq isn't one car but three, with a unique choice of powertrains. The volume seller will be the Ioniq Hybrid, a dedicated hybrid (as is the Toyota Prius) with a 58-mpg combined EPA fuel-economy rating for its base model.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Toyota Motor Europe will start production of a hybrid transaxle in 2018 at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) in Walbrzych, and add two gasoline engines—a 1.5L in 2017 and a 2.0L in 2019—at Toyota Motor Industries, Poland (TMIP) in Jelcz-Laskowice. TMIP, which currently produces 1.4L

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MARCH 15, 2019

Toyota announced it will exceed its 2017 pledge to invest $10 billion in the US over five years with a new commitment to reach nearly $13 billion over the same period. Of that, Toyota announced nearly $750 million in five different states, with more to come. Meanwhile, Toyota's Princeton, Ind., billion investment.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

Ford has upgraded the software in its new 2017 Fusion Hybrid and Energi (plug-in hybrid) models to deliver a “more refined and engaging drive for customers,” the company announced at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). liter V6 engines in Toyota Camry and Honda Accord.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

They're two high-volume plug-in hybrids, but they take different approaches to energy efficiency. The Toyota Prius Prime, new for 2017, is the plug-in version of the world's best-known, and best-selling, hybrid car. They're now going.

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MARCH 15, 2016

Today, Toyota announces the refreshed 2017 Highlander Hybrid and a new Prius hybrid variant for the 2016 New York Auto Show, and we look at when electric-car tax credits expire. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The refreshed 2017 Toyota.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

The 2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid remains the only three-row hybrid crossover utility vehicle sold in the U.S. And for the 2017 model year, it's gotten some mild updates. We had a chance to spend half an hour in a new 2017 Highlander Hybrid during last.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

At Auto Guangzhou 2017, Toyota Motor announced it will introduce an electric vehicle under the Toyota brand in the Chinese market in 2020, and that the scope of a fuel-cell vehicle feasibility study will be expanded to cover commercial vehicles such as buses. Recently, the Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co.,

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MARCH 23, 2016

Today, the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid debuts at the 2016 New York Auto Show, General Motors begins pre-production of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car, and the 2017 BMW 330e plug-in hybrid is confirmed for a U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. launch this summer.

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AUGUST 23, 2016

Today, an aftermarket company plans to market a wireless-charging system for the Tesla Model S, Toyota is on track to sell almost 1.5 million hybrids globally this year, and we have pricing information for the 2017 Honda Fit. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Want to charge your Tesla wirelessly?

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2016

At the 2016 New York Auto Show, Toyota added another variant to its lineup of fourth-generation Prius hybrids. The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is a replacement for the previous-generation Prius Plug-In Hybrid. The new car uses essentially the same powertrain as the current Prius, but with an 8.8-kilowatt-hour

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JULY 31, 2017

The winner of the Full Vehicle category was the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, which is 249 pounds (113 kilograms) lighter than its predecessor. 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. All-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica body structure 72% high-strength steel. Click to enlarge. In addition, the all-new Pacifica minivan also makes strategic use of aluminum.

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MAY 9, 2016

Today, Tesla says it will sell 80,000 to 90,000 electric cars this year, we take a look at the 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid, and Toyota says a smaller, cheaper, Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car may arrive by 2019. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on last week's news with our Week in Reverse feature and video.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is a far, far better plug-in hybrid than its predecessor. And when it reverts to running as a standard hybrid car, it's rated at.

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JANUARY 29, 2018

million units in 2017, representing just 43.7% million registrations in 2017, 19.5% million registrations in 2017, 19.5% AFVs—including hybrid, electric and plug-in vehicles—accounted for 4.8% Overall, new registrations in Europe in 2017 totalled 15.57 in December 2017. higher than in 2016.

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MARCH 15, 2016

While the new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid has received much attention recently, the Japanese firm's larger hybrid crossover is now getting a mid-cycle update as well. Debuting at the 2016 New York Auto Show, the 2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid gets some styling and mechanical changes, as well as a reshuffling of trim levels.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” Equipped with a newly developed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hybrid system, the new model offers 19.4 Toyota made enhancements to safety equipment, including adding the Toyota Safety Sense C package and six SRS airbags as standard features.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2017

This month's best deals for hybrid, electric, and fuel-efficient cars are in and buyers will find a handful of eco-friendly bargains. Most cars have held their spots from October 2017, but a few newcomers may surprise shoppers, including the brand-new 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid. DON'T MISS: Costco.

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MARCH 23, 2016

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime, the new plug-in hybrid version of the world's best-selling hybrid car, was unveiled this morning at the New York Auto Show. The second plug-in version of the Prius hybrid, it will carry an EPA range rating of 22 miles from the 8.8-kilowatt-hour The Prius Prime also has notably.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

The Nikkei reports that Toyota will invest about ¥20 billion yen ($165 million) to triple production capacity in Japan for its new Mirai fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ) to meet what it describes as strong corporate and public-sector demand. Equipment will also be upgraded at another Aichi site that handles vehicle assembly.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Toyota Motor plans to introduce to the Chinese market plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) versions of its Corolla and Levin passenger cars in 2019 and a battery electric vehicle (BEV) model based on its C-HR / IZOA compact SUV in 2020. (To To be sold in China as a C-HR by GAC Toyota Motor Co., C-HR and IZOA at Beijing Show.

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MAY 6, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid How Does 53+ MPG Sound? The second generation 2023 Kia Niro is offered in three models–the all-electric Niro EV, the Niro plug-in hybrid, and the one reviewed here, the Niro hybrid. This is our in-depth look at the hybrid model. There are four drive modes of Eco, EV, Sport and Green Zone.

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AUGUST 7, 2017

It's now time to shop for a new car for my wife, as her wonderful 2006 Toyota Prius has 144,000 miles and we're ready for something new. So I thought I might throw the question out to Green Car Reports readers. What car should replace our 2006 Prius hybrid?

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