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Toyota and Lexus partner with WattTime to offer lower emissions EV charging program

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Toyota Motor North America recently entered into an agreement with environmental tech nonprofit WattTime to provide certain health and environmental impact data to Toyota and Lexus customers with eligible vehicles to enable them to find ideal charging times to reduce emissions when charging at home.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Technology in an All-New Package Toyota is taking the lead suggesting how you should drive a plug-in hybrid. The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially.

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Toyota to launch a Prius-like bZ3C electric crossover, but you can’t have it

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The Toyota bZ3C looks like the new Prius, but the electric SUV crossover won’t be available in the US. With the Lexus RZ included, total Toyota EV sales are still under 0.62%. The post Toyota to launch a Prius-like bZ3C electric crossover, but you can’t have it appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Toyota previews Prius v; first expansion of planned Prius family

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The Prius v. The Prius v is one of three planned regional iterations of the vehicle: Toyota will release the vehicle as the Prius+ in Europe, and as the Prius α in Japan ( earlier post ). Bob Carter: Prius may eventually lead Toyota sales in US. I can see Prius eventually leading Toyota sales in the US.

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Toyota launches Hui car share service in Honolulu through Servco Pacific; MSPF application

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Seventy Toyota and Lexus vehicles are available for reservation through the Hui mobile app (for iOS and Android devices) by the hour or day at 25 easily accessible locations throughout Honolulu. The vehicles initially in the program include the Toyota Prius, Prius Prime, Camry XSE, as well as Lexus RX 350 and RX F Sport vehicles.

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Toyota cumulative global hybrid sales pass 5M, nearly 2M in US

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Toyota and Lexus sell 19 hybrid models and one plug-in hybrid in 80 countries and regions around the world. Twelve of the models are available in the United States, including seven from Toyota and five from Lexus. TMC launched the Coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997 and launched the Prius in December of that year.

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Report: Lexus HS Hybrid Pulls in 1,500 Preorders in Japan

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has received about 1,500 preorders for its Lexus HS hybrid car ( earlier post ) in Japan, roughly three times more than the firm’s monthly sales target. Meanwhile, Toyota’s new Prius hybrid, released in May, has been selling extremely well. Given this, some eager customers may switch their existing orders to the Lexus HS.

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