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BYD, Toyota to establish joint company for battery-electric vehicle research and development

Green Car Congress

BYD Company Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation signed an agreement to establish a joint company to research and development for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). Additionally, BYD and Toyota plan to staff the new company by transferring engineers and the jobs currently involved in related R&D from their respective companies.

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Toyota teams with 5 Japanese power companies on PHV Connected Power Service to encourage more electric driving in Prius PHV

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Toyota Motor Corporation will partner with five Japanese power companies—Tohoku Electric Power Co., and Shikoku Electric Power Company, Inc. This service will provide customers of the new Prius PHV with various benefits depending on the distance driven in EV-mode as well as the amount of home charging.

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PHEVs led August US sales of plug-in vehicles; Volt and Prius PHV dominate

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In August, the US sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from the major OEMs (Chevy Volt and Prius PHV) totalled 3,336 units, while battery-electric vehicles (Nissan LEAF, Honda Fit EV, and Ford Focus Electric) sold a combined 728 units. The Toyota Prius PHV maintained second place, with 1,047 units sold.

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First Timer: 2021 Toyota Prius Prime

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Memories fade over time, but the day you buy your first electric vehicle will stay with you, maybe forever. In this case we met with Mark and Annette, who purchased a 2021 Toyota Prius Prime. The Prius Prime is a good compromise, providing great gas mileage with a fully electric option for shorter trips. Happy with their choice.

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More than a third of Prius owners get another one, finds CarMax

Baua Electric

When it’s time to replace their cars, many Toyota Prius owners choose another of the hybrids, according used-car retailer CarMax. More than 38% of CarMax customers who own a Prius purchase another one, according to the company. That makes the Prius the model with the highest loyalty in CarMax’s inventory.

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Toyota recalling about 701,000 Gen 3 Prius vehicles in US over software issue in inverter assembly

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is advising the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of plans to conduct voluntary safety recalls of approximately 701,000 Model Year 2010-2014 Prius vehicles to update the motor/generator control ECU and hybrid control ECU software. No other Toyota or Lexus models are affected, according to the company.

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Will Toyota Prius Prime gain EV route planning smarts?

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2024 Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid (European-spec) Predictive Efficient Drive is a system that Toyota also touts for the Prius Prime. the Prius Prime’s version of this system is a bit different. That learning is “kept local on the vehicle and is not shared outside the car or stored on the cloud,” according to Toyota.

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