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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
2011 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Toyota has significantly revised its Highlander and Highlander Hybrid crossover sport utility vehicles for 2011. liter V6, while also improving fuel economy. The 2011 Highlander Hybrid receives EPA estimated fuel economy ratings of 28 mpg city and 28 mpg highway (8.4
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2010
Toyota introduced the Auris Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) at the 2010 Geneva motor show, marking a significant milestone in Toyota’s planned deployment of the Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain across Toyota’s entire model range by early 2020s. Combined cycle fuel consumption is calculated to be 3.8 Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 17, 2009
Toyota Auris. Following on its introduction late last year of the Toyota Optimal Drive 1.33-liter liter Dual VVT-i engine with Stop & Start ( earlier post ), the Toyota Auris is now gaining the new 1.6-liter liter Valvematic gasoline engine and revised versions of the 1.4 Toyota expects the new 1.6-liter
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2009
The car, the world’s first production hybrid electric vehicle to be powered by a Liquefied Petroleum Injected (LPI) engine, goes on sale in South Korea next Wednesday (8 July). The Elantra LPI HEV emits 99 g/km of CO2 and 90% fewer emissions than an equivalent standard gasoline-powered Elantra. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.)
Current EV
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020. By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. Demand is intense.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
Toyota Motor has made a range of technology and styling changes to the LS 600h, the full hybrid Lexus flagship first introduced in 2006 ( earlier post ), including redesigned seating, updated equipment, a new ECO driving mode and new brakes. The load on the engine is also reduced under acceleration, which also helps improve fuel efficiency.
Plugs and Cars
FEBRUARY 23, 2007
Fuel-saving gasoline-electric hybrid cars don't save as much fuel as thought, according to new government fuel-economy ratings available to the public for the first time. But now it's possible to tell what rating 2007 and older models would get using the 2008 standards.
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