Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

Toyota plans to introduce a hydrogen fuel cell car by 2015, according to comments made by vice president Masatami Takimoto in response to a question during a shareholders’ meeting at Toyota headquarters. Toyota is also applying its fuel cell technology in buses, material handling equipment, and residential co-generation systems.

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EV Central

JANUARY 13, 2024

For a couple of years now it’s outsold the Toyota Camry, which is no small achievement given it costs tens of thousands of dollars more. The late 2023 update to the Tesla Model 3 (codenamed Project Highland) addressed many of the issues with the car. But the reality is the Model 3 is a big seller with good reason.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

This year Toyota makes its SUVs and trucks even larger. Toyota increasingly devotes precious energy contained in hybrid batteries charged with expensive gasoline to higher power output rather than efficiency. Toyota's own "Question of the Month" in the Hybrid Synergy View Newsletter , asked. What do people actually want?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% Overall, Toyota saw a 62.8% Year-to-date US sales of Toyota hybrids through April are down 51% to 49,660 units from 101,334 for the same period last year. Sales of the Highlander Hybrid were down 63.8% of Highlander sales.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 9, 2009

Japanese automaker Toyota may be renowned for its petrol-electric hybrid vehicles, but now it can celebrate a significant achievement with a fuel cell hybrid. Its Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Advanced achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. Toyota posted a total of 18,757 hybrid units, a 15% increase by volume year on year, and representing 12.3% Highlander Hybrid posted 700 units, down 31.5% of Highlander sales.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell prototype is set to make its UK debut this week as it is confirmed as an entrant to the RAC’s Future Car Challenge. The FCHV-adv car-based on the US Highlander SUV- is set to travel from Brighton to London as part of the challenge, flanked by a host of green and [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

Sales of the Toyota Prius were off 56.8% Highlander Hybrid sold 1,037 units, down 53.7% of all Highlanders sold. Sales of conventional Highlander models were down 49%. Sales of conventional Highlander models were down 49%. Tags: Hybrids Sales. Click to enlarge. by volume from March 2008, down to 8,924 units.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2010

Toyota reported December sales of sales of 17,964 hybrid vehicles, up 47.2% Highlander Hybrid posted 1,029 units, an increase of 15.6%, representing 10.9% of all Highlander models sold. Sales of all Highlander models increased 21.2%. Tags: Hybrids Sales. Monthly reported hybrid sales. Click to enlarge. .

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2009

Toyota posted sales of 16,744 hybrid vehicles in June, down 5.8% Camry and Camry Hybrid remained Toyota’s volume leader in June, posting combined monthly sales of 26,394 units, with Camry Hybrid accounting for 2,093 units, or 7.9%. Highlander Hybrid posted 1,098 sales, down 27.3%; sales of the conventional Highlander models were up 8%.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Last week we told you that Toyota was holding a ‘Nations Challenge’ as part of its entry into the energy efficiency challenge from Brighton to London (see story). Tags: Toyota Auris challenge FCHV fuel cell Future Car Challenge Highlander hybrid hydrogen RAC.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Toyota dropped from 75% in August 2008 to 62.5% Toyota remained the hybrid sales leader, with 24,191 units sold, including 543 units of the new Lexus HS250. Sales of the Highlander Hybrid were down 31.9% by volume to 836 units; sales of all Highlander models were up 32% to 10,656 units. Tags: Hybrids Sales.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) reported September sales of 126,015 vehicles, a decrease of 12.6% year-on-year, and Highlander Hybrid posted 269 units, down 70.8% Tags: Hybrids Sales. Click to enlarge. September 2009 had 25 sales days compared to 24 days for September 2008. by volume from last September. from September 2008.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 25, 2010

Tags: BMW Chevrolet Ford Green cars Honda Latest news MINI Toyota Volkswagen BMW 335d Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Ford Escape Hybrid Ford Fusion Hybrid Honda Fit Honda Insight Hybrid kbb.com Kelley Blue Book MINI Cooper top 10 green cars Toyota Highlander Hybrid Toyota Prius Volkswagen Golf TDI.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Toyota posted 14,473 hybrids in November 2009, up 16.3% The Highlander hybrid posted 722 units, down 20%, representing 11.6% Tags: Hybrids Sales. November 2009 has 23 selling days, compared to 25 in November 2008. All comparisons here are by volume, not by adjusted selling rate. from November 2008. to 133,700 units.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. And these advocates have successfully prodded Toyota to dangle a concept PHEV before our eyes. To take one example, batteries.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% Camry and Camry Hybrid remained Toyota’s volume leader in July, posting combined monthly sales of 33,974 units, down 19.4% Highlander and Highlander Hybrid posted combined sales of 9,407 units, up 39.1% Highlander Hybrid sales were down 14.6%.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

In fact the study found that the Toyota Highlander Hybrid is about 45 per cent more expensive to repair than a regular non-hybrid Highlander. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news car insurance for hybrid cars cheap car insurance San Francisco Quality Planning.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

The Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle – Advanced (FCHV-adv) ( earlier post ) achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas, and an average fuel economy of 68.3 Jared Farnsworth, Toyota Technical Center advanced powertrain engineer. Tags: Fuel Cells Hybrids Hydrogen.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

per cent, while Toyota saw a fall from 75 per cent to 62.5 Toyota : Still the hybrid sales leader, Toyota sold 24,191 units in the month including 543 of the new Lexus HS250. per cent to 2,114 units; and sales of the Highlander Hybrid were down 31.9 per cent in August last year to 8.2 per cent in August this year.

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2009

Honda: The first full month of sales for the Insight gave Honda a boost to the number two slot behind Toyota. Toyota : Its’ combined hybrid sales dropped by 62.8 Toyota : Its’ combined hybrid sales dropped by 62.8 Toyota Prius sales dropped 61.5 Toyota’s luxury division Lexus was also hard hit.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Toyota : The Japanese manufacturer posted 18,757 hybrid units during the month – an increase of 15 per cent, and representing a 12.3 The Toyota Prius posted 13,496 units, up 14.3 per cent year-on-year; the Toyota Camry Hybrid posted 1,407 units, down 49.6 per cent; and the Highlander Hybrid posted 700 units, down 31.5

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Green Cars News

MAY 28, 2009

Currently the Toyota Highlander Hybrid boasts a similar system that puts petrol power down at the front wheels and electric power at the rear wheels. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Ferrari Ferrari hybrid car Ferrari hybrid patent. seconds per lap delivering an 82hp boost for passing other cars.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Toyota : Japanese manufacturer Toyota reported September sales of 126,015 vehicles, which is down 12.6 The Highlander Hybrid sold 269 units, down 70.8 Nissan: Total sales reached 55,393 units – a decrease of seven per cent compared to the previous year. per cent to 345 units. per cent year-on-year to just 872 units.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

Toyota : Taking the lion share of hybrid sales in the US, the Japanese manufacturer posted 16,744 units in June. The Highlander Hybrid sold 1,098 models, a fall of 27.3 The Civic Hybrid meanwhile posted 1,583 units, which is a fall of 41.6 per cent compared to the previous year. per cent with 12,998 units sold through the month.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Hybrids still represent the largest volume of “green” vehicles including the popular Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Ford Fusion hybrids. Toyota Camry Hybrid. Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Toyota Prius Hybrid. Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept. Mercedes-Benz will also debut its all-new S400 Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

As Toyota learned with the introduction of the Prius and its efforts on the 2002 RAV4 EV, O’Brien said, it is difficult to force technology adoption by consumers. We believe at Toyota that hybrids have successfully passed the threshold into the early mass market, perhaps the first advanced [vehicle] technology to achieve that goal.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota may be seen as the hybrid car king, but it has openly called into question the viability of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. According to Michael O’Brien, the company’s US corporate manager, Toyota has key questions regarding market acceptance for the technology and who the target buyers might be.

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EV Central

MARCH 20, 2023

Tesla Model 3 Tesla Model 3 The Tesla Model 3 is not just a top selling electric car it’s the top selling mid-sized car , blitzing everything from the Toyota Camry and Mazda6 to BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. There’s nothing revolutionary about it but the ZS EV fights hard with a sharp price tag. It’s easy to see the appeal.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) This was starting to hurt because it was one reason for a sudden surge in Toyotas market share." Never discount Toyota.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Toyota: When the Toyota Prius originally went on sale in 1997, it was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car, meaning the Japanese automaker effectively stole a march on its rivals. Toyota has now built a plug-in version of the Prius, which may again see the company beat its rivals to the punch on name value alone.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Toyotas Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries are considered "non-hazardous waste" [See "high voltage electrical systems" ]. Toyota has had a battery recycling program since 1998 and even offers dealers a $200 bounty to ensure batteries arent just thrown away (described at end of linked document). Tags: evdriven.

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