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Toyota to Exit NUMMI in March 2010

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Toyota Motor announced it will end its Corolla and Tacoma production contract with New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. NUMMI) on 31 March 2010 and shift production of those vehicles to Toyota wholly-owned facilities. Tags: Brief.

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV: 42 mile EV range/600 total miles! A smash hit!

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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. Time will tell.

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Toyota Offers Preliminary Findings From Technical Field Examination of Alleged Runaway Prius in San Diego

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At a press conference today, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc. Toyota engineers completed an investigation of the 2008 Prius driven by James Sikes that was the subject of a 911 emergency call on Monday, 8 March. A Toyota carpeted floor mat of the correct type for the vehicle was installed but not secured to the retention hooks.

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US DOE Selects 43 Projects for $92M in ARPA-E Funding; 3 on Automotive Power Electronics

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Arkansans Power Electronics International and its partners the University of Arkansas, ORNL, Toyota, and Cree will receive $3,914,554 to develop and demonstrate a transformational, highly-efficient, ultra-compact silicon carbide PHEV charger. Tags: ARPA-E Power Electronics.

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Ricardo Study Suggests E15 Poses Minimal Risk to MY 1994-2000 Vehicles

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The US EPA is currently reviewing a waiver for E15 use in light duty motor vehicles; the agency has stated that an approval of E15 may be limited to 2001 or 2007 model year (MY) and newer vehicles. million vehicles or approximately 25% of the current overall US light duty vehicle fleet. Tags: Ethanol Fuels Policy.

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Lotus Engineering Study Concludes Vehicle Mass Improvement of 38% by 2020 vs a Conventional Current Vehicle Can Be Achieved at Only 3% Cost

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The Lotus Engineering 2020 lightweight Toyota Venza. When compared with a benchmark Toyota Venza crossover utility vehicle, a 38% reduction in vehicle mass, excluding powertrain, can be achieved for only a 3% increase in component costs using engineering techniques and technologies viable for mainstream production programs by 2020.

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2024 Porsche Macan review: First drive of one of the most important new electric cars of the year

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It doesn’t sell in quite the numbers of the Audi Q5, BMW X3 and Mercedes-Benz GLC, but it puts up a solid fight – especially considering it generally sells with price tags higher than all of those. That means something like 3000 cars annually in Australia, which is twice as many as Toyota is initially expecting to sell of its bZ4X.

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