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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 wins Altair Enlighten Award for weight savings; CFRP inner panels on Prius Prime, Lexus LC 500

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At the CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS, Toyota was presented with an Altair Enlighten Award for its use of innovative weight reducing vehicle closure systems. The award program honored Toyota’s use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) inner panels on the Prius Prime liftgate and Lexus LC 500 side doors and luggage hatch.

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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. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., This is part of a global recall for the issue.

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

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Using that data, customers will be presented with recommended charging schedules that, if used, can potentially reduce the health impact of the electricity being pulled from the local utility. The optional schedule will be presented to them through the customer’s existing account on their app.

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Prius v first member of expanded family to go on sale in US; 58% more cargo space than original Prius, with 42 mpg combined

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Toyota expects Prius v to account for about 15% (incremental) of conventional Prius sales. The new Prius v ( earlier post )—the first of three coming members of the Prius family joining the original Prius in the US—will go on sale here at the end of next month. Under the hood of the Prius v.

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Toyotas Yaris hybrid concept anticipates B-segment hybrid strategy with first downsizing of HSD; Prius +

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Toyota aims to bring full hybrid technology to every main European model as early as possible in the 2020s, and introduced the Auris HSD to the C-segment in 2010, equipped with the same powertrain as the Prius. Introducing full hybrid technology into the B-segment presented Toyota with several unique engineering challenges.

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CU-NREL Energy Institute Launches Study of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in Boulder; 18 Prius PHVs

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Toyota Motor Sales will supply 18 Prius PHVs for the two-year program. The Boulder location also presents the opportunity for researchers to monitor the performance of Toyota’s first-generation lithium-ion battery at high altitudes and in cold weather. Earlier post.)

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