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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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People from Chevron and Toyota will be driving Toyota’s Tundra, RAV4 and Camry on this road trip with the objective of demonstrating the fuel, which is more than 40% less carbon intensive than traditional gasoline on a lifecycle basis, according to Chevron.

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PACCAR and Toyota expand hydrogen fuel cell truck collaboration to include commercialization

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PACCAR and Toyota Motor North America announced an expansion of their joint efforts to develop and to produce zero-emissions, hydrogen fuel cell (FCEV) Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks powered by Toyota’s next-generation hydrogen fuel cell modules. Toyota will begin assembly of the modules in the United States in late 2023.

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Toyota, Kenworth tout fuel cell electric truck capabilities with completion of truck operations for ZANZEFF

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The primary goal for Toyota and Kenworth’s participation in the project was to match nearly the performance of diesel-powered drayage trucks while eliminating emissions to provide a sustainable solution in heavy-duty transportation. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The Ocean trucks reduced Greenhouse Gases (GHG) by 74.66

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ECS announces 2023-2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship recipients

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Yaocai Bai and Yuzhang Li have received the 2023–2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowships for projects in green energy technology. Dr Bai is the focus area lead for the Advanced Resource Recovery research thrust in DOE’s ReCell Center for Advanced Battery Recycling. 2023–2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigators Fellowships.

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Toyota providing mobile retail fuel cell vehicle to support reconstruction in Fukushima Prefecture

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and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) are partnering to establish a mobile retail business that uses a fuel cell vehicle in specified reconstruction and revitalization bases. Futaba Town, Namie Town, AEON TOHOKU Co., To this end, the use of the first hydrogen-powered fuel cell (FC) mobile retail vehicle will be implemented.

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Toyota North America joins Auto/Steel Partnership

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Toyota Motor North America has joined the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP). Formed in 1987, A/SP leverages the resources of the automotive and steel industries to pursue research, validation and education that have helped automakers enhance vehicle safety and fuel economy while improving design and manufacturing.

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Toyota Research Institute unveils new generative AI technique for vehicle design

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Toyota Research Institute (TRI) unveiled a generative artificial intelligence (AI) technique to amplify vehicle designers. Vehicle design sketch incorporating the results of TRI’s new generative AI + optimization technique (courtesy of XD : Experimental Design Studio of Toyota).

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