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The 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) proved to be a big event for Toyota. The automaker has appeared stagnant as it has shoved all of its chips into the Prius in recent years. The Japanese automaker used the 2010 NAIAS to lay out the future of its green vehicle fleet. Toyota stated that it will have battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) on the road by 2012 and fuel cell vehicles ready by 2015.
At the center of this green vehicle plan, of course, is a spin-off of the Toyota Prius. The FT-CH concept highlighted ...
Toyota Industries Corporation (TIC) has been developing electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) since the mid-1990s. TIC premiered the latest version of its EVSE technology at the Tokyo Motor Show in November. In addition to using EVSEs as stand-alone chargers, the machine company is also unveiling electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the Aichi Prefecture in central Japan. TIC announced last week that 21 EVSE stations will be built by April 2010 in 11 locations throughout the prefecture. ...
Visitors to the recent Los Angeles Auto Show were treated to the North American debut of Toyota’s 2010 Prius Plug-in Hybrid. The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid is built on the same platform as the third-generation Prius but features a first-generation lithium-ion battery. Toyota noted that the plug-in version of its popular hybrid was possible due to one million miles and three years of testing on this new battery. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid will start road testing throughout the world at ...
The Idaho National Laboratory and the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois conduct PHEV testing as part of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA). Both laboratories and their public and private partners recently celebrated 1 million miles of PHEV road testing. This testing involves 204 PHEVs charging more than 26,000 times throughout North America. The AVTA program spans from 59 test PHEVs in California ...
Toyota sought to connect itself with the environmental movement with its Surfrider Camry Hybrid CNG at the 2009 SEMA Show. Visitors to the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas saw a Toyota Camry equipped with a compressed natural gas (CNG) system from Metal Crafters. This concept Camry produces 170 horsepower and travels 250 miles on a single tank. Toyota has committed to giving the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit working to clean up beaches ...
Toyota is using its Lexus HS 250h as the basis for a compact luxury hybrid called the Sai. The Toyota Sai will make its debut in Japanese showrooms on December 7, 2009 with a limited rollout in the first quarter of 2010. Toyota states that it has an initial sales goal of 3,000 units per month before an expanded rollout will be considered. The Sai may be focused on the luxury market in Japan but Toyota’s use of efficient drive components can be replicated in other market niches.
The Toyota Sai is powered ...
Toyota Motor made efforts last week to shore up its reputation as a leader in green vehicles by unveiling its plan for EV and fuel cell mass production in the United States. President Akio Toyoda announced plans to produce electric vehicles in the United States by 2012 with a first production run of electric vehicles by 2015. Toyoda’s comments at the Japan National Press Club built on similar comments by Tatsuaki Yokoyama in front of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) last July about an American EV rollout. Yokoyama stated that the automaker has plans in place to reduce ...
Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu has marketed mini-cars and light trucks in the Pacific Rim and South America for several decades. Daihatsu is bridging its past with its future at the Tokyo Motor Show with a 15 vehicle presentation. The Japanese automaker will display nine production models during the show including the Mira hatchback and the YPV four-door sedan. Daihatsu should get more attention for a half-dozen concept vehicles headlined by the e:S concept that foreshadow the automaker’s future models.
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Toyota is using the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show as a sounding board for several clean-vehicle concepts. The automaker’s most interesting concept is the FT-EV II, which builds on the original FT-EV shown at the North American International Auto Show this January. The most practical of these concepts is the plug-in Prius model that is slated for release in Japan in the near future. Toyota is also premiering its FT-86 sports car notable for its sleek design and rear-wheel drive system.
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Toyota is unveiling its first full hybrid model for the European market at this week’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The Auris HSD is a gas-electric hybrid hatchback ready to roll into the streets of London, Glasgow and other UK hubs by fall 2010. Toyota plans a first run of the Auris HSD in European factories by summer 2010 with additional runs possible with high demand. The Auris HSD takes the next step in Toyota’s green vehicle portfolio with nods to electrical, solar and traditional ...
