Toyota News
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The FT-Se is a wide, low electric sports car while the FT-3e is a crossover.
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Toyota aims toward solid-state EV battery production with partnership
The fast-charging battery tech will be ready for "commercial use" in EVs by 2027 or 2028, it reiterated.
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Toyota Lunar Cruiser EV concept could preview earthbound SUV
The new concept draws inspiration from the original FJ40 Land Cruiser and the extraterrestrial Lunar Cruiser being developed by Toyota in partnership with JAXA.
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Review: 2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid AWD is a delightfully capable miser
The Corolla Hybrid is one of few hybrids offering AWD, topping 40 mpg, and costing less than $30,000. And it’s really good.
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Toyota secures batteries for US-made EVs due in 2025
Cells from a Michigan battery plant will support an American-made three-row Toyota electric SUV.
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2024 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: 36-mpg 3-row SUV adds Nightshade look
The Nightshade Edition is available in combination with the LE or XLE trim levels and doesn't appear to disrupt this model's excellent fuel economy of up to 36 mpg.
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Changes for the 2024 Corolla Cross Hybrid include an updated wireless device charger for the SE and XSE models and the new Nightshade Edition.
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Toyota recasts hybrids without charge ports as "hybrid EVs"
The latest stretch for Toyota marketing sees hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and fully electric vehicles all becoming different types of EVs. Which is which?
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Toyota plots solid-state battery timeline for future EVs
The automaker also emphasized the importance of producing thinner battery packs in overall EV range and efficiency.
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Toyota reveals hydrogen fuel-cell electric pickup truck
The hydrogen fuel-cell pickup is roughly the same size as the U.S. Tacoma, and this particular project had the backing of the U.K. government and partner companies.
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Toyota takes its biggest US port off the grid with hydrogen system
An industrial-scale operation at the Port of Long Beach uses agricultural methane to produce more power than the facility needs plus hydrogen for vehicles—even allowing Toyota to become an energy provider to the surrounding community.
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2023 Toyota Prius, Prime plug-in hybrid make IIHS Top Safety Pick+ list
While the IIHS list of top EV, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid safety performers was sparse just a few years ago, it now includes the Rivian R1T, Tesla Model Y, VW ID.4, and more.
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The 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser has been redesigned with a turbocharged hybrid powertrain, a smaller footprint, and a base price in the $50,000 range.
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Toyota RAV4 Prime, Lexus NX PHEV recall: Don't charge in cold weather
Dealers will replace the DC-DC converter free of charge, but for now Toyota is advising owners not to charge their vehicles when the ambient air temperature drops below 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Toyota shifts hydrogen fuel-cell focus to Europe and China
The U.S. remains part of the plan, though. Toyota still sees big cost reductions and even profitability in future hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles themselves—infrastructure notwithstanding.
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Toyota considering engine sounds, stalling for electric sports car
The automaker might not be so serious about stalling, but it's clearly aiming to incorporate many traits from gasoline cars in its performance EVs.
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Toyota teases Crown electric sedan, efficiency-boosting EV tech
Toyota touted several other technology pieces that will help make its EVs better in the future—including a downsized e-axle and rocket-influenced aerodynamics.
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Toyota touts 10-minute EV charging, solid-state battery due in 2027
Toyota claims a tech breakthrough that may allow solid state batteries with more than 500 miles of range to be produced as soon as 2027.
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Selecting Eco mode all the time may go a long way to boost gas mileage, but beware EV mode.
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Toyota confirms 3-row electric SUV for US assembly in 2025
Batteries for the Kentucky-made EV will come from North Carolina, where two of six assembly lines will be dedicated to batteries for EVs, with the rest for hybrids.
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Toyota plans to boost US hybrid production with demand
More of its hybrid powertrains and engines will be sourced from the U.S., for U.S. vehicle assembly plants.
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Hybrid headlines 2024 Toyota Tacoma lineup, no EV yet
Hybrid versions are the most powerful in the lineup, so it's unlikely the Tacoma is chasing the Maverick Hybrid's 40 mpg.
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Toyota Prius Prime lease undercuts that of cheaper Prius hybrid
Bargain leases for the made-in-Japan Prius Prime might get an assist from revamped federal EV tax credits and a leasing loophole that skips made-in-America provisions.
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Toyota teases future EV, plans three-row electric SUV by 2026
The company also teased that it would debut its next-generation EV platform in concept form in Tokyo in October, emphasizing efficiency and performance.
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