Toyota News
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In a circular economy approach enabled by JB Straubel's Redwood Materials, Toyota plans to make retired Prius batteries part of the EV future.
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2025 Toyota Crown Signia hybrid SUV boasts 36 mpg, AWD
The 2025 Toyota Crown Signia is a five-seater that’s hybrid-only, with all-wheel drive across its lineup.
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2025 Toyota Camry goes all-hybrid, with AWD traction on tap
Goodbye, V-6: The entire 2025 Camry lineup adopts hybrid power with a fresh face, updated seating and tech, and all-wheel-drive traction.
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2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid teased: Redesigned sedan adds all-wheel drive
The next-generation Toyota Camry Hybrid will be revealed in November at the LA auto show—and, Toyota suggests, the Hybrid will offer AWD for the first time.
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Toyota's $8M battery boost heralds US-made EVs, plug-in hybrids
Toyota massively increased the size and investment in a North Carolina battery facility—pointing to accelerated plans for plug-in hybrids and EVs.
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Toyota shows an electric van the length of a Mini Cooper
The Kayoibako makes efficient use of space, and it isn't the only electric truck concept Toyota revealed for the Tokyo auto show.
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The Toyota EPU EV concept looks the closest to production of the automaker's Tokyo-bound concepts and might sit smartly alongside a hybrid Tacoma pickup.
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Does Toyota Land Cruiser Se concept preview US-bound 3-row EV?
Building on the Land Cruiser name but not the design heritage, the Land Cruiser Se is a big, American-sized electric SUV.
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Compact Toyota electric pickup project revealed: Is it US-bound?
Shorter than the 2024 Toyota Tacoma hybrid, with a modest range up to 140 miles or more: Is it the affordable, basic compact electric truck Millennials want?
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Toyota and Lexus confirm Tesla-based EV charge port starting in 2025
The move could prove especially important for Lexus, which plans to aim for higher EV road-trip range numbers.
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Toyota electric sports car, crossover EV concepts previewed
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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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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2024 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid blacks out, still gets 42 mpg
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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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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Toyota Land Cruiser returns as hybrid-only SUV with lower price
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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