Toyota News
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Some automakers are launching small, affordable EVs for the European market, but Toyota currently has no plans to follow them.
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Toyota Prius Prime: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 finalistThe Toyota Prius Prime gets the most out of a small battery pack, in a better-looking car that's more fun to drive than its predecessor.
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Toyota Crown PHEV aims for electric miles, home backup capabilityA plug-in hybrid version of the Toyota Crown produces more than 300 hp and goes up to 55 miles on electric power only, by Japan-market figures.
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Toyota shows small electric SUV for Europe; is it US-bound?This model could be one of six EVs Toyota plans to launch in Europe by 2026.
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Toyota electric sports car teased with advanced battery techToyota hasn't said which battery tech though. Could a production version of the FT-Se take advantage of its upcoming solid-state batteries?
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Toyota targets more hydrogen vehicles than solid-state EVs by 2030Even if all goes well, Toyota’s solid-state battery tech won't be a big portion of the EV market—or Toyota’s own output—by the end of the decade.
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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 Camry goes all-hybrid, with AWD traction on tapGoodbye, 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 Crown Signia hybrid SUV boasts 36 mpg, AWDThe 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 Hybrid teased: Redesigned sedan adds all-wheel driveThe 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 $8B battery boost heralds US-made EVs, plug-in hybridsToyota 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 CooperThe 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 2025The 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 previewedThe 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 partnershipThe 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 miserThe 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 2025Cells 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 lookThe 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 mpgChanges 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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