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Toyota provides update on status of green car technology, future plans; 21 new hybrid models, new gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, EV and fuel cell stack

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In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) outlined the progress of development of its green technologies as well as its vehicle deployment plans through 2015. Toyota’s EQ EV will deliver electric power consumption of 104 Wh/km. In the field of fuel cells, the latest version of the Toyota FC Stack. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota RAV4 Prime: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist

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The Toyota RAV4 Prime is all sorts of things, all at once. It’s Toyota’s first plug-in SUV since the “powered by Tesla” RAV4 EV from earlier last decade. It’s the quickest-accelerating vehicle in Toyota’s lineup, excluding its sports cars.

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China iCET releases 2014 Green Car China report ranking mainstream cars by green and health impacts

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Only hybrids performed very well on both the green rating and the smog index. China’s Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) recently released its 2014 Green Car China Annual Report , an evaluation of mainstream vehicles on sale in China by their lifecycle impacts and their health impacts. Green rating.

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy: Past winners

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From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have offered not just what we think you should buy, but a glimpse of the future.

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Toyota Prius Prime: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 finalist

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Odds are when you first saw the latest 2024 Toyota Prius hybrid that started arriving earlier in the year, you not only saw a great-looking car but felt a little bit of nostalgia. That’s because the latest Toyota Prius looks like it’s a descendant of the Prius that made the biggest waves in automotive history—the.

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Chevy Bolt EV discount, Toyota tax-credit phaseout, EV market collapse: Today’s Car News

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Toyota likely hit the ceiling for the EV tax credit. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota appears to have delivered the. Retroactive discounts apply to the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV. Electric trucks could pull off the majority of fleet uses today at a cost advantage.

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Toyota solid-state battery, Tesla Track Mode, electric last-mile delivery: Today’s Car News

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And is a solid-state battery pack bound for the next Toyota Prius? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota is. We look at why nearly every vehicle marker is so optimistic about electric last-mile delivery vans.

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