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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is still a mileage champ, but it now has power and styling to befit its avian glow-up. Is this new Prius Prime a plugged-in pile of dung on a freshly-waxed showroom floor, or is it a genuinely graceful bird spreading its’ wings? Yeah, Tim just reviewed the standard Prius last week. with a quoted 0.27

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APRIL 15, 2022

BluE’s first eAxle has achieved excellent dynamic performance and downsizing and helps vehicles increase their electric mileage. The eAxle is an electric driving module that integrates a motor, an inverter, and a transaxle. The eAxle is an electric driving module that integrates a motor, an inverter, and a transaxle.

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MAY 22, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that global cumulative sales of its hybrid vehicles—passenger car and commercial—topped the 4-million unit mark as of 30 April. Of these, the original Prius (liftback) accounts for 65.8% Of these, the original Prius (liftback) accounts for 65.8% Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Making its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the Yaris HSD hybrid concept anticipates Toyota’s intention to bring full hybrid technology to the B segment, the biggest volume segment in Europe. The Prius+, also debuting at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, is a further expansion of the Prius family. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., is advising the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of plans to conduct voluntary safety recalls of approximately 701,000 Model Year 2010-2014 Prius vehicles to update the motor/generator control ECU and hybrid control ECU software.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid. If new, improved and better are what make you happy in life, then the all-new 2023 Toyota Prius could be what you are looking for. Until then, this Flash Drive is an introduction to the 2023 Prius. Not the traditional Prius silhouette. The Top-Selling Hybrid Gets a Makeover.

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Prius Toyota Hybrid Fuel Economy 87

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

The Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, unveiled at the 2016 New York International Auto Show in March ( earlier post ), features a larger 8.8 kWh battery pack for twice the electric range of its predecessor, as well as some enhancements to its powertrain, including a Toyota-first dual motor generator drive system.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

A team led by Southwest Research Institute has applied connectivity and automation to achieve a 20% improvement in efficiency on a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. Vehicle connectivity and automation are already being used to effectively improve vehicle safety and driver convenience. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 5, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Technology in an All-New Package Toyota is taking the lead suggesting how you should drive a plug-in hybrid. The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially.

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JULY 3, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that as of the end of June, worldwide cumulative sales of the Prius gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (generations I, II and III) passed the 3-million mark. Total global Prius nameplate sales (the expanded Prius family) are at 3.436 million units. Cumulative Prius Sales.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc. TMS), will conduct two safety recalls involving some MY 2004—2009 Prius vehicles; approximately 670,000 Prius vehicles are being recalled in the United States to inspect and in some cases replace the steering intermediate extension shaft.

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APRIL 14, 2016

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) reported a 38% increase in its Q1 2016 hybrid sales (Toyota and Lexus brands) versus the same period last year, representing 30% of total sales, compared to 24% for the full calendar year 2015. Total TME sales for the first quarter of 2016 were 241,600 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, an increase of 5.1%

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) reported that sales of hybrids have increased 45% so far this year compared with the same period in 2015—which was already a record year. 31% of Toyota Motor Europe’s customers have opted for a hybrid powertrain in 2016; 41% in Western Europe alone. —Karl Schlicht. To date, 1.5

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MAY 20, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the cumulative figures for global sales of its hybrid vehicles reached 9.014 million units as of 30 April. The Prius family still accounts for the majority of sales: 5.691 million units, or 63% of the total global cumulative number.

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Prius Toyota Hybrid Sale 231

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JUNE 22, 2022

Toyota Motor North America has embarked on a mission to create a sustainable, closed-loop battery ecosystem for its electrified powertrains. Initially, this collaboration will focus on the collection, testing and recycling of Toyota hybrid electric vehicle batteries. million electrified vehicles per year.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Drawing from a 2012 BMW patent application showing one embodiment of a proposed method to increase the efficiency of an electric motor. The 50 kg electric motor powering the BMW i3 generates a maximum output of 125 kW for a specific power (SP) of 2.5 Source: BMW patent application Nº 2012/0267977. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

and Toyota Motor Corporation signed an agreement to establish a joint company to research and development for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). With the same goal to further promote the widespread use of electrified vehicles, we appreciate that BYD and Toyota can become “teammates”, able to put aside our rivalry and collaborate.

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MARCH 20, 2024

2024 Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid (European-spec) Predictive Efficient Drive is a system that Toyota also touts for the Prius Prime. the Prius Prime’s version of this system is a bit different. That learning is “kept local on the vehicle and is not shared outside the car or stored on the cloud,” according to Toyota.

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APRIL 30, 2020

Toyota has sold more than 15 million hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) worldwide since the 1997 launch of the iconic Prius, the first full hybrid mass-produced car. —Shigeki Terashi, chief competitive officer and chief project officer, Toyota Motor Corporation. In Europe, sales of HEVs have passed the 2.8

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Toyota’s next-generation Prius will deliver significantly improved fuel economy in a more compact package that is lighter in weight and lower in cost, according to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso. The next Prius will feature improved batteries with higher energy density. —Satoshi Ogiso.

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APRIL 4, 2012

Prius sales March 2011 v. In March 2012, Toyota posted a new one-month record for Prius sales of 28,711 units, up 54.3% Of those, the third-generation Prius liftback accounted for 18,008 units (62.7%); the Prius v accounted for 4,937 units (17.2%); the Prius c, 4,875 units (17.0%); and the Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid), 891 units (3.1%).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Cumulative sales in Japan of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) hybrid vehicles—including plug-in hybrids— reached 2.04 Globally, cumulative sales of TMC-produced hybrid vehicles since the first was launched in 1997 have now topped 4.60 million units, the Prius family accounts for 3.3 Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 30, 2017

Six years ago, we wrote that a number of single-motor hybrid systems were about to enter the market. They represented a new approach to a technology pioneered in 1997, when the first-generation Toyota Prius was launched in Japan.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will begin sales in Japan on 30 August of an onboard device designed to alert pedestrians and others audibly to the presence of a quiet vehicle, such as a gasoline-electric hybrid.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In addition to the vehicle’s introduction in Japan, Toyota launched the Mirai—a four-door, mid-size fuel cell sedan with performance that fully competes with traditional internal combustion engines—in Los Angeles on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. —Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corporation President/CEO.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will stage the world premiere of the FCV-R, a practical sedan-type next-generation hydrogen fuel-cell concept vehicle, at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Toyota calls this concept model “ a highly practical fuel-cell vehicle ” that is planned for launch in about 2015. mpg US, 2.5

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) sold more than 1.52 million electrified vehicles (hybrids on up) worldwide in 2017. million electrified vehicles in a single year—three years in advance of the original target set for 2020. Additionally, cumulative sales of electrified vehicles now exceed 11.47 selling more than 1.5

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MAY 24, 2011

The Prius v. The Prius v is one of three planned regional iterations of the vehicle: Toyota will release the vehicle as the Prius+ in Europe, and as the Prius α in Japan ( earlier post ). Bob Carter: Prius may eventually lead Toyota sales in US. by Jack Rosebro. Click to enlarge.

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Prius Toyota North America MPG 186

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Toyota made significant improvements in its new generation full hybrid powertrain applied in the fourth generation Prius ( earlier post ), reducing losses, redesigning and relocating key components and reducing weight. Although the new 2016 Prius retains the established 1.8-liter 2016 Toyota Prius 1.9 2016 Toyota Prius PCU.

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MARCH 23, 2016

Toyota unveiled the new Prius Prime plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at the 2016 New York International Auto Show. Toyota expects the Prius Prime’s manufacturer-estimated 120 or above MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) to be the highest MPGe rating of any current plug-in hybrid. Toyota also expects the Prius Prime, equipped with an 8.8

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. TMS) announced that New York City will join the company’s US Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) demonstration program. As part of the demonstration program, two Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles will be handed over to the NYCDOT and three to the Port Authority to be used in their fleets.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Stealthy startup Avera Motors, which began teasing its prototypes last month, has provided Diesel Power with an exclusive peek at its first engine: a 3-cylinder, common rail unit with a single overhead camshaft and an electric motor integrated into the front of the engine for charging batteries and generating power to assist the engine.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co., a joint vehicle-production company. established with China FAW Group Corporation in China’s Sichuan Province, has begun production of the third-generation Prius”gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle at its Changchun Plant. Sales of the vehicle will begin in early 2012.

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APRIL 13, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has completed its three-year plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) demonstration project jointly carried out with Électricité de France (EDF) and the City and the Urban Community of Strasbourg in France. The vehicles travelled more than a total of 4 million kilometers (2.485 million miles) during the project.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Toyota will display a new electric vehicle concept—the FT-EV II—at the 41 st Tokyo Motor Show later this month. Toyota will also showcase the Li-ion plug-in Prius concept, and a new compact, rear-wheel drive sports car concept. Plug-in Prius. Toyota’s new FT-EV II concept. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Toyota expects Prius v to account for about 15% (incremental) of conventional Prius sales. The new Prius v ( earlier post )—the first of three coming members of the Prius family joining the original Prius in the US—will go on sale here at the end of next month. Under the hood of the Prius v.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced plans to expand adoption of safety support technologies to reduce further the rate of collisions. Vehicles with both the Toyota Safety Sense P package and ICS (Intelligent Clearance Sonar) experience an approximately 90% reduction compared to vehicles without either feature.

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