Toyota Files Patent That Could Lead To Flight-Capable Cars
Toyota Motor Corp. filed for a patent on a feature that could lead to flying cars...
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Toyota Motor Corp. filed for a patent on a feature that could lead to flying cars...
A Toyota Prius is an Investment for the Future
Think about the investment you make when you drive off in a Toyota Prius. You are reducing your impact and carbon footprint on the world, leaving the environment a better place for your children and your grandchildren.
You are also investing in excellent gas savings over the life of the car. Naturally, the amount you save depends on how long your hybrid lasts.
Bob Old has been driving the same Toyota Prius since 2004, and he's racked up even more miles. He'll be taking the car in for its 43rd service appointment soon, at the 435,000 mile…
Fuel for the 2016 Toyota Mirai is in the Water
Fuel for the 2016 Toyota Mirai is in your drinking water. We're not talking about a disastrous fuel spill-- this hydrogen fuel cell vehicle's fuel comes from the water!
The name gives it all away. Hydrogen. Hydro. Gen. Hydro is from the Greek root for water, and Gen is from the Greek root for creator. So hydrogen means "water-creator."
In fact, when you burn hydrogen in a fuel cell like the Mirai uses, all you get left over is water. No more harmful emissions.
Toyota Expected To Unveil 2016 Prius
The upcoming 2016 Prius will encounter great competition from a couple
of other hybrid vehicles including Ford C-Max Hybrid, Lexus CT200h and
the all-new Chevrolet Volt...
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Toyota Prius C Earns Top Safety Pick Award
The 2015 Toyota Prius C subcompact hybrid hatchback earned the Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety following structural improvements to the front end and occupant compartment.
The car's side curtain airbags were also lengthened.
The rating applies to 2015 Prius C models built after May.
Previously, the 2015 Prius C earned a "poor" rating in the Institute's small overlap front crash test. The structural improvements boosted the rating…
Toyota President Excited About Hydrogen Technology
From Louisville Courier-Journal:
The head of Toyota Motor's Kentucky plant predicted Thursday that hydrogen fuel cell technology will revolutionize the automotive industr, and that new vehicles like the Mirai may be manufactured someday in Kentucky.
Speaking to the Rotary Club at Louisville's Galt House Hotel, Wilbert "Wil" James, president of Toyota's $6 billion facility in Georgetown, said that the hydrogen-fuel cell vehicle now debuting in California is the future.
"We're really…
Toyota Hybrid Batteries Repurposed at Yellowstone
Even after they're no longer suitable for their original purpose, the battery packs from hybrids and electric cars can still be useful.
Battery energy-storage capacity diminishes over time, to the point where packs are no longer suitable for use in cars.
But after their automotive service lives are finished, battery packs often still have enough usable capacity for other applications.
Like, for example, powering a cluster of buildings in a remote part of Yellowstone…
Toyota Provides 1st Hydrogen Fueled Pace Car
Toyota Tests 3 Wheel Car
Today, residents of Tokyo will get a chance to drive Toyota's three-wheeled electric car/motorbike. It's part of a trial aimed at creating a global business model that will reduce gridlock and pollution.
Toyota will partner with Park24, a Japanese car sharing service, for a six month experimental trial. Park24 is leasing the i-Road concept vehicle from Toyota. Their goal is to set up a green car sharing business similar to Daimler AG…
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Toyota Unveils Rav4 Hybrid
from Joe Bruzek, Cars.com
NEW YORK -- Toyota seemingly has a gasoline-electric hybrid for every lifestyle with seven models in its lineup, though one omission is a small SUV. Until now, that is. This fall, the automaker expands its hybrid lineup to eight models, adding the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, unveiled on Thursday at the New York Auto Show.
Toyota is stingy with specifics on mileage, performance and price this early. The RAV4 Hybrid will…
