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Just months after Toyota Motor Corp. announced that its new hydrogen-fuel cell vehicle ,the Mirai, will go on sale to the public in the fall of 2015; it now said that it won’t enforce more than 5,600 patents it has on the patents to the technology behind it.

Shouldn't a factory that makes green vehicles, also run on green power sources?  Toyota thinks so and so do we.

Construction begins in April, and is expected to be complete by early 2015.  Once up and running, the system will generate one megawatt of electricity per hour, or about what it takes to power 800 homes.  Additionally, landfill greenhouse gas emissions will be cut by as much as 90 percent, which adds up to…

The 2014 Toyota Sienna has received a 5-Star overall rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This is highest grade given by the agency.  NHTSA measures vehicle performance in frontal, side and rollover crashes as part of its New Car Assessment Program.

Click to view the NHTSA Sienna Assessment.

Fortune Magazine has revealed their annual list of the 50 most admired companies in the world.  Fortune describes it as a report card on corporate reputation. 

Kelley Blue Book (KBB) recently released their Best Resale Value Awards and Toyota had 4 of the top 6 models listed.  These vehicles are predicted, from comprehensive research, to provide the most value, year after year.

The Toyota Camry and Tacoma both received honors in their respective segments from U.S. News and World Report’s 2014 Best Cars for the Money awards. The 2014 Camry was top pick in the Best Midsize Car for the Money category and the 2014 Tacoma won the Best Compact Truck for the Money award.

The new Toyota Highlander will have its broadcast debut on TV's biggest stage - the Super Bowl, on Sunday February 2nd. Over 111 million viewers will watch the Big Game this coming weekend! Check out the new Highlander ad HERE.  And check out a funny out take HERE.

The 2014 Camry has been added to Consumer Reports' list of recommended cars after being named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, reports Bloomberg.  Far fewer vehicles meet the institue's new criteria after it raised the bar to require "good" or "acceptable" performance standards in the small overlap front crash test for Top Safety Pick and a front crash prevention system for Top Safety Pick+.  This year, just 39…