Toyota’s Prius Family, otherwise known as Toyota Prii, is getting larger and larger with the new Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid and the Toyota Prius V joining the standard Toyota Prius in the Japanese automaker’s lineup. In the middle of 2012 the Toyota Prius C will also join the rest of the family. To advertise its [...]
Toyota’s executive vice president of R&D and engineering, Takeshi Uchiyamada, is anticipating that 20 percent of global vehicle sales will be extended-range plug-in hybrids by 2020. Hybrid sales in Japan are already at 20 percent, however most other developing areas are below 10 percent, or just hitting that mark. The market share for Toyota’s hybrids [...]
What do we have here? You’re looking at the first teaser (and probably the last) of the new 2012 Toyota Avensis sedan prior to its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show on Sept. 13. From the looks of it, the Avensis is receiving a nice makeover – a makeover that’s long due since 2008. [...]
Toyota will be unveiling their latest addition to the Prii family at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle or Prius PHEV is pegged to be the cleanest and most technologically advanced Prius yet. Because the Prius PHEV is equipped with a new battery, the EV power range gets [...]
As part of Toyota’s efforts to find how well their Prius plug-in hybrid works in the real world, Toyota leased 20 third-generation Prius plug-ins through EDF Energy, a leasing program that works with businesses and fleet management in London, UK. Just recently, the study hit its first year out of three, which began last summer. [...]
Earlier this week, Toyota held its national dealer meeting in Las Vegas, which was headed by the Japanese automaker’s president Akio Toyoda. The meeting was attended by representatives from Toyota’s 1,233 U.S. dealers. During the meeting Toyoda told dealers that the Prius family launch remains on track. This fall, Toyota will launch the new Prius V, [...]
There have been a lot of rumors recently that Toyota has intentions of giving its popular Prius its very own brand. Toyota executive have advised that there are no plans to do so. The speculation is a result of Toyota’s intentions to release four Prius models next year, compared to the one model available in [...]
Toyota Motor Company announced earlier this year of its efforts to expand the Prius family. So it’s no wonder that the Prius is predicted to become the company’s best seller, surpassing the high-volume sales of the Corolla and the Camry. By the end of this year along with the usual five-door model that we’ve come [...]
The Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid will begin arriving at dealers in 15 launch states in spring of next year, with a nationwide roll-out in 2013. According to Nikkei business daily in Japan, Toyota plans on making plug-in technology standard in the Prius starting in 2014. The Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid is capable of driving about [...]
Toyota announced today that it has launched a new Online Order System that will launch later this year for the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, known as the most advanced Prius yet. “The first phase of the Online Order System, called Priority Registration, will launch on Earth Day, April 22, 2011,” Toyota said. Customers who are [...]
