Toyota tests solar-powered Prius in quest for plug-free electric car
Inspired by new ultrathin solar panels developed for satellites, a project led by Toyota Motor Corp. is experimenting with a sun-powered Prius that it hopes will one day operate without needing to be plugged in. In the government-funded demonstration project, Toyota engineers fitted solar panels ...
Toyota shifts battery-recycling operation for hybrids to Thailand
Toyota Motor Corp. has started recycling hybrid-vehicle batteries in Thailand, aiming to establish a sustainable process for the power source behind eco-friendly cars and cut costs. The carmaker said at Friday's launch event it is reusing nickel-metal hydride batteries by utilizing some of them as ...
Betting on the future of mobility, Toyota pours billions into variety of deals and partnerships
Everywhere you turn in the transportation industry these days, Toyota Motor Corp. already seems to be there. From batteries and self-driving vehicles to lunar rovers and ride-hailing companies, the world's second-biggest automaker is on an investment spree, pouring more than ¥300 billion into deals and ...
Despite Prius sales slump, hybrids as popular as ever
The Toyota Prius, once revered as the greenest car on the road, has fallen on hard times. Sales are on a six-year losing streak, and now the previously pre-eminent eco-mobile has fallen behind the Ford Fusion hybrid — a model its parent company plans ...
Japan mandates that automakers improve fuel efficiency 30% by fiscal 2030
The government has compiled fuel economy regulations for new vehicles obliging automakers to improve fuel efficiency by 30 percent on average by fiscal 2030 from fiscal 2016 levels. The government is also aiming to raise the proportion of all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles to ...
Ferrari accelerates its move into hybrid cars with launch of new SF90 Stradale
Ferrari presented a luxury car with a difference on Wednesday — a hybrid model that can cruise silently through city streets on electric power as well as hitting a top speed of 340 kph. Fitted with a 1,000 horsepower engine developed from those used in ...
Toyota investing $750 million at five U.S. plants, creating 600 new jobs
In yet another expansion, Japan’s top automaker says the move will create nearly 600 jobs in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Toyota to recall 2.4 million hybrid cars globally over faulty program
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it will recall 2.43 million hybrid cars at home and abroad due to a fault in the hybrid system program. The models subject to the recall are the Prius sedan and wagon produced between October 2008 and November 2014, according ...
Toyota ready to share hybrid secrets with China to advance in world's largest auto market
Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to divulge details of the hybrid-car engine technology it pioneered with the Prius to China in an attempt to catch up with rivals in the world's biggest auto market. Chinese officials asked Toyota to share its gasoline-electric technology to help ...
While agile startups blaze a trail, Japan remains ambivalent on electric vehicles
Despite growing interest in electric vehicles amid stricter curbs on greenhouse gas emissions, globally renowned Japanese carmakers have yet to totally embrace the challenge — raising concerns they may fall behind emerging rivals. But analysts say the world is not ready to shift to EVs, ...
Toyota hybrid bet pays off as emissions scandal ignites demand in Europe
For years, Toyota Motor Corp. focused on pushing its hybrid models in Europe, avoiding a diesel-for-diesel competition with market leaders including Volkswagen AG. The carmaker's strategy is finally paying off. In the first full year since Volkswagen's emissions scandal threw the German giant into disarray, ...
Toyota recalls 1.43 million hybrid models over fresh air bag defect
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling 1.43 million hybrid Prius and Lexus CT200h cars worldwide because of a possible air bag inflator defect. The recall covers 2010 to 2012 vehicles with air bag inflators that could have a small crack in a weld, ...
