7 May 2009
Toyota to Lease Over 150 Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles Across Europe
Toyota will lease over 150 units of its next generation Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) to selected fleet customers across Europe as part of a three-year programme.
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18 March 2009
EDF and Toyota Announce Large-scale Demonstration of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles in Strasbourg, France
Britain’s motor industry is taking a battering in the recession, even Toyota’s Deeside engine plant has not escaped the impact of the global economic downturn.
12 January 2009
Toyota Maintains Pace, Broadens Scope of Advanced Environmental Technologies
Detroit – Toyota will display the Toyota FT-EV concept on opening Media Day at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), confirming its plan to launch an urban commuter battery-electric vehicle (BEV) by 2012.
10 September 2008
EDF Energy And Toyota Launch UK Trials Of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle
EDF Energy and Toyota have teamed up to road trial the first Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) introduced by a car manufacturer to the UK.
6 June 2008
Toyota Develops New Fuel Cell Hybrid With Improved Cruising Distance Of More Than 500 Miles
Toyota has developed a new fuel cell hybrid vehicle that travels more than double the distance of its predecessor model, increasing the maximum cruising range from 205 miles to 515 miles.
17 December 2007
Toyota Prius: 10 Years At The Top
Prius celebrates its 10th anniversary this month and a decade during which it has pushed the boundaries of automotive innovation and set benchmarks in low emissions and fuel economy that Toyota’s rivals are still struggling to match.
4 January 2007
Fast Clean Fun – Toyota FT-HS Hybrid Sports Car Concept
Forget the congestion charge, petrol taxes and global warming – motoring in the future can still be fun according to Toyota with its FT-HS hybrid sports concept being shown at the 2007 North American International Auto Show.
22 December 2006
Toyota Fleet Reduced By 56 Tonnes
Toyota (GB) PLC is turning its fleet team green by giving them Toyota Prius company cars. A saving of 56 tonnes of CO2 is achieved because Prius produces one tonne less CO2 than the best D-segment diesels on the market*.
7 June 2006
Worldwide Prius Sales Top 500,000 Mark
Toyota has announced that worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius, the world’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, have passed the half-million mark, with 504,700 units having been sold by the end of April this year.
10 May 2006
Triple Crown For Prius
For the third year in succession, the 1.5-litre petrol engine of the Hybrid Synergy Drive has won best 1.4-1.8-litre engine in the International Engine of the Year awards and has also been named ‘Best Fuel Economy’ for its application in the Toyota Prius.
31 March 2006
Hybrid or Diesel: Sushi or Snails?
Toyota acknowledges that there are many alternative routes to achieving the ultimate eco-car and it has led the field in pursuing most of them…
19 January 2006
Toyota Honoured For Environmental Vision
Toyota’s pioneering work in developing and implementing environmentally friendly hybrid and diesel technologies has been rewarded with the 2006 Green Award from What Car? magazine.
25 November 2005
Toyota Worldwide Hybrid Sales Top 500,000 Units
Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that global cumulative sales of Toyota hybrid vehicles have topped the 500,000 mark, with approximately 513,000 units sold worldwide by the end of October this year*.
24 February 2005
Environment Agency Gets Behind Toyota Prius
The Toyota Prius petrol-electric hybrid car, winner of the 2005 European Car of The Year has achieved the top score on the Environment Agency lease car list.
18 June 2001
Toyota’s ‘Mild Hybrid’ Boosts Fuel Efficiency 15 Per Cent
Toyota have unveiled a simple, easy-to-adapt hybrid system called Toyota Hybrid System-Mild (THS-M) that is ideal for application in many types of cars.
14 February 2000
Toyota Prius Makes Its Mark On Britain
Toyota has made its mark on Britain with Prius, Toyota’s hybrid car. Starting from the Toyota plant at Burnaston, Derby, volunteers from the Toyota Enthusiasts Club drove around central England on a route that traced out the shape of the Toyota logo.
