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Early in the 1990s, Toyota sought to answer two important questions: “What are the requirements of motor vehicles for the 21 st century?” and “What sort of vision must Toyota have to meet the challenges of the new era?” To answer these questions, the company assembled staff members from various departments to develop a totally new type of vehicle.
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An update on 2011 Toyota Prius.

The following versions of the Toyota Prius, the world’s first eco-car produced in series, will be equipped with solar panels.

Toyota’s next generation Prius, due out as early as next spring, will be outfitted with solar panels to help run the on-board electronics.

Barrel to galon price conversion

An update on design and efficiency of Toyota Prius 2010.

Gas prices are high. This is a nice calculator.

A nice car gas saving tips written with unique style

Toyota has announced that they have a very good problem: they are selling so many hybrid vehicles that they can barely keep up with the demand for the batteries that go in them.

Japan can marker, Toyota, announced today that the company will introduce a plug-in hybrid vehicle by 2010. This will further help consumers cut their carbon footprint and fight global warming. This announcement was part of a further emphasis on developing Toyota’s ‘green’ strategy.

Toyota announced today that it has developed a fuel cell hybrid vehicle with a newly designed high-performance fuel cell stack. Their “TOYOTA FCHV-adv” has increased its fuel efficiency over the company’s previous FCHV by 25% through higher efficiency of the fuel cells, better regenerative breaking, and reducing energy consumed in on-board systems. They’ve also improved the durability of the fuel cell by controlling the degradation of the electrode catalyst.

Its interesting to look at todays toys and products and to think what came before them? What was it that paved the way for this to become the dominant product it is today? For example: when you look at the computer, what came before the computer that helped the computer become what it is today? A simple and broad answer, and not necessarily 100% accurate, could be the calculator. Not exactly the best answer, but you see what I am trying to get at. So what about the car industry, what car is making the future of cars a little more exciting?

The Hymotion by A123Systems is a PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) module that has just rolled out that will enable Toyota Prius owners to achieve 100 mpg.

The new prototype has been presented at the Detroit Auto Show this year. They want you to travel about 600 miles on a four gallon fuel tank. That is approximately 100mpg, something that has never been done before with fuel.

Lower Footprint takes a 2009 Toyota Camry out for a spin. Part One of a two part report.