The editors of Kelley Blue Book selected the 2013 Prius v and the 2013 Avalon for their list of 10 Best Family Cars. The list is compiled annually by KBB.com editors to highlight vehicles that address unique family specifications and situations, and offer innovation. “Our annual list is aimed at helping families find the right
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Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Toyota are uniting with the Energy Department on a new public-private partnership called H2USA, which will focus on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Named after the chemical symbol for hydrogen, the H2USA partnership brings together government agencies, gas
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North America will now be sourcing its Yaris subcompact hatchbacks from France rather than Japan. Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) today held an official ceremony to mark the start of production on May 6 of its Toyota Yaris compact car for export to the United States of America, Canada and Puerto Rico. The model produced
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Subaru steadily climbed in a shopper loyalty study for Q1 2013 to the No. 3 position, residing among the top-three brands for the first time since Q4 2009. “As current Subaru owners prepare to off-load their current vehicle, it is easy to reconsider the brand as it offers a diverse lineup, including models that not
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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has installed a Smart Mobility Park electric mobility charging station at Toyota Ecoful Town, its low-carbon society model district located in Toyota City. Toyota said that while functioning as a hub for electric mobility sharing, the Smart Mobility Park can also generate and store electrical power, making it possible to reduce
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Toyota is sending a revised race car, the TMG EV P002, to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event in order to defend its electric title. Based on data gained from last year’s record-breaking run of 10 minutes 15.380 seconds, engineers at TMG’s electric vehicle technology center have found ways to obtain more performance from
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Toyota’s 2013 RAV4 EV is the automaker’s second go round of converting its small gasoline powered sport utility to an electric vehicle. From 1997 to 2003, 1,484 RAV4 EVs were leased or sold. Of those, Toyota says approximately 449 are still on the road. This time, rather than develop the electric RAV4 on its own,
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Toyota Racing’s 2013-specification TS030 Hybrid will make its race debut at this weekend’s Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the second round of this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship. The team will field one updated car in Belgium, wearing the number seven of Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima. Following their podium finish at the series-opener
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Toyota Motor Corporation announced that it has sold five million hybrid vehicles worldwide. Nearly two million (1,951,243) of those hybrid vehicles have been sold in the United States, under the Toyota and Lexus brands. In Canada, over 77,000 hybrids have been sold to date and Toyota Canada’s products accounted for more than 80 percent of
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Toyota revealed the third-generation of its Highlander mid-size SUV today at the 2013 New York Auto Show. The new Highlander will be launched as a 2014 model year vehicle. Toyota said an all-new exterior design conveys both refinement and strength, complementing a new interior that will raise the bar in the mid-size SUV segment. With
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