Toyota have decided to operate a third production shift at its European Yaris factory, Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) in Valenciennes, this June in order to meet high demand for their products. The 2014 Yaris Hybrid is proving particularly popular as it has brought the famed reliability and fuel consumption accolades from the Prius, to the […]
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Recharging a Toyota plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle could in future be as simple as parking the car. Toyota has announced verification testing is to begin later this month of a new wireless battery charging system it has developed for vehicles that use an electric powertrain. It is important to realise that wireless charging is
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Toyota has announced a recall today for some of its current, third-generation Prius models to correct a potential problem with the hybrid system’s boost converter software. The recall affects 30,790 UK-registered Prius cars. Worldwide, there have been no reports of any accidents or injuries relating to this issue. In Europe Toyota has recorded 11 field
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The Deputy Prime Minister has announced the UK government will invest more than £9 million to boost the number of charging points for electric cars. Major car manufacturers BMW, Nissan, Renault, Toyota and Vauxhall are all backing the Go Ultra Low campaign in a ground breaking partnership with government to debunk common myths and misconceptions
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Toyota Racing have been hot on Audi’s heels throughout the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and things are set to get even closer with the new regulations brought in 2014. Toyota plans to push the limits of their hybrid powertrain with their usual sets of drivers; Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapiere, Kazuki Nakajima, Anthony Davidson,
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Toyota has officially sold more than six million hybrid vehicles in their cumulative sales as of the end of Demcember 2013. This follows on from their previous announcement at 5 million units, just nine months before – making the final million units the fastest selling hybrid vehicles. Toyota has been active in the hybrid field
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Autonomous driving is a hot topic at the moment with just about everyone testing various ways of achieving driverless cars. It therefore makes sense for legislators to define what categories and levels of autonomy there are so that vehicles fall into different categories. In no particular order, Ford, Google, Nissan, Tesla, Toyota, Volvo, BMW, Volkswagen
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Toyota’s new fuel cell vehicle or FCV has made it’s appearance at this year’s International CES 2014 with an interesting demonstration of how owners could simply plug their car into their home, making use of the fuel-cell to generate power for lights and heating. The Toyota FCV is due to go on sale as soon
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Toyota will debut their new fuel cell ‘test mule’, a car built for the purpose of researching fuel cell technologies, at the International CES 2014 in Las Vegas, 6th to 10th January. Having completed thousands of miles and rigorous testing on US roads, Toyota’s aim is to prove reliability in the technology and show it’s
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More good fleet news for Toyota who’ve sold more than 250 of their Auris Hybrid to Britain’s third largest trade union, GMB. GMB claimed that buying British was a top consideration for them to help support the economy. Being British built, Toyota’s Auris was therefore a good starting point. Signing the deal with GMB to
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