BUILDING ON NEWS in August that Toyota has developed advanced lithium-ion battery technology, Japanese newspaper Yomiuri is reporting that larger Toyota hybrids are on the way.

While the carmaker’s current hybrid models use older nickel-metal hydride systems, the new models - possibly a wagon or an SUV - would utilise the higher output and capacity [...]

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FOR YEARS THE TOYOTA PRIUS has been the car of choice for the environmentally conscious among the über-residents of Hollywood. It’s become a ‘must have’ addition to the celebrity garage.

We haven’t checked, but that’s probably also true of Saint-Tropez.

Toyota’s Prius is a defining car of the age and sits at the sharp edge of a [...]

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TOYOTA’S PRESENCE AT Frankfurt this month will be all about hybrids and EVs, with luxury arm Lexus revealing the LF-Ch hybrid concept and Toyota showing a plug-in Prius and the Auris (Corolla) hybrid concept.

The Prius PHEV plug-in - previously seen undergoing testing on the second-generation Prius platform - will be revealed at Frankfurt, and [...]

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LAST MONTH’S LAUNCH of the 2010 Toyota Prius has paid dividends for Toyota Australia. The company’s latest hybrid has recorded 446 sales in its first month in Australia, an all-time record for the Prius line.

Significantly, the Prius officially went on sale from July 20, meaning the car has yet to record a full month in [...]

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PRODUCTION OF THE third-generation Toyota Prius hit its first hurdle this week with battery supplier Panasonic struggling to keep up with demand.

Takahiko Ijichi, Toyota Senior Managing Director, said today at the company’s quarterly earnings announcement that the problem is likely to continue into 2010.

Toyota’s Tsutsumi plant in Toyota City, Japan, has the capacity to [...]

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TOYOTA HAS UNLEASHED its most eco-friendly model yet, launching the third-gen 2010 Prius into the Australian market.

The Prius ties with the MINI Cooper D for average fuel consumption -  requiring just 3.9 l/100km on the combined cycle - but beats it for CO2 emissions with its 89g/km rating.

Surprisingly, it’s quicker as well as being more [...]

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As the adage goes, you take the good with the bad - something that Toyota is experiencing at the moment.

In the wake of Toyota’s first loss in 71 years, reports are trickling in that Toyota has received a whopping 180,000 Japanese orders for the third-gen Prius within the space of a month - a good [...]

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AS AUSTRALIAN CAR BUYERS gradually warm to the idea of diesel engines, and Peugeot, Citroen and Volvo forge ahead with their plans to bring diesel-electric hybrids to market, Toyota, the world’s current hybrid-car leader, has reportedly nixed the idea of an oil-burning hybrid.

Toyota currently produces a diesel hybrid truck for the Japanese market, but it [...]

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THANKS TO HUGE demand and a surge of interest in the car ahead of its US launch, Toyota will be increasing production of the 2010 Prius at the two Japanese plants that produce the car.

Initial sales forecasts were pegged at 100,000 cars for 2009, but after 80,000 people pre-ordered a Prius before it even launched [...]

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THIS WEEK MARKS the launch of Toyota’s third generation Prius in Japan. After a long and teasing lead-up of information, photos and specifications, the new Prius looks set to build on the 1.25 million sales amassed to date for Toyota’s hybrid warrior.

Boasting a ‘90 percent-new’ hybrid drive system, with a larger 1.8 litre petrol [...]

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If you’re a Toyota nut but not the biggest fan of the upcoming Prius’ style, you’ve got a problem. If, on the other hand, the look of the new 2010 Toyota Prius hits the spot for you, then the local Toyota showroom offers a rosy future.

In a recent presentation at Toyota’s design studios, global design [...]

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Toyota has announced that the Australian-market 2010 Prius will boast two high-tech safety systems when it lands here in July, systems that until now have been the exclusive domain of Toyota’s luxury arm Lexus.

Dynamic Radar Cruise Control is the primary system, and the one that keeps you out of trouble. Pre-Crash, on the other hand, [...]

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