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The Japanese from Toyota decided they need to be greener so they installed 242,000 sqf of solar panels above their North America Parts Center California (NAPCC) manufacturing plant

Toyota is donating 5 hybrid cars and $500,000 to help support Grand Canyon National Park’s educational programs and safety efforts.

Last month some Car & Driver spy photos indicated that Honda would be building a hybrid-only car that looked almost exactly like the Prius. Today, Honda confirmed that those spy photos were genuine. At a starting price of $18,500, the clone aspect may not matter.

Headed over hill and dale but still need money for a tent and firewood? Try one of these.

Discussion of a report taht Toyota has the most fuel-efficent line of cars in the US. Upcoming models from Honda and VW are also mentioned.

Judi Greenwald, Director of Innovative Solutions, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, is interviewed about a partnership between the Pew Center and Toyota to undertake a study and project to improve corporate energy energy efficiency nationwide. Such improvements are aimed at reducing corporate carbon emissions.

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.

Small cars led sales in a slumping U.S. auto market in the first quarter of 2008.

As usual, Google is at the forefront of, well, everything. But this one is a little surprising: their philanthropic branch, Google.org, is putting $10 million into plug-in electric hybrid research and real-world testing.

Toyota said it will drive environmental performance by introducing innovative technology and improvement activities but gave no further details. The plant will use renewable energy and tree-planting activities will be promoted.

Hertz is the first rental car company in the world to offer hydrogen vehicles to its customers in the North Atlantic.

During the LA autoshow Toyota revealed a significant achievement in its ongoing hydrogen-hybrid fuel cell development program: a Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle made it from Alaska to Vancouver in just seven days, proving reliability and durability of Toyota’s fuel cell system.

Since he was a teenager, Takeshi Uchiyamada's dream was to make a car. But as he entered his 50s as a Toyota engineer, he had all but given up hope he would ever head a project to develop a model.

Toyota Europe's General Manager of Corporate Affairs Mike Hawes discusses the importance of reaching consumers with genuine environmental messages at the International Visual Communications Association (IVCA) Clarion Awards 2007.

The Toyota BioMobile Mecha Concept, created for the LA Auto Show design Challenge, which uses pollution as energy source.

While Toyota’s supremacy in the current hybrid car market is undeniable, they’re going to have to keep up the innovation if they’re going to stay on top of their game. And while they’ve been having some trouble with their lithium ion batteries of late, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t planning for the future.