Despite Toyota being one of the leading global automakers, it is not keen on taking an all-electric vehicle route under its electrification strategy. The Japanese car brand’s president Akio Toyoda has expressed his scepticism about all-electric vehicles several times. He believes most auto industry people think similarly but never express their disapproval of EV-only strategy. […]
Toyota announces collaboration with Oncor to accelerate EV charging ecosystem – EQ Mag
Oncor collaboration marks Toyota’s first utility agreement for EV charging PLANO, Texas : Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) and Oncor Electric Delivery (Oncor), a Texas-based electric transmission and distribution company, have agreed to collaborate on a pilot project around vehicle-to-grid (V2G), a technology that allows vehicles to flow energy from their battery back onto the […]
Prototype Corolla Cross Hydrogen Concept Highlights Toyota’s Multi-Path Approach To Zero – EQ Mag
Hydrogen combustion prototype illustrates another possible alternative path to zero emissions Accelerated development through motorsport activity leads to encouraging progress Room for 5 passengers and their luggage highlights daily practicality Winter testing to begin shortly in northern Japan In a world of dramatically varying customer needs and market environments, Toyota’s approach to carbon neutrality is […]
Toyota focusing on hybrid vehicles at the moment: Chairman Vikram Kirloskar – EQ Mag
Toyota unveiled the Innova Hycross hybrid vehicle in India today. At the launch, Vikram Kirloskar – Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s Vice Chairman said that the company will bring electric vehicles in India in future, but at the moment it is focusing on hybrid vehicles keeping in mind the objective of meeting holistic carbon reduction. When asked […]
Toyota unveils Innova HyCross, self-charging hybrid EV in green drive – EQ Mag
‘TKM to continue selling diesel Innova after improvement in supply situation’ Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Friday unveiled Innova HyCross, a self-charging strong hybrid electric vehicle (SHEV) offering green fuel option to its customers. Based on Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), the Innova HyCross comes with TNGA 2.0 litre 4-cylinder gasoline engine. It comes in […]
Toyota cuts output target amid chip crunch as profit tumbles 25 per cent – EQ Mag Pro
The world’s biggest automaker by sales also warned that it remained difficult to predict the future after posting its fourth consecutive quarterly profit decline, underlining the strength of business headwinds it faces. Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday posted a worse-than-expected 25% drop in quarterly profit and cut its annual output target, as the Japanese firm […]
Toyota scrambles for EV reboot with eye on Tesla
Toyota (7203.T) is considering a reboot of its electric-car strategy to better compete in a booming market it has been slow to enter, and has halted some work on existing EV projects, four people with knowledge of the still-developing plans said. The proposals under review, if adopted, would amount to a dramatic shift for Toyota […]
Toyota to produce electric car powered by BYD batteries in China
It is the second model in the new Beyond Zero (bZ) series of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from Toyota, which has been criticised by activists and green investors for not embracing BEVs quickly enough. Toyota Motor Corp announced on Monday the launch of a small electric sedan, which will be powered by BYD Co batteries […]
Toyota launches pilot project on flex-fuel strong hybrid EVs in India – EQ Mag Pro
During the launch, the Toyota Corolla Altis FFV-SHEV, which has been imported from Toyota Brazil for the pilot project, was unveiled. In Brazil, flex fuel-strong hybrid electric vehicle technology has been introduced by Toyota Brazil. Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday launched Japanese car maker Toyota’s first-of-its-kind pilot project on flex fuel-strong hybrid electric vehicle […]
Toyota restarts output of first EV after fixing safety issues – EQ Mag Pro
TOKYO : Toyota Motor Corp said it would restart production of its first electric vehicle, the bZ4X, on Thursday after fixing potential safety problems that had halted sales of the new battery-powered model for more than three months. Japan’s largest automaker, a laggard in the EV market, recalled 2,700 bZ4Xs globally in June after discovering […]