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Toyota Plans to Sell a €100,000 Fuel Cell Car in Europe by 2015
[2007 Toyota Hybrid X Concept pictured above]
There’s no doubt that Toyota, with its Prius, is the carmaker that made hybrid cars an everyday word in our vocabulary. Granted, other companies like Honda with its first, odd-looking Insight, offered their own models, but it was the best-selling Prius that made hybrid cars popular to the masses. As emission regulations become tougher though, even Toyota is looking for ways to offer even “greener†cars. All-electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf are one option. But Toyota wants to go the extra mile and launch a new fuel cell model in Europe by 2015.
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Toyota Outlines Next Generation 2015 Prius Hybrid, Will Be Roomier Yet More Fuel Efficient
Close to two decades ago (a concept was presented in 1995, and the production car followed in 1997), Toyota launched what was largely considered at the time as an geeky experiment for a hybrid model using both an internal combustion engine and an electric...
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Toyota's 2011 Low-cost Dedicated Hybrid To Be Based On The Yaris
A news report has shed light on Toyota's plans to develop a dedicated small hybrid model to take on Honda's Insight hybrid that just went on sale in the USA. Speaking with Japan's Nikkei business newspaper Akihiko Otsuka, chief engineer of...
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2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid: New Set Of Teaser Photos
Another week, another set of teaser pictures of Toyota's worst kept secret, the 2010 Prius Hybrid. This time, the Japanese automaker has released shots of the new compact hybrid's engine compartment, headlight, the Lexus Hybrid inspired illuminated...
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2010 Toyota Prius Countdown Begins On New Micro-site
In approximately 60 days from now Toyota will lift the covers off the next-generation Prius hybrid at the Detroi Auto Show. The Japanese firm thought it might be a good idea to launch a dedicated micro-site on its official U.S. page that shows nothing...
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Gallery - 2010 Toyota Prius - 102 Photos
First pictures of the new Toyota Prius revealed a grainy image that made almost everyone think Toyota had improved their dedicated hybrid hatchback. Along came the Honda Insight concept, and almost everyone thought Toyota hadn't gone far enough in...
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