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Toyota

Toyota boss Akio Toyoda at the 2019 Tokyo motor show
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Toyota v Tesla: War of EV words heats up

November 10, 2020November 19, 2020
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Toby Hagon 2275 Views electric car, ev, ev sales, Tesla, toyoda, Toyota

Toyota president Akio Toyoda has taken a rare swipe at electric car giant Tesla during an earnings briefing last week.

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Toyota Yaris Cross Urban hybrid AWD with optional black roof
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Toyota Yaris Cross Hybrid review

November 5, 2020November 13, 2020
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Toby Hagon 21388 Views ev, Toyota

There’s seemingly no such thing as overdoing it when it comes to SUVs in Australia in 2020. Take Toyota: It

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Toyota Yaris Cross
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Six hybrids in new Toyota Yaris Cross range, pricing revealed

October 28, 2020November 6, 2020 EV Central team 6126 Views hybrid, Toyota, Yaris Cross

Toyota has continued its roll-out electrified models, announcing the Yaris Cross hybrid SUV will be priced from $28,990 plus on-road

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Toyota GR Super Sport prototype taking to the Le Mans track ahead of the 2020 24 Hour race
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735kW Toyota GR Super Sport hybrid hypercar tested

September 22, 2020October 2, 2020 Toby Hagon 4765 Views gr, gr super sport, le mans, Toyota, ts050

Toyota’s first hybrid hypercar is nearing production following a publicity run around the famous Le Mans circuit in France. The

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2029 Toyota Lunar Cruiser
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Toyota electric SUV is out of this world

September 7, 2020September 10, 2020 EV Central team 4227 Views fuel cell electric vehicle, Lunar Cruiser, Toyota

There’s been plenty of speculation about Toyota launching an electrified version of the go anywhere Land Cruiser SUV, but this

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2020 Toyota Yaris ZR Hybrid
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2020 Toyota Yaris Hybrid review

September 3, 2020October 6, 2020 Toby Hagon 18219 Views prius, Toyota, toyota hybrid, yaris, yaris hybrid

The Yaris has long been the smallest, most affordable car in the Toyota lineup. That is still the case, but

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2023 Skydrive flying car
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Flying EVs one step closer to production

September 3, 2020September 8, 2020 EV Central team 3421 Views eVTOL, Skydrive, Toyota

A battery electric flying car backed by automotive giant Toyota has passed a critical test. It’s proved it can actually

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VW ID.4 EV
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VW ID.4 to target Toyota RAV4, not Tesla

September 2, 2020September 8, 2020 EV Central team 3417 Views id.4, Toyota, VW

Volkswagen’s all-electric SUV, the ID.4, will offer “a lot of what Tesla offers at a much lower price point”, but

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Lexus UX300e electric SUV
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Lexus Australia trademarks UX300e, raising hopes for electric SUV

August 31, 2020October 6, 2020 Toby Hagon 2999 Views electric vehicle, Lexus, lexus ev, lexus ux300e, Toyota

The Lexus UX300e pure electric compact SUV is one step closer to Australia. Lexus has applied to trademark the UX300e

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Updated 2020 Toyota HiLux
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Hybrid Toyota HiLux could be here in 2021

August 27, 2020September 8, 2020 EV Central team 14796 Views ev, HiLux, hybrid, Toyota

An electrified version of the top-selling Toyota HiLux could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2021. A mild hybrid

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle

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EV videos

Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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