Kenworth Truck Company and Toyota Motor North America are collaborating to develop 10 zero-emission Kenworth T680s powered by Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrains.
Toyota is adding an available all-wheel-drive system to its 2019 Prius hybrid that increases the vehicle’s capability to traverse snow, icy, sand, or other challenging terrain.
Toyota New Zealand had joined the recently established New Zealand Hydrogen Association, and is one of the first automakers part of the association.
Toyota is adding an electrified all-wheel drive system as part of a refresh of the Prius for 2019 that should improve sales in the Northeast and other snowy states.
Toyota's 2019 RAV4 enters its fifth generation as a more powerful and fuel efficient compact SUV that will go on sale in December with a retail price of $25,500, excluding delivery fees, that's $840 more than the outgoing model. The RAV4 Hybrid will arrive in late March starting at $27,700.
Toyota's 2020 Corolla will enter its twelfth generation with new powertrain options, including a gasoline-electric hybrid model, and more standard safety technology, Toyota has announced.
Toyota's Mirai will add a pair of safety packages for the 2019 model year, as the company continues to offer the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle mostly on retail leases to private owners, according to the company.
Lexus, Toyota, and Mazda vehicles were considered the most reliable in the 2018, while Volvo's vehicles were rated as the least reliable by Consumer Reports in their annual reliability report.
Toyota is recalling approximately 192,000 2016-2018 Toyota Prius hybrids in the U.S. because of a problem associated with the engine wire harness attached to the car's power unit.
With Nikola trucks launching in 2020 and in full production by 2021 and hydrogen fuel stations popping up across the country, hydrogen may become a serious factor for trucking sooner than we think.