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Toyota Supports Relief Efforts for Hurricane Helene and Other Recent Natural Disasters
PLANO, Texas (Sept. 27, 2024) – Toyota Motor North America and Toyota Financial Services announced efforts to assist those suffering from the impacts of Hurricane Helene and other recent natural disasters across the country. Toyota contributes annually to The American Red Cross and SBP, and these funds are utilized to support recovery efforts when disasters strike around the nation. To further assist affected communities, Toyota is matching contributions for donations made by U.S.-based employees to support The American Red Cross, SBP and other eligible nonprofits.
Read MoreNew Name, Same Great Powertrain for the 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid
PLANO, Texas (Sep. 26, 2024) - Since 2019, the Toyota RAV4 Prime model has brought the flexibility of Plug-in Hybrid driving to customers. With 42 miles of battery powered all-electric range that can be recharged at home or a public charging station, and a manufacturer-estimated 38 MPG combined rating when in hybrid mode, it’s a RAV4 made to put the power of choice in drivers’ hands. For model year 2025, it continues with a winning blend of powerful electric and hybrid-electric driving and changes its name to RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), or simply RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid. The switch to the RAV4 Plug-in name is intended to help consumers more easily identify the powertrain choices among RAV4 models. In addition to the model naming change, the Toyota logo on the front and rear of the vehicle will no longer have a blue “halo” within.
Read MoreToyota Names Fourteen Team Members to Participate in the 2024 Rebelle Rally
PLANO, Texas (Sept. 26, 2024) – Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) today announced names of the 14 team members who will participate in the 2024 Rebelle Rally, the longest competitive off-road navigation rally in the United States exclusively for women. Through its expansion to seven teams, Toyota offers more opportunities to gain applied knowledge of how Toyota vehicles perform in recreational settings as well as developing their problem solving, time management and communications skills which can benefit in their daily jobs. The expansion includes an entry in the X-Cross class for the first time with a RAV4.
Read MoreToyota Alabama Rolls Off Its Ten Millionth Engine for a Tacoma Hybrid
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 26, 2024) – Toyota Alabama officially assembled its 10-millionth engine, an i-Force MAX 2.4-liter, to power an all-new hybrid Tacoma. The engine plant, which first broke ground in 2001, assembles a third of all Toyota engines in North America.
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Electrify the Road in the
2025 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid
PLANO, Texas (Sept. 26, 2024) – In 2016, the Prius Prime was introduced to the world as a plug-in hybrid model that offered the best-of-both worlds, operating on battery electric power for a limited range or hybrid gas-electric power for longer range drives. In 2022 a new Prius Prime model was introduced, with a manufacturer estimated EV range of up-to 44 miles and an impressive 6.6-second 0-60 time. It’s a powertrain option that has become a great choice for many drivers, giving them the power to take on a daily commute in all-electric mode or head for that destination road trip that’s across the country.
Read MoreToyota Adds $250k to STEM Education Support for Plano ISD
PLANO, Texas (Sept. 24, 2024) – The building blocks of future mobility start by equipping communities with the resources they need for their own future. To do this, schools must increasingly provide hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and students must have the opportunity to gain industry knowledge.
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