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PLANO, Texas, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) announced plans to debut in the U.S. market this year, three new electrified models – two BEVs and a PHEV. We continue to be leaders in electrification that began with our pioneering introduction of the Prius nearly 25 years ago, said Bob Carter, TMNA executive vice president of sales. Toyota s new electrified product offerings will give customers multiple choices of powertrain that best suits their needs.
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The new electrified models further expand Toyota s U.S. leadership in alternative powertrain vehicles. Toyota has over 40% share of the total alternative fuel vehicle market, which includes a 75% share of the fuel cell market and a 64% share of hybrids and plug-ins. By 2025, Toyota s goal is to have 40% of new vehicle sales be electrified models, and by 2030 expects that to increase to nearly 70%.
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Toyota announced today that the company will debut three new electric vehicles in the American market this year. These vehicles will augment the plug-in hybrid-electric Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime already on sale, as well as the Mirai hydrogen-fuel-cell- EV that is sort of on sale.
“We continue to be leaders in electrification that began with our pioneering introduction of the Prius nearly 25 years ago,” said Bob Carter, TMNA executive vice president of sales. “Toyota’s new electrified product offerings will give customers multiple choices of powertrain that best suits their needs.”
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Toyota creates self-drifting GR Supra
Toyota creates self-drifting GR Supra
February 03, 2021
Japanese car-maker teams up with US university to develop a car that can drift like a seasoned pro
Toyota has joined forces with Stanford University to create a fully autonomous version of the Toyota GR Supra that is capable of drifting without any interaction from its driver.
By building a car that’s capable of sliding around on its lock-stops, Toyota says it hopes it can employ the autonomous knowhow accrued to making its road cars safer in real-world conditions.
Toyota says the skills learnt drifting make a driver safer in wet or snowy conditions. This, in turn, means an autonomous car that can balance the throttle, brakes and steering adeptly will also be better equipped in scenarios where the car suddenly loses grip.