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White House calls for 54.5 mpg by 2025; Toyota on board

August 7, 2011 Features No Comments
White House calls for 54.5 mpg by 2025; Toyota on board

The U.S. government has recently announced its plans for increasing fuel standards over the next decade; and Toyota, as a long-time purveyor of fuel-efficient vehicles, is committed to realizing these goals. The new plan from the Obama Administration is ambitious: a proposed fleet-wide average fuel-economy of 54.5 mpg, a 163 grams-per-mile reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and $1.7 trillion in savings at the pump – all by 2025. The plan is lofty, yes; but the plan is also a positive step towards the better fuel standards that we have been waiting for in the U.S.

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2011 Prius Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicle, says EPA

December 15, 2010 Features No Comments
2011 Prius Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicle, says EPA

51 city, 48 highway. These are the fuel efficiency-numbers to remember at your certified Kenosha Toyota dealer in 2011. 51 / 48: the American fuel-efficiency standards – procured by Toyota – that can only be found on the frontier of the modern automotive industry’s push towards better fuel economy. The 2011 Toyota Prius – and its gaudy mpg rating – stands alone; no one can argue with the money people will save on fuel when they invest in this vehicle. Yet the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to do the Prius one better by bestowing upon the progressive fuel-saver the title of Most Fuel-Efficient vehicle in America.
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Plug-in Prius leasing

Plug-in Prius leasing

Prius has announced that the Tokyo Motor Corporation has started leasing the new plug-in version of the Prius in Japan with local collaboration with local governments selected under the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s EV & PHV Towns program. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid  has a larger capacity Lithium Ion battery that can travel 13 miles on electric power alone and at speeds of up to 60 mph. The Hybrid will be capable of recharging from outside power at home or commercial charging stations and could run on electric power alone for longer periods of time than the current Prius.

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Toyota gives an update to public on stand in eco-friendly game

December 27, 2009 Features, Toyota News No Comments
Toyota gives an update to public on stand in eco-friendly game

The pressing environmental issues weigh on the minds of people all over the world and Toyota is one company who is taking action. In the 2009 North American Environmental Report Toyota announced incredible accomplishments over the past year. From Hybrid cars to green improvements to their plants Toyota is doing everything in its power to help get the environmental situation our planet is facing under control. … Continue Reading

Toyota teams up with SmartGridCity Project in Colorado

December 22, 2009 Features, Toyota News No Comments
Toyota teams up with SmartGridCity Project in Colorado

Rolling in one after another, Toyota’s accumulated an extensive list of awards, titles and recognitions. Their vehicles have been acknowledged as having the best resale value and outstanding safety features, while they also own the top selling hybrid and highest renowned reliability ratings in the automotive world.

They are now the only automaker who is a part of the SmartGridCity project put on by Xcel Energy. Xcel plans to “build out an entire community that combines traditional and cutting-edge technology to modernize our energy grid and provide new, innovative ways to provide you with the best service possible”.

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