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After 21 years, Toyota pulls the plug on Prius

May 12, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles

THE CAR THAT PIONEERED the move to EVs in Australia (and elsewhere) and kick-started Toyota’s foray into electrification is about to end its 21-year run. Toyota Australia has announced the local discontinuation of the Prius

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Hybrid control ECU software forces Toyota Prius recall

October 7, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

TOYOTA’S RUN OF RECALLS continues. Toyota Australia has announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving Prius vehicles produced between June 2021 and July 2021. There are 17 vehicles involved in the Australian market,

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Are thieves about to target your catalytic converter?

September 19, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE FITTED to modern cars since around the mid-70s to reduce emissions. They convert pollutants such as nitrogen oxides into less harmful emissions through a catalyst process. The problem is, inside the casing

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Toyota RAV4 Hybrid tops Australian sales charts in August

September 10, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THE FUTURE has finally arrived. Toyota has made automotive history in Australia with its hybrid RAV4 SUV topping the local industry sales chart in August. RAV4, which is also sold with

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Toyota passes 15 million milestone for hybrid vehicles

May 6, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

IT BEGAN WITH THE PRIUS, way back in 1997 and now Toyota’s commitment to hybrid vehicles is paying off. Global sales have now passed 15 million, or 23.5 percent of 2020 deliveries and Australian sales

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Toyota proves there is a market for hybrids

March 12, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

 WHILE AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN slower than most other countries (thanks in large part to the refusal of governments to offer any incentives) to adopt hybrid and electric vehicles, Toyota has proven that there is a

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New Yaris hybrid to be Toyota’s most fuel-efficient model

January 28, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Upcoming new models

ARRIVING IN TOYOTA showrooms in May, the all-new Yaris hybrid will be Toyota Australia’s most fuel-efficient car. With a new 1.5-litre hybrid powertrain available in Yaris for the first time, the hybrid variants will offer

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