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The Toyota Hybrid System uses a high-voltage battery pack, ranging between 276 and 288 V. There has been a continuous, gradual improvement in the specific capacity of the traction battery. The original Prius used shrink-wrapped 1.2 volt D cells, and all subsequent THS/HSD vehicles have used custom 7.2 V battery modules mounted in a carrier.
Pre-facelift Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited (Spain) The Hybrid features Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive which continues to allow an electric only powered mode for short distances and speeds. Weight and cost have been improved over the previous hybrid. [32] [33] The expanded size and new features have led to an increase of 500 pounds to its curb ...
By the end of 2006 there were about 15 hybrid vehicles from various car makers available in the U.S. [1] By May 2007 Toyota sold its first million hybrids and had sold a total of two million hybrids at the end of August 2009.
Toyota is recalling around 1,854,000 Toyota RAV4 SUVs in the U.S. to resolve a battery issue that comes with a fire risk.. The automotive company said the safety recall is surrounding the size of ...
The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander and 2024 Lexus TX mid-size SUVs are being recalled over a potential airbag issue.. Around 145,000 vehicles are involved in the voluntary recall, which Toyota says ...
On October 21, 2010, Toyota announced a recall of 1.53 million vehicles (740,000 in the U.S., 599,000 in Japan, and 191,000 in Europe and other markets) worldwide; the recall affected MY 2005 and 2006 Avalon, MY 2004 to 2006 Highlander (non-hybrid) and Lexus RX330 and MY 2006 Lexus GS300, IS250 and IS350; the models affected in Japan and ...
GM Ovonic NiMH Battery Module. NiMH batteries were frequently used in prior-generation electric and hybrid-electric vehicles; as of 2020 they have been superseded almost entirely by lithium-ion batteries in all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, but they remain in use in some hybrid vehicles (2020 Toyota Highlander, for example). [42]
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