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January 10, 2021Toyota Trademarks “Grand Highlander” NameToyota has yet to confirm the reports, but experts think the Grand Highlander won’t be launched anytime soon. The Highlander was just announced for a redesign in 2020, meaning the best time to introduce the Grand Highlander would be during the smaller SUV’s mid-cycle refresh sometime between 2023 and 2024.
January 09, 2021Toyota Wants its Cars to Be “Self-Washing”The patent states: “In a car wash judgment system, an acquirer acquires traveling information of a vehicle. A condition retaining unit retains a certain car wash condition. A judgment unit judges whether or not traveling information acquired at the acquirer satisfies the certain car wash condition. An unpaved road information December 15, 2020Toyota Finally Joins EV MarketBob Carter, Toyota North America’s head of sales, has also confirmed that there’s an EV, too, coming to America. It is still unclear, though, which brand it will be under.
Toyota has been the leader in the hybrid segment ever since it launched the Prius.
December 10, 2020The Most and Least Efficient Cars in the US TodayIn the compact segment, the Toyota Corolla Hybrid took the top spot with 52 mpg, while the Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD and Tesla Model S Performance led the midsize and large vehicle segments with 134 MPGe and 110 MPGs combined economy, respectively.
December 03, 2020GM No Longer Fighting California’s Emissions LawsBiden, in a statement, said: “Perhaps most importantly, GM’s choice to work with the Biden-Harris administration and California to advance these goals demonstrates a promising path forward for how industry, labor, government, and environmental organizations can come together to tackle big problems and make vital progress on behalf of the December 02, 2020P1135 Code: Nissan, Toyota, LexusThe P1135 code has several different definitions, depending on the vehicle’s make. Below are the definitions of the P1135 code on Toyota, Lexus, and Nissan vehicles:
P1135 on Toyota