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Toyota says 21 new & revamped hybrids coming by 2015

Yahoo Autos -- This week in Tokyo, Toyota's vice chairman and head of research and development, Takeshi Uchiyamada, made some interesting and provocative statements.

At a press conference, Uchiyamada told reporters that Toyota was planning to release "21 new or full-model-change hybrids" -- not just over the next decade or two, but by the end of calendar year 2015. He also said that Toyota would add a fuel-cell vehicle to its lineup within the next three years.

Uchiyamada didn't release details of his plan, but one of the 21 vehicles he mentioned may be the fully electric compact eQ (based on the Scion iQ), which will roll out in very small batches to clients in the U.S. and Japan this year.


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honda0105
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I won't hold my breath. We'll see how much they will be. Probably not what I want to spend...
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Thank you for posting.
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Toyota leads the automotive industry in hybird and alternative fuel vehicles. Can the world keep up with the refueling technologies to keep up?
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Ok
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Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 5:59:44 AM

are they all as shoddily built as the last recalled vehicles?
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Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 12:03:11 AM

Interesting...
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Alaydown
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Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 12:03:08 AM

Toyotas are great cars, but I have no desire to waste my money on a hybrid.
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don't want one
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Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 11:59:55 PM

not a Toyota person...
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Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 11:59:23 PM

Great.
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Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 11:52:22 PM

Too bad it's not sooner!!!!
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Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 11:48:20 PM

To all those that are so certain that there will be recalls, understand that Toyota's hybrid models are held to a much higher standard of quality control. They're usually the most reliable cars in Toyota's entire lineup.
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good for them
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With their safety issues, I don't know that I could trust Toyota
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LMAO
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Followed by 21 massive recalls.
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WOW! Imagine all the recalls!
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Where would you like to drill, @southrob? Is your backyard available?

Just understand that ALL cars are gonna need to improve their mpg pretty soon in order to meet the new fuel economy mandates. The era of the gas guzzler is fast approaching. Only the rich will be able to offer them.

For the record, Ferrari's and Lamborghini's get around 8mpg but that's not bad for a car with over 500hp.
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Toyota is not going anywhere and in fact they are punching back strong.
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Who would want one?
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invest in batts...
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I am not interested.
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Good for Toyota. But, Toyota needs to get it's quality control under control first.
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when will they be recalled?
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OK
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hope it makes a difference...just not the type of car for me
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Sweet
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Sweet
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Good for US
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I do trust Toyota and have had great experience with them and Honda.
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Let's hope the wheels don't fall off.
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I don't trust anything made by Toyota anymore.
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Wonderful
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End government subsidies (since the government is broke) and then see what happens.
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Grrrrrrrrrrrreat!!!
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whewwwwwwwwwww
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Toyota coming in charging!
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Choice is good
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They can have a hundred. I still will not buy one.
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Bleah.
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ok
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sweet.
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Let us see how the close they can come to this plan.
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Prices should come down with more competition, more choices
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Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 10:36:02 PM

and i think we need to drill and let hybrids go to rich people for hobbies
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More good options are always better.
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The more options the better.

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ok
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Isn't that just ducky?
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That will be good for the U.S. mail system. Recall notices cost money to send out.
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