Toyota ranks 1st in Japanese green company ratings

Toyota Motor Corp. retained its No. 1 ranking in a recent consumer survey about the most eco-friendly companies in Japan, mainly because of its active marketing of hybrid vehicles, a private market research agency said Thursday.

Other carmakers making green vehicles also did well in the survey by MM Research Institute Ltd., with Nissan Motor Co., known for its Leaf electric vehicle, moving up to sixth place from 11th, and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., which has launched the i-MiEV electric car, rising to 12th from 18th. The previous survey was in 2009.

Panasonic Corp. moved up a notch into second place, with many respondents saying it produces many energy-saving products.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. climbed to fourth from seventh place on the back of various environmental initiatives.

The poll was conducted online on 1,094 consumers between Jan. 28 and Feb. 1.

(Mainichi Japan) February 18, 2011

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Toyota Prius recall

The Toyota Prius recall has Toyota in big legal trouble. It was announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation is now looking into the braking problems surrounding the Toyota Prius recall issue as the problem of "uneven breaking" is now reported Worldwide.

Now, reports of Prius problems are surfacing in Australia. The Toyota brand, once associated with safety, quality, and reliability, has taken a massive beating.

Before the Prius braking problem, Toyota was already the focus of a massive recall effort. Toyota recalled the RAV4, Corolla and Matrix 2009-2010, Sequoia 2008-2010, Tundra 2007-2010, Avalon 2005-2010, and 2010 Highlander, and stopped sales of those cars.

Toyota has issued the following statement:

"Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confidence in Toyota are very important to our company. This action is necessary until a remedy is finalized. We’re making every effort to address this situation for our customers as quickly as possible."

Now the Prius, its new flagship, is being recalled. Before that, over 2 million Toyota cars were impacted. Now the number is much higher.

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Third Generation Toyota Prius Hybrid

2011 Toyota Prius

2011 Toyota Prius

Moving Forward is our future. We believe that nothing is perfect, only better. Moving Forward is not just a car. More than that, how to improve the quality of life and contribute to our society. Toyota Prius The result of this development is the Toyota Hybrid System.

2011 Toyota Prius

2011 Toyota Prius

2011 Toyota Prius

2011 Toyota Prius

2011 Toyota Prius

Toyota Prius

A revolutionary technology that will harmonize both world.At one hand, the Toyota Hybrid System is focused on reducing pollution and maintaining a valuable resource, at the same time capable of providing an exciting experience in driving.

Essentially, the Toyota Hybrid System is designed to lead us into the future. At the moment we face the future, there is only one direction to where we will move


Conventional cars rely on energy sources of fuel, like gasoline, diesel, or gas to move. Utilization of the internal combustion engine, energy from the combustion of fuel used and converted into motion, which can propel the car. Although in general showed a good performance with low prices, a conventional car exhaust emissions and creates high pollution and continue to spend a lot of natural resources.

Hybrid cars use a combination of electric motors and combustion in the engine, by maximizing the strengths of both of these resources in addition to complement the deficiency. The result is the efficiency of fuel consumption with outstanding performance of

Toyota Prius

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