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2026 Toyota Camry Features & Benefits | Toyota Canada

No idea how long it'll stay up before they fix it but it says "plug-in hybrid Camry" lol.

So today I was having my propane backup heating system serviced ... really a fireplace. I went out to get the paper and noticed a car similar to mine sitting in the driveway. It seemed a bit odd from the side but what didn't register immediately so I went around the back and found it was a hybrid but with a Propane sticker under the model designation. Went to the side and took this picture. Come to find out the company has all their vehicles converted and you start the car normally and once the engine is warm you hit a button and convert to propane. Tank is in the spare tire well so you give up something. Has an additional gauge telling you how much propane you have left. So a tri-power hybrid. Now what abbreviation do we use?

Yes, the AE86 BEV Concept Is an EV, but It Has a Manual (!) and Is a Blast to Drive

Saw this video featuring a 1993 Toyota Corolla LEVIN EV concept vehicle built by Lexus engineers!

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This is great news for me:


It means I can test drive alternatives to my expected 2024 Model 3 by visiting Canada. Probably Mexico too.

Bob Wilson

Toyota is finally saying bye to its obsolete multimedia system, which is perhaps the biggest complaint about its vehicles. The Gen 6 RAV4 to go on sale in about a month will use an entirely redeveloped multimedia system based on their new Arene software platform. It is their first shot at building a fully software-defined vehicle (SDV) in the next few years. They had been behind some other companies like Tesla in this regard.

Among the improvements:

• Much faster, smoother, and more intuitive interface using a powerful processor
• Quick-access controls as in smartphones
• 5G connectivity through AT&T
• Customizable displays
• High screen resolution
• Built-in front, rear, and side dashcams—no more bulky accessory dashcams needed
• Full navigation info displayed on the multi-info display behind the steering wheel
• All ADAS features controllable through the multimedia screen
• Much improved voice control
• Over-the-air (OTA) updates through the Arene software...

EVs are not for everyone, 12 EVs That Are Already Failing in 2025:


Bob Wilson

Toyota has beaten the others on the race to mass-produce all-solid-state batteries, leaving several start-ups and major companies behind. They have begun their manufacturing plans for their sulfide-based all-solid-state battery. Gen 6 Prius (2029 debut model year) will use an all-solid-state battery.

Mass production of solid-state Toyota BEVs to start in as early as two years (in 2027).

Toyota aims to launch the ‘world’s first’ all-solid-state EV batteries | Electrek

fuel stabilizers test over 5 years

Sae.OrgWebapp Wear - Hybrid vs Plug In vs ICE

The new, redesigned RAV4 (2026 model year), America’s best selling car by far, is about to be released as early as tomorrow or the next few days. It opens an entirely new era for Toyota with the new Arene platform and TSS 4.0 with over-the-air (OTA) updates to the car’s automatic driving and electronic systems.

I’m about to drive the new Toyota RAV4. What do you want to know?—The Autopian

https://www.autoblog.com/news/the-toyota-hybrid-america-loves-to-hate-is-quietly-crushing-it

Hello all


My wife’s 2013 Prius just developed a p2616 code which is cam sensor. I replaced the cam sensor, reset the code. She drove it for a bit and it reappeared.

Wiring looks good

what next?

thank you

Source: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/m

Source_2: Daily Automotive News

The Toyota Prius braved the storm of early derision to become the petrol-electric engineering benchmark.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/pious-pioneer-how-toyota-prius-changed-motoring

Source: South Korean workers detained in US raid arrive home - BBC News

If I was shopping for an EV, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 would be a contender. Now, no loner an option.

A successful ‘two-fer-one’:

1. Chase off skilled, imported workers.
2. B*tch slapped EV batteries.

Devo is alive in the sociopath in Chief and his minions.

Reflection, the first sustained nuclear chain reaction by an imported Italian. The first hydrogen bomb by another imported scientist. The Manhattan project funded by a letter from a Swiss-German imported physicist.

For generations, we imported bright people and cheap labor. Now we get try the...

Toyota has decided to scrap Lexus ES manufacturing in Kentucky and make RAV4 and Land Cruiser BEVs there to avoid Trump tariffs.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-manufacture-ev-suvs-us-kentucky-plant-2025-09-09/

2025 Prius plug in hybrid- can’t figure how to turn off or reduce assist parking. Duh. I turned it on but now I don’t want it on with the maximum's distance setting.

Previously sold as Prius c in the US, Aqua HEV will not be available in the US. It looks similar to Gen 5 Prius HEV/PHEV.

Toyota Prius’ smaller brother stole its face | Carscoops

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Large lithium batteries should never be shipped as tightly as ICE vehicles. But it draws attention to a latent design defect of EV traction batteries ... the absence of a battery "flood" port.

One of the better EV fire tools is a very high pressure, water wand. Effectively a "water jet" cutting tool on a wand, it can cut into the battery case and then flood the cells. Once water cooled, the EV fire effectively goes away.

Speculation, two "water jet" ports on either side of an EV would likely solve the problem. This would let fire fighting crews quickly flood the pack with enough water to stop thermal runaway. It still requires prompt removal to a disassembly yard equipped to handle a battery run-away. Not trivial but necessary for public safety.

So I have two EVs and a solar roof, buffer battery. The two cars are parked several feet away from the house. But the battery is mounted on the exterior, shady side of kitchen wall. Fire risk,...

Please don't let his enthusiasm do more than enhance your skepticism. Along with Sandy Munro, I have a lot of respect for this presenter. Every point he makes matched my understanding of Engineering. There are some minor technical details we would disagree with such as automated driving. Regardless, he is showing a well designed car. A surprise to me, leasing being cheaper but this may be a transient event.

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I am not shopping for my next EV. If when I am, I can get an acceptable quality, automated driving package, even 3d party, I would consider a Licid in the future. In March 2019, Lucid was not an option so I bought a Tesla Model 3 and paid extra for AutoPilot.

Bob Wilson