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February 13, 2012
CFDA/Lexus Eco-Fashion Challenge Unveils Winning Sustainable Collections at New York Fashion WeekNEW YORK (Feb. 13, 2012) — The winning designers of the 2nd annual Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)/Lexus Eco-Fashion Challenge unveiled their sustainable clothing and accessory collections on Feb. 9 at MADE at Milk Studios as part of New York Fashion Week. (more)Categories: Lexus Lifestyle Environmental |
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February 07, 2012
Lexus and Scholastic Announce Second Round of Winners in the 2011 - 2012 Lexus Eco ChallengeTORRANCE, Calif., February 7, 2012 – Sixteen student teams from 11 states have been named winners in the second round of the fifth annual Lexus Eco Challenge, an educational program and contest that inspires and empowers young people to learn about the environment and take action to improve it. Lexus will award a total of $500,000 in grants and scholarships throughout this year’s program.(more) Categories: Lexus Philanthropy Environmental |
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December 06, 2011
Lexus and Scholastic Announce First Round of Winners in the 2011 - 2012 Lexus Eco ChallengeTORRANCE, Calif., December 6, 2011 – Sixteen student teams from 11 states have been named winners in the first round of the fifth annual Lexus Eco Challenge, an educational program and contest that inspires and empowers young people to learn about the environment and take action to improve it. Lexus will award a total of $500,000 in grants and scholarships throughout this year’s program.(more) Categories: Lexus Philanthropy Philanthropy Environmental |
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November 28, 2011
Toyota Prius Family of Vehicles Receive GreenCarReports' '2012 Best Green Car to Buy' AwardTORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2011 – GreenCarReports.com has named the 2012 Toyota Prius family of vehicles as its “Best Green Car to Buy 2012.”(more) Categories: Toyota Prius Environmental Awards Prius Plug-In Prius v Prius c |
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November 16, 2011
Forty Environmentalists Receive TogetherGreen FellowshipsNew York, November 16, 2011 – Restoring acres of cornfield to native prairie in Iowa. Creating a greenhouse program at a prison in Portland. Providing green jobs training... (more)Categories: Philanthropy Corporate Environmental |
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November 09, 2011
Toyota Issues 2011 North American Environmental ReportNEW YORK – November 9, 2011 – Toyota, the most fuel-efficient full line auto manufacturer in the United States today reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability... (more)Categories: Corporate Environmental Manufacturing & Engineering |
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October 27, 2011
Toyota Prius Plug-in Earns 2012 Urban Green Vehicle AwardTORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2011 – The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in, which will go on sale in Spring of 2012, earned Decisive magazine’s annual Urban Green Vehicle of the Year Award today. (more)Categories: Toyota Environmental Awards Prius Plug-In |
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October 19, 2011
44 Environmental Projects Receive TogetherGreen Innovation GrantsNew York, October 19, 2011 – Energy and dollar savings for churches in Phoenix, gardens for people and wildlife in rural Colorado, and restored habitat for the threatened American eel in the Hudson River are just three expected results of the 44 projects receiving a total of $1.1 million in the latest round of TogetherGreen Innovation Grants. (more)Categories: Philanthropy Corporate Environmental |
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October 13, 2011
Toyota and Lexus Honor the Entertainment Industry's Environmental Excellence at the 21st Annual Environmental Media AwardsTORRANCE, Calif., October 13, 2011 – Toyota and Lexus are once again celebrating the entertainment industry’s environmental efforts as the presenting sponsors of the Environmental Media Awards on Saturday, Oct. 15. (more)Categories: Lexus Toyota Corporate Environmental |
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October 12, 2011
Toyota Provides Environmental Learning Experience in Costa Rica for 26 U.S. EducatorsTORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011 –Twenty-six U.S. teachers have been selected to travel to Costa Rica through the Toyota International Teacher Program...(more) Categories: Philanthropy Corporate Environmental |
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October 03, 2011
TMC Exhibits Biotechnology and Greening TechnologiesToyota City, Japan, October 3, 2011—Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today held an event at its Toyota Biotechnology and Afforestation Laboratory in Aichi prefecture to showcase technologies developed there as part of its biotechnology and afforestation businesses. Technology on display included a newly developed yeast that increases the production yield of cellulosic ethanol bio-fuel, new technologies for the greening of parking lots and walls, and a new “cool-spot creation technology” for simulating and analyzing the effects of greening. (more)Categories: Toyota Advanced Technology Environmental |
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August 30, 2011
Lexus Eco Challenge Urges Students to Improve the EnvironmentTORRANCE, Calif., August 30, 2011 – Over the past four years, the Lexus Eco Challenge, an educational program and contest, has inspired and empowered more than 20,000 middle and high school students to learn about the environment and take action to improve it. For their efforts, more than $3 million has been awarded to students, teachers and schools across the nation. This fall, students are invited to participate in the fifth annual Lexus Eco Challenge for a chance to win part of $500,000 in grants and scholarships. Lexus, the luxury automaker, has once again joined with Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing, education and media company, to create the eco-friendly educational school program. (more)Categories: Lexus Philanthropy Philanthropy Environmental |
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August 22, 2011
Ford/Toyota Collaboration - Takeshi UchiyamadaToyota Motor Coporation Executive Vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada talks about Toyota's collaboration with Ford to develop a new hybrid system, Aug. 22, 2011, in Dearborn, Mich. (more)Categories: Toyota Advanced Technology Executive Speeches Corporate Environmental |
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August 10, 2011
Toyota Selects Leviton as an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment ProviderTorrance, Calif., August 10, 2011 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) today announced that Leviton has been selected as an approved Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) provider for Toyota customers and dealers.(more) Categories: Toyota Advanced Technology Environmental Prius Plug-In RAV4 EV |
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August 05, 2011
Toyota and Tesla Announce Decision to Build RAV4 Electric Vehicle at Toyota's Woodstock, Ontario Production FacilityWoodstock, Ontario (August 5, 2011)—Toyota and Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla) confirmed today that their jointly-developed RAV4 electric vehicle will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC) in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2012.(more) Categories: Toyota Advanced Technology Environmental Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. Manufacturing & Engineering RAV4 EV |
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July 29, 2011
Toyota Agrees to Ambitious New Fuel Economy StandardsStatement on new U.S. Fuel Economy Standards to be attributed to JAMES LENTZ, PRESIDENT & COO, TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, INC. ...(more) Categories: Scion Lexus Toyota Advanced Technology Corporate Environmental |
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July 19, 2011
Toyota RAV4 EV Coming to Market in 2012Recent reports have incorrectly stated that the 2012 RAV4 EV will only be marketed to fleet and car sharing programs. We’d like to set the record straight. The 2012 RAV4 EV will definitely be sold to the general public.(more) Categories: Toyota Advanced Technology Environmental RAV4 EV |
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May 03, 2011
4-H Advances Environmental Science Education with $1.1 Million from ToyotaChevy Chase, MD (May 3, 2011) –Toyota has announced its continued support of 4-H’s youth-focused water quality and conservation programming with a $1.1 million gift to fund the expansion of 4?H2O Community Projects and sponsor the 2011 4-H National Youth Science Day. (more)Categories: Philanthropy Corporate Environmental |
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April 27, 2011
Toyota to Send 24 Educators on Inaugural Visit to South Africa for Toyota International Teacher ProgramTORRANCE, Calif., April 27, 2011 – A group of 24 U.S. teachers have been selected to travel to South Africa through the Toyota International Teacher Program. (more)Categories: Toyota Philanthropy Corporate Environmental |
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April 19, 2011
Toyota Announces Priority Registration Web Site for All-New Prius Plug-In HybridToyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced the introduction of a new Online Order System that will launch later this year for the all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid, the most advanced Prius yet. (more)Categories: Toyota Prius Advanced Technology Environmental Prius Plug-In |
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April 08, 2011
A $3.1 Million Grant Renewal From The Toyota USA Foundation Expands Environmental Program for Urban YouthNEW YORK, NY (April 8, 2011) – In an effort to diversify the green movement and extend the benefits of nature to urban youth, The Nature Conservancy just announced the expansion of its signature youth program, Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future (LEAF). (more)Categories: Philanthropy Corporate Environmental |
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April 07, 2011
Innovative Students Demonstrate Their Commitment to the Environment and Earn $500,000 in Grants and ScholarshipsEducating the community about the contamination of lobsters in local and global waters and raising money to purchase solar panels for their school and encouraging others to look into renewable energy were the two top winning projects in the fourth annual Lexus Eco Challenge, an educational program and contest that inspires and empowers middle and high school students to learn about the environment and take action to improve it.(more) Categories: Lexus Philanthropy Philanthropy Environmental |
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April 06, 2011
Toyota Sells One-Millionth Prius in the U.S.TORRANCE, Calif., April 5, 2011 – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced the one-millionth sale of the Toyota Prius, the world’s first mass-produced hybrid gas-electric vehicle, in the United States. (more)Categories: Toyota Prius Advanced Technology Environmental |
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April 05, 2011
Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept To Make World Debut at 2011 New York International Auto ShowTORRANCE, Calif. (April 5, 2011) – Lexus today announced that the LF-Gh hybrid concept will make its world debut at the 2011 New York International Auto Show. (more)Categories: Lexus Advanced Technology Auto Shows Environmental Concept Vehicles |
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March 09, 2011
Toyota Raises Green Consciousness with African American Consumers at the 66th Annual CIAA Basketball TournamentThe Toyota Green Initiative, an environmental stewardship platform designed to empower the collegiate audience to adopt a sustainable lifestyle, closed the 2011 CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) Tournament by announcing the winner of the first-ever Toyota Green Initiative Contest. Toyota, the Official Automotive Partner of the 2011 CIAA Tournament, raised green consciousness and furthered dialogue around sustainability through a series of events at the tournament. (more)Categories: Philanthropy Environmental |
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