This will be the Japanese automaker’s second attempt to promote compressed natural gas (CNG) for use in consumer vehicles. It sold fleet customers a CNG powered Camry in 1999, but received little interest. Gas prices have tripled since then, and Toyota thinks Americans might now embrace it.

Natural gas offers several advantages, including its plentiful supply in North America and its relatively clean burning characteristics, but it would... // Automobile Magazine

This will be the Japanese automaker’s second attempt to promote compressed natural gas (CNG) for use in consumer vehicles. It sold fleet customers a CNG powered Camry in 1999, but received little interest. Gas prices have tripled since then, and Toyota thinks Americans might now embrace it.

Natural gas offers several advantages, including its plentiful supply in North America and its relatively clean burning characteristics, but it would... // Automobile Magazine

Portland, Oregon - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA has announced that it will display a compressed natural gas (CNG) Camry Hybrid concept vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. The company made the announcement at its Sustainable Mobility Seminar in Oregon.

“With the combination of plentiful long-term supplies in North America, improved and more efficient recovery methods, favourable pricing and clean-burn/low emissions characteristics, CNG has become a prime energy source for the future,” said Irv Miller, group vice president, TMS Corporate Communications. “With this concept, we are confirming... // CanadianDriver

Since the second-generation Prius reached American showrooms in 2004, Toyota has become a leader in environmental technology, spreading its revolutionary Hybrid Synergy Drive system to vehicles throughout its lineup. But these days the automaker is losing a little of its green shine, as talk around the eco-friendly water cooler shifts to the 2011 Chevy Volt and Chrysler's new EV concepts . So even though Toyota's all-new Prius won't bow until... // MotorTrend Magazine

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., made a series of environmental announcements at its "Sustainable Mobility Seminar" here today, including a plan to put four off-lease RAV4 electric vehicles into operation in the Portland-area. The RAV4-EVs will help the city and the state of Oregon develop an electric-charging infrastructure in preparation for the arrival of future zero- and low-emission vehicles.

The Toyota Sustainable Mobility Seminar featured a series of presentations by leading third party experts and company executives. Topics included: peak liquid oil; the nexus of water land use and energy; intelligent transportation systems; the CAFE and regulatory environment; urban design and green building initiatives.

Portland State University will develop a program to use the... // Greentech Media

The Toyota Sustainable Mobility Seminar featured a series of presentations by leading third party experts and company executives. Topics included: peak liquid oil; the nexus of water land use and energy; intelligent transportation systems; the CAFE and regulatory environment; urban design and green building initiatives.

Portland State University will develop a program to use the four RAV4-EVs as station cars to shuttle people from mass-transit terminals to downtown and suburban locations. Portland General Electric (PGE) recently went on-line with its first free-standing public electric-recharging station and has announced the installation of five additional plug-in charging stations.

Toyota previously announced plans for a limited-volume placement program for a new lithium-battery... // PR Newswire

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Toyota announced today plans to show off a CNG Camry Hybrid concept at the LA Auto Show in November. For those not in the exclusive "T. Boone Pickens Fan Club," CNG stands for "Compressed Natural Gas." Although details are sparse on what to expect in LA, the press release below the jump does provide lots of memories of Toyota's failed 1999 CNG Camry experiment, undertaken during the heyday of the SUV when cheap gas was plentiful.

Toyota Corporate Communicator Irv Miller contrasted the 1999 market with current conditions favoring low emissions and high economy while also throwing a bone to fuel-cell advocates, saying "an expanded retail-friendly CNG infrastructure could be seen as a model for future hydrogen infrastructure." Plus, lazy Americans wouldn't have to learn a new term for... // Jalopnik

PORTLAND, Ore. , Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. , Inc., made a series of environmental announcements at its "Sustainable Mobility Seminar" here today, including a plan to put four off-lease RAV4 electric vehicles into operation in the Portland -area. The RAV4-EVs will help the city and the state of Oregon develop an electric-charging infrastructure in preparation for the arrival of future zero- and low-emission vehicles.

The Toyota Sustainable Mobility Seminar featured a series of presentations by leading third party experts and company executives. Topics included: peak liquid oil; the nexus of water land use and energy; intelligent transportation systems; the CAFE and regulatory environment; urban design and green building initiatives.

Portland State University will... // Insurance News Net

PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.,made a series of environmental announcements at its "Sustainable MobilitySeminar" here today, including a plan to put four off-lease RAV4 electricvehicles into operation in the Portland-area. The RAV4-EVs will help the cityand the state of Oregon develop an electric-charging infrastructure inpreparation for the arrival of future zero- and low-emission vehicles. The Toyota Sustainable Mobility Seminar featured a series of presentationsby leading third party experts and company executives. Topics included: peakliquid oil; the nexus of water land use and energy; intelligent transportationsystems; the CAFE and regulatory environment; urban design and green buildinginitiatives.

Portland State University will develop a... // International Business Times

PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., made a series of environmental announcements at its "Sustainable Mobility Seminar" here today, including a plan to put four off-lease RAV4 electric vehicles into operation in the Portland-area. The RAV4-EVs will help the city and the state of Oregon develop an electric-charging infrastructure in preparation for the arrival of future zero- and low-emission vehicles. The Toyota Sustainable Mobility Seminar featured a series of presentations by leading third party experts and company executives. Topics included: peak liquid oil; the nexus of water land use and energy; intelligent transportation systems; the CAFE and regulatory environment; urban design and green building initiatives. Portland State University will... // PR Newswire

PORTLAND, Ore. , Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. , Inc., made a series of environmental announcements at its "Sustainable Mobility Seminar" here today, including a plan to put four off-lease RAV4 electric vehicles into operation in the Portland -area. The RAV4-EVs will help the city and the state of Oregon develop an electric-charging infrastructure in preparation for the arrival of future zero- and low-emission vehicles.

The Toyota Sustainable Mobility Seminar featured a series of presentations by leading third party experts and company executives. Topics included: peak liquid oil; the nexus of water land use and energy; intelligent transportation systems; the CAFE and regulatory environment; urban design and green building initiatives.

Portland State University... // Earthtimes