It is rumored that there are two kinds of hybrids, one is Toyota and the other is others. This shows the position of Toyota Hybrid in the global automobile industry. Indeed, Toyota’s global sales of hybrid products have exceeded 12 million, accounting for 90% of the global hybrid market, making it a global hybrid leader. Being able to achieve such results has to be said to be the result of Toyota’s continuous deep cultivation in the field of hybrid power for many years.
The strength of Toyota’s electrification stems from 50 years of continuous accumulation. Since 1977, Toyota has been exploring in the field of hybrid power. In 1997, the PRIUS Prius, the world’s first hybrid production car, went on the market, which became the brilliant starting point of Toyota’s electrification process. For more than 20 years, Toyota and Lexus have been committed to the popularization and development of electric vehicles, and developed a number of hybrid vehicles and put them on the market. At the same time, the three-electric technology of Toyota hybrid power is also constantly breaking through, constantly achieving low fuel consumption, light weight and low cost.
Technically, since Toyota introduced the Prius, the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, in 1997, the E-CVT with the unique planetary gear set as the core of THS(Toyota Hybrid System) has become its iconic technology, matching the Atkinson engine with high fuel efficiency to achieve efficient and smooth power output.
In terms of technical reserves, Toyota has formed an electric vehicle technology with "Three Electricity" as the core. The "Three Electricity" core, which is composed of the excellent "motor+electronic control+battery" system, can be combined with different parts such as engine, charging equipment and fuel cell to form HEV, PHEV, EV and FCV, laying a solid foundation for richer product layout in the future.
In 2005, the second generation PRIUS Prius was introduced into China, which marked that FAW Toyota took the lead in undertaking Toyota’s electrification strategy in China, and it was also the first work of hybrid vehicles in China. In 2015, FAW Toyota Corolla Twin Engine was recognized by the market once it was listed, and its sales continued to climb. The launch of the Corolla dual engine also took the lead in realizing the popularization of hybrid power in China.
As the 12th generation product of the Corolla brand, the new Corolla is equipped with Toyota’s brand-new second-generation hybrid power system, and its performance is further optimized to achieve ultra-low fuel consumption of 4.0L per 100 kilometers, which will lead the era of national hybrid power, enable more consumers in China to experience the perfect integration of oil and electricity in the future, and also enable environmental protection and energy saving to be promoted in automobile products on a larger scale and more efficiently.