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10.04.2005 ET
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Highlights of Toyota's Environmental Progress
Toyota Environmental Update, October 2005
(CSRwire) Our goal is to keep you informed about our worldwide progress on
environmental matters. Thank you for your interest in Toyota's efforts to
become a greener automaker.--Irv Miller, Group Vice President,
Corporate Communications Department, Toyota Motor Sales, USA,
Inc. More about Toyota's environmental efforts can be found at www.toyota.com/environment
PRIUS QUALIFIES FOR SOLO DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA CARPOOL
LANES
California now allows Prius and some other hybrids to drive in High
Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) carpool lanes, regardless of the number of
occupants. The recent passage of the federal comprehensive energy bill
paved the way for California to issue special stickers to qualifying
hybrids. The vehicles must get at least 45 mpg by EPA estimates and meet
the California AT-PZEV emission standard. Florida has a similar program,
though under its regulations both Prius and Highlander Hybrid qualify for
solo HOV driving.
TOYOTA SPONSORS NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY EVENTS
For the seventh consecutive year, Toyota sponsored National Public Lands
Day (NPLD), the largest hands-on volunteer conservation program in the
U.S. More than 80,000 volunteers, including thousands of Toyota
Associates, improved trails, built bridges, removed invasive plants, and
planted trees in natural areas and parks across the country.
Toyota also sponsored the California Public Lands Day Tour, in which NPLD
Program Director Robb Hampton visited nine participating parks and
recreation areas throughout the state. Toyota provided a Prius for Mr.
Hampton's transportation, plus $1,000 grants to support NPLD events at
tour sites. The tour began in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area and
visited locations including the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Fort
Ord, and the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area. The tour culminated with an
event on National Public Lands Day, September 24, at the Seal Beach
National Wildlife Refuge.
TOYOTA SUPPLIES VEHICLES TO A NATIONAL PARK AND MUNICIPAL
PARTNER
Toyota has announced that it will donate four Prius hybrids to the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina. The
vehicles will be wrapped in colorful graphics to help call attention to
the connection between environmentally responsible vehicles and a cleaner
environment. Toyota has similar programs in effect at Yellowstone National
Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and Pt. Reyes
National Seashore.
Irvine, California, has become the first city to operate a Toyota fuel
cell hybrid vehicle (FCHV). The zero-emission SUV runs on compressed
hydrogen and is built on the Toyota Highlander SUV platform. The city of
Irvine acquired the FCHV from Toyota through a sublease from UC Irvine's
National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC), which provides support and
oversight for the vehicle's use. Toyota also participates with NFCRC and
the city of Irvine in an innovative traffic-reducing "shared vehicle"
program called ZEV-NET.
TOYOTA MANUFACTURING DIVISIONS' ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana (TMMI) has achieved its goal of zero
landfill disposal. Since June 2005, TMMI has not allowed any waste from
manufacturing processes to be disposed of in landfills.
Canadian Autoparts Toyota became the first manufacturer in British
Columbia to receive Power Smart certification in recognition of energy
efficiency from BC Hydro, the local electrical utility.
For its commitment to environmental stewardship, Toyota Motor
Manufacturing West Virginia won the 2005 West Virginia Environmental
Excellence award for industrial companies with more than 100 employees.
For the second consecutive year, the Air Pollution Control Board of
Huntsville, Alabama, selected Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama as a
recipient of its Industrial Air Pollution Control Achievement Award.
TOYOTA'S INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE
Toyota's international 2005 Global Environmental and Social Report is
available for download at http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/environmental_rep/05/index.html
For questions or information, contact Cindy Knight at (310)
468-2170 or by e-mail at cindy_knight@toyota.com.
Produced by Robert Oberhand & Assoc., Chatsworth, CA, in conjunction with
Toyota Corporate Communications Department.
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