NEW YORK, April 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- New Yorkers:
What better way to gear up for Earth
Day than by checking out the auto industry's top green
technologies firsthand? Join Toyota at the New York International
Auto Show to ride in the Prius Plug-In Hybrid and the Highlander
fuel cell hydrogen vehicle (FCHV). After your ride, visit the
Toyota exhibit to see a stunning concept of the fuel cell sedan
Toyota will bring to market next year. It's been heralded as the
car of the future since its recent debut at the International
Consumer Electronics Show.
Beginning April 18 through April
27, teams of professional drivers and trained product
specialists will take guests on a ride in the latest Highlander
fuel cell hydrogen vehicle and Prius Plug-In.
Participants in the Ride and Drive program will have the chance
to experience real-world driving conditions on a custom-designed
closed-course, and be entered to win a $500 Amazon Gift Card.
When:
- Friday April 18 – Saturday, April
19: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. ET
- Sunday April 20: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
ET
- Monday April 21 – Saturday, April 26: 10
a.m. – 9 p.m. ET
- Sunday April 27: 10 a.m. – 6
p.m.
Where:
Jacob K Javits Convention Center
South Inner Roadway on Level 2
655 W. 34th St. at 11th Ave.
New York, NY
About Toyota's Hydrogen Fuel Cells:
Hydrogen fuel
cells are just one part of Toyota's alternative fuel portfolio,
which includes pure battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and
conventional gas-electric hybrids. Fuel cells combine hydrogen with
the oxygen in the air to produce electricity that powers electric
drive motors. The only "exhaust" byproduct is water vapor, making
the fuel cell vehicle (FCV) a true zero emissions
vehicle. FCVs have two major advantages over battery-powered EVs –
a range of more than 300 miles and fill-ups in only three to five
minutes. Toyota's FCV represents years of research, engineering
ingenuity and road testing, as it prepares to launch a fuel cell
sedan in 2015.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE: TM), the world's top automaker and creator of the
Prius, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live
through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands.
Over the past 50 years, we've built more than 25 million cars and
trucks in North America, where we
operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly
employ more than 40,000 people (more than 32,000 in the
U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (1,500 in the
U.S.) sold more than 2.5 million cars and trucks (more than
2.2 million in the U.S.) in 2013 – and about 80 percent of all
Toyota vehicles sold over the past 20 years are still on the road
today.
For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyota.com or
www.toyotanewsroom.com.
Contact:
Wade Hoyt, Toyota Corporate
Communications
wade_hoyt@toyota.com
212-644-3424
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