Current:Home > StocksToyota to replace blue hybrid badges as brand shifts gears-DB Wealth Institute B2 Reviews & Ratings
Toyota to replace blue hybrid badges as brand shifts gears
lotradecoin margin trading explained View Date:2024-12-25 16:01:29
We're fresh off the 2025 Toyota Camry's debut and we covered the car from all angles inside and out. In the process we noticed something peculiar; despite all new Camry's having hybrid powertrains, it's missing Toyota's trademark blue hybrid badge. The Toyota Crown Signia doesn't have the blue badge either. At the Los Angeles Auto Show, however, we saw that Toyota's other hybrids still have the badge. Mysterious, is it not? What makes the Camry and the Crown different?
2023 L.A. Auto Show:New Toyota, Subaru and more debut in Los Angeles
Since 2009 with the third generation Prius, every Toyota hybrid sported a variant of its circular logo with a blue "halo" within in the oval to denote its electrified powertrain. We wanted to know why things are changing now with the launch of the 2025 Toyota Camry and Toyota Crown Signia, so we spoke with a Toyota representative at their L.A. Auto Show booth to get to the bottom of it. It turns out that the answer is less mysterious than the clues.
2024 Toyota Prius:See MotorTrend's latest Car of the Year winner
According to the Toyota rep, the "blue halo" badge is slowly making its way out brand wide. Why? Because Toyota is focusing on its new "Beyond Zero" initiative for its electrified vehicles. It's hybrids EVs, PHEV, BEVs and Fuel Cell EVs will all fall under Toyota's Beyond Zero line up. Naturally the new 2025 Toyota Camry and Toyota Crown Signia fall under that criteria which is why it has the "HEV" badge along with the Beyond Zero blue dot emblem.
If that's the case, then why do other hybrid vehicles like the RAV4, Venza, Corolla, and more still have the blue halo? Toyota says its because those vehicles haven't reached their next designated refresh point yet. Once they reach that point, they too will be ditching the blue halo in favor of the blue dot. Because of that cadence, it will likely be a significant time before the blue halo is completely gone.
veryGood! (2)
Related
- Big Georgia county to start charging some costs to people who challenge the eligibility of voters
- NFL schedule today: Everything to know about Bills vs. Dolphins on Thursday night
- All the Couples Who Made the 2024 MTV VMAs a Red Carpet Date Night
- Hailey Bieber Steps Out for First Time Since Welcoming Baby With Justin Bieber
- Bristol Palin Shares 15-Year-Old Son Tripp Has Moved Back to Alaska
- Taylor Swift Gives Enchanting Shoutout to Boyfriend Travis Kelce in 2024 MTV VMAs Speech
- California Slashed Harmful Vehicle Emissions, but People of Color and Overburdened Communities Continue to Breathe the Worst Air
- Justin Timberlake Strikes Plea Deal in DWI Case
- Horoscopes Today, August 14, 2024
- Week 3 college football predictions: Expert picks for every Top 25 game
Ranking
- State, local officials failed 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died after abuse, lawsuits say
- Treasury proposes rule to prevent large corporations from evading income taxes
- Jordan Chiles says 'heart was broken' by medals debacle at Paris Olympics
- Fantasy football running back rankings for Week 2: What can Barkley do for an encore?
- Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker Rachael Gunn
- Wholesale inflation mostly cooled last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing
- 2024 VMAs: We're Down Bad for Taylor Swift's UFO-Inspired Wardrobe Change
- University of Mississippi official and her husband are indicted on animal cruelty charges
Recommendation
-
A teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in cuffs and jail clothes
-
More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned
-
With Florida football's struggles near breaking point, can DJ Lagway save Billy Napier's job?
-
Judge disqualifies Cornel West from running for president in Georgia
-
Social media celebrates Chick-Fil-A's Banana Pudding Milkshake: 'Can I go get in line now?'
-
'Fine Taylor...you win': Elon Musk reacts to Taylor Swift's endorsement for Harris-Walz
-
Pac-12 to add Boise St., Fresno St., San Diego St., Colorado St. in 2026, poaching Mountain West
-
Taylor Swift makes VMAs history with most career wins for a solo artist