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Environmentally Considerate Automobile Manufacturing
- Eco-Vehicle Assessment System
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Eco-VAS (Eco-Vehicle Assessment System) is an environmental assessment system aimed at strengthening management practices by those responsible for vehicle development in order to help them better achieve environmental impact reduction targets. It is a comprehensive environmental evaluation system that spans every phase of the vehicle development process.
- Fuel Cell Technology
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The TOYOTA FCHV-adv is a fuel cell hybrid vehicle which uses high-pressure hydrogen gas as a fuel. Toyota has positioned hybrid technology as a key technology in its continuing effort to help realize the day when the ultimate "eco-car" is available to everyone.
- Initiatives Aimed at Reducing Emissions to Improve Air Quality
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Toyota has included reducing emissions to improve urban air quality and reducing VOC (volatile organic compound) emissions as actions to be taken under the Fourth Toyota Environmental Action Plan and is developing low emissions technologies and introducing low emissions vehicles according to the local conditions in various countries. Toyota is also promoting initiatives to reduce VOC emissions during production.
- Reductions in the Use of Substances of Environmental Concern
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Toyota has almost achieved the voluntary goals set by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association in August 2006 and is promoting actions toward complete elimination of the four substances of concern on a global scale in 2007.