Toyota publishes the “Toyota Technical Review (TTR)” to share technological advancements with stakeholders and archive its technical achievements. Starting in 2023 (Vol. 69), the publication frequency increased from once to twice a year.
Latest Issue:
- Vol.70 No.1
- Japanese Version: September 20, 2024
- English Version: January 20, 2025
- TTR Vol.70-1 All pages (PDF-11MB)
Contents of Vol.70 No.1:
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Special Feature: Toyota’s Role in a Circular Economy
- Initiatives for the Circular Economy: The shift from a linear economy (mass production, consumption, and disposal) to a circular economy (resource and product recycling) is underway globally. Toyota has long been involved in vehicle recycling and is expanding its efforts to extend the lifespan of vehicles and parts, improve resource efficiency, and eliminate waste. This special feature highlights Toyota’s current circular economy initiatives and future possibilities.
- Initiatives for Making Vehicles and Parts Easier to Dismantle: Toyota’s design processes facilitate long-term vehicle use and recyclability. This section discusses design-related initiatives to simplify parts removal during repairs and at the end-of-life (ELV). These efforts streamline repair, disassembly, and dismantling, enabling long-term product use, parts reuse and refurbishment, and material recycling.
- Initiatives for Material Recycling: Toyota is strengthening its foundation for automotive material recycling. This article examines Toyota’s initiatives for material recycling, with an emphasis on the current state and challenges in aluminum, magnet, and plastic recycling.
- Initiatives for Battery Recycling: As the world’s leading manufacturer of electrified vehicles, Toyota has sold over 20 million electrified vehicles worldwide and is actively involved in battery recycling. This section reviews battery regulations in Europe, industry initiatives for proper battery disposal, and Toyota’s battery recycling efforts.
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Technical Papers / Technical Articles
- The Toyota Land Cruiser 250 Series: The Land Cruiser, a flagship Toyota model, has a heritage spanning over seventy years and is designed to support people in remote locations. The 250 series is a core model, developed as a simple, robust vehicle to meet customers’ lifestyle choices and practical needs. This article outlines the 250 series’ objectives and the technologies developed to achieve them.
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Technical Award News
- Coupling Analysis of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Vehicle Behavior with Road Input: Modeling and Verification in Road Tests
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List of Externally Published Papers
- List of Externally Published Papers for the second half of FY2023
