Toyota exec says EVs won’t top 30%, wants new engines
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 23, 2024
The chairman of Toyota is most definitely not all-in on EVs—or the idea that they might even be a third of the market perhaps ever.
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Green Car Reports
JANUARY 23, 2024
The chairman of Toyota is most definitely not all-in on EVs—or the idea that they might even be a third of the market perhaps ever.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 20, 2024
Among the new features of the Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid recently launched in Europe is an efficiency-boosting trip planner that could be useful to Toyota's U.S. plug-in hybrid customers.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 25, 2024
The post BYD Targets Toyota & Volkswagen With New Price Cut Strategy appeared first on CleanTechnica. BYD continues slashing prices in China in its quest to become one of the largest car manufacturers in the world.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 6, 2024
Toyota accelerates mass production of diverse EV batteries by making PEVE a wholly owned subsidiary Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has. continued] The post Toyota Motor Corporation Strengthens Battery Production Capabilities appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Electrek
MARCH 26, 2024
An all-electric Toyota pickup may be closer than expected. According to the company’s Thailand president, Toyota will launch an electric Hilux pickup by the end of 2025. The move comes after Japanese rival Isuzu is set to reveal its first 100% electric truck later this month.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Toyota on Thursday provided an update on its battery development plans, including a more detailed roadmap for the rollout of solid-state batteries. Toyota expects the solid-state batteries, which the company has been researching with Panasonic, to.
The Driven EV News
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Toyota offers massive discounts on its hydrogen powered cars as Shell closes all hydrogen fuelling stations. Toyota offers $US40,000 discount on hydrogen powered vehicles appeared first on The Driven. Going, going, gone! The post Closing down sale!
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
A new Toyota marketing campaign appears to downplay the difference. Announced Monday, the new "Electrified Diversified" campaign emphasizes the variety of options available from Toyota, encompassing battery-electric, hydrogen fuel-cell, plug-in hybrid.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Even if all goes well, Toyota’s solid-state battery tech isn’t going to be making up any significant portion of the EV market—or Toyota’s own output—by the end of the decade.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Toyota on Tuesday announced an additional $1.3 This additional money, which brings the plant's total investment to nearly $10 billion, "supports the previously announced future BEV assembly at Toyota Kentucky," according to a company.
Teslarati
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Tesla has gotten two new adoptees of the North American Charging Standard (NACS) in Toyota and Lexus, the companies announced on Thursday. However, Toyota and Lexus have now chosen to do the same thing, gaining access to Tesla’s Supercharger Network in North America in an effort to make charging more available for drivers of its EVs.
Electrek
MARCH 1, 2024
The CEO of Toyota isn’t mincing words, saying that he believes EVs will only make up 30% of the US new-vehicle market in 2030, half of the target the EPA sought last year. As the car industry’s largest hybrid pusher, Toyota says it is better positioned to just buy credits to close the EPA gap rather than “waste” money on BEVs, its CEO said.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 22, 2023
Toyota is planning to test a fleet of all-electric pickups—not in pickup-obsessed America, or its home Japan, but in Thailand, where versions of the Toyota HiLux pickup are built for many regions of the world. Development of the electric HiLux was done in Thailand, but taps into decades of Toyota EV tech.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Toyota on Tuesday announced an expansion of its planned North Carolina battery plant to accommodate additional volume for EVs and plug-in hybrids. A new investment of nearly $8 billion will add eight EV and plug-in hybrid battery production lines to the two previously announced, Toyota said in a press release.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 17, 2024
An entry-level Toyota EV is unlikely in the near future due to high battery costs, an executive said in a recently published interview with Autocar. Some automakers are launching small, affordable EVs for the European market, but Toyota currently has no plans to follow them, Andrea Carlucci, the automaker's European development boss, said.
EV Specifications
MARCH 5, 2024
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has agreed with Panasonic Holdings Corporation (Panasonic HD) to make Primearth EV Energy Co., Among Toyota-affiliated companies, currently PEVE, Toyota Industries Corporation, and Prime Planet Energy. The acquisition is scheduled to take place in late March.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 13, 2024
EnergyHub announces that they are collaborating with Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) to improve the electric vehicle (EV) ownership experience. continued] The post EnergyHub & Toyota Collaborate to Support the Electrical Grid and Improve EV Ownership Experience appeared first on CleanTechnica.
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 23, 2024
continued] The post Ekō ElectiFraud Report Skewers Toyota Deceptive Marketing Practices appeared first on CleanTechnica. Ekō is an online organization that seeks to hold corporations to account for their misdeeds. On January 23, 2024, it.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Toyota is once again showing its FT-Se electric sports car concept—this time with a bit more information. Now Toyota has published dimensions and hinted at next-generation battery tech that could be included if the.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The Toyota Crown is getting an all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid variant in Japan. Known as the Toyota Crown Sport PHEV, the new model was unveiled Monday. It's one of multiple Crown body styles, including the high-riding Toyota Crown hybrid sedan that's available now in.
The Driven EV News
MARCH 3, 2024
North America CEO says Toyota would rather buy pollution credits than invest in electric vehicles, while Australian head of sales says they'd rather pay the fines than buy credits. The post Better to buy pollution credits than “waste” money on EVs, says Toyota CEO appeared first on The Driven.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Toyota and battery-recycling firm Redwood Materials on Thursday announced an expansion of their previous agreement that will see Toyota source battery materials from Redwood for future battery production. Toyota announced plans to work with Redwood on recycling of battery materials in June 2022.
Electrek
MARCH 5, 2024
Toyota is boosting its ability to mass-produce “a wide variety” of EV batteries following an agreement with Panasonic to take full control of Primearth EV Energy (PEVE). The move will help Toyota respond to the growing demand for batteries.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Based on overall efficiency, ACEEE rates the Toyota Prius Prime as the "greenest" car you can buy today in America. The post The “Greenest” Car You Can Buy In America Is The Toyota Prius Prime SE — Maybe appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Toyota recently unveiled an EV concept that blends styling elements from classic Land Cruiser off-roaders with those of the automaker's proposed lunar rover. Dubbed the Baby Lunar Cruiser, the concept was created to celebrate 50 years of CALTY, Toyota's California design studio, according to a press release from the automaker.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Toyota on Tuesday revealed a prototype hydrogen fuel-cell pickup truck, but it's unclear if the project will progress to a production vehicle. Based on the overseas-market Hilux, the prototype was developed by Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.K. and a handful of partner companies, with U.K. government funding.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Toyota over the weekend revealed in concept form a fully electric compact pickup that’s about the same size overall as the Ford Maverick hybrid pickup. The Toyota EPU concept, which is due to be shown this week at the Tokyo auto show, is about 200 inches long—within an inch of the Maverick in length and about as short as U.S.-spec.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Toyota and Kohler have developed a new commercial scale fuel cell system aimed at pushing diesel generators out of the market for backup power while offering new grid services, too. The post Toyota Aims To Work Its Fuel Cell Magic With Iconic US Firm Kohler appeared first on CleanTechnica.
CleanTechnica EVs
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Toyota isn’t the most popular auto brand among EV fans. Ironically, many normal folk think Toyota is an EV leader. continued] The post Toyota Gets Roasted And An FTC Complaint From Public Citizen For Misleading Advertising appeared first on CleanTechnica.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
Toyota’s installing chargers, but there are fewer EVs being sold. continued] The post Toyota Installs Chargers as the EV Penetration Rate Goes Over the Cliff in Australia appeared first on CleanTechnica. Now that’s two pieces of almost contradictory news.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Odds are when you first saw the latest 2024 Toyota Prius hybrid that started arriving earlier in the year, you not only saw a great-looking car but felt a little bit of nostalgia. That’s because the latest Toyota Prius looks like it’s a descendant of the Prius that made the biggest waves in automotive history—the.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Toyota says it is making a further investment in its Kentucky factory to manufacture a battery electric three row SUV. The post Toyota Will Build A Three Row Electric SUV In Kentucky appeared first on CleanTechnica.
The Driven EV News
MARCH 20, 2024
The post “Bollocks:” Toyota ignored EVs because it expected a lithium shortfall. A year on from his presentation suggesting lithium supply constraints justify the production of hybrids over pure electric vehicles, lithium prices have collapsed 400% and supply is expected to outstrip demand threefold for the next decade.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Toyota is still continuing its old ways of greenwashing and opposing electric vehicles, despite a change in CEO earlier this year from anti-EV stalwart Akio Toyoda to former Lexus chief Koji Sato, who had promised a more EV-friendly approach. more… The post Toyota is still greenwashing after change in leadership appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Toyota on Wednesday announced a "long-term" battery supply agreement with LG Energy Solution, which the automaker claims will secure batteries for U.S. Under the contract, LG will supply battery modules at an annual capacity of 20 gigawatt-hours starting in 2025, according to a Toyota press release. EV production. Comprised of.
Electrek
MARCH 20, 2024
A new Japanese all-electric EV pickup is set to hit global markets, and it’s not a Toyota. Isuzu will unveil its first 100% electric pickup truck, the D-MAX BEV, later this month. The rugged-looking 4X4 EV will compete with Ford’s F-150 Lightning in overseas markets.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Toyota and Lexus have confirmed that starting in 2025 they will begin adopting the North American Charging Standard (NACS) based around Tesla’s charge-port design, with drivers of current EVs from the brands getting access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers in 2025 through an adapter.
Electric Cars Report
MARCH 5, 2024
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has agreed with Panasonic Holdings Corporation (Panasonic HD) to make Primearth EV Energy Co., Among Toyota-affiliated companies, currently PEVE, Toyota Industries Corporation, and Prime Planet […] The post Toyota Strengthens Battery Production Capabilities appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
The redesigned 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid will debit November 14 at the 2023 Los Angeles auto show, Toyota has revealed, hinting that it will add all-wheel drive to the hybrid version of the ubiquitous mid-size sedan for the first time.
Electrek
JANUARY 19, 2024
Toyota wants to bring the Land Cruiser brand into the electric future with two new EVs. The company is reportedly gearing up to electrify the Toyota Land Cruiser with its own brand.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 20, 2024
Toyota hints of more advanced route planners for plug-in hybrids in the future. The Biden administration eases the path ahead for automakers to go electric. And we find the Lexus RX PHEV compelling on some numbers but not others. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Lexus RX finally has a plug-in hybrid in the lineup.
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 11, 2024
EVgo and Toyota recently announced that they’ve extended their charging partnership. continued] The post EVgo Extends Charging Deal With Toyota For Free bZ4X Charging appeared first on CleanTechnica. As part of this agreement, drivers who purchase or.
Teslarati
JANUARY 23, 2024
Toyota has long been a proponent of a multi-faceted approach to electrification, touting non-battery-electric technologies like hydrogen fuel cells, hybrids and combustion engines. Toyota increases North Carolina battery plant investment by $8 billion What are your thoughts? Engines will surely remain.”
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