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Toyota finally admits ‘timing is right’ for an EV-first mindset amid business reshuffle

Mar 2, 2023RepostElectric Cars, News, Reviews and Comment, Toyota

Amid new leadership changes, Toyota is reshuffling its business structure, claiming the “time is right” to accelerate battery electric vehicle (BEV) development. Toyota says it will take a new EV-first approach, starting with its luxury brand Lexus. Last week, Electrek reported Toyota’s longtime CEO Akio Toyoda was stepping down from his position amid mounting pressure to accelerate EV development and keep up

Toyota Is Trying to Catch Up in the Crowded EV Race. It May Be Too Late.

May 19, 2022RepostNews, Reviews and Comment, Toyota, Uncategorized

Toyota Motor became the world’s most successful car company through the spirit of or continuous improvement. Now, with electric vehicles on the rise, kaizen might prove to be its undoing. Kaizen is all about evolution and refinement. It helped Toyota (ticker: TM) break into the U.S. market with the Toyopet Crown sedan in the late

The Toyota bZ4X: Solidly middling EV

May 5, 2022RepostElectric Cars, News, Reviews and Comment, Toyota, Uncategorized

The bZ4X leaves us wondering who Toyota made this for? Toyota isn’t the first automotive brand that pops to mind when it comes to battery electric vehicles. Toyota might be the largest automaker in the world — reportedly selling more than 9.5 million vehicles globally and stealing the crown from Volkswagen Group — but the company

Why Toyota Has Got It Wrong On Electric Cars

Nov 1, 2021RepostElectric Cars, News, Reviews and Comment, Tesla, Toyota

Over the last few years, a war has been brewing between Toyota and battery electric vehicles, particularly those produced by Tesla. Toyota president Akio Toyoda (grandson of the company’s founder) has been openly vocal in his criticism of Tesla and its upstart nature compared to the traditional incumbents. Most recently, though, the rhetoric has taken

Toyota bet wrong on EVs, so now it’s lobbying to slow the transition

Aug 14, 2021RepostElectric Cars, News, Reviews and Comment, Prius Plug-in hybrid, Sales, Toyota

Executives at Toyota had a moment of inspiration when the company first developed the Prius. That moment, apparently, has long since passed. The Prius was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car, years ahead of any competitors. The first model, a small sedan, was classic Toyota—a reliable vehicle tailor-made for commuting. After a major redesign in

Panasonic Joins Push to Put Photovoltaics on More Car Roofs

Jul 11, 2017JoCharging, Electric Cars, News, Reviews and Comment, Solar, Toyota

Panasonic Corp. sees the future of solar on car rooftops. The Osaka-based electronics maker has started producing a 180-watt array of solar cells that can be fixed to the roof of an automobile. In February, Panasonic announced that its photovoltaic module would be used on the roof of Toyota Motor Corp.’s latest Prius plug-in hybrid.

New Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid 2017 review

Apr 26, 2017JoElectric Cars, News, Reviews and Comment, Prius Plug-in hybrid, Toyota

Plug-in Prius is a technological achievement, but it’s pricey and we wonder if the regular hybrid is better for day-to-day driving Toyota has been making huge strides with its latest Prius, managing to improve both the driving dynamics and fuel efficiency over the car it replaced last year. Now the plug-in hybrid version of the

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