TOYOTA SLAMS ELECTRIC CARS, SAYS THEY’LL NEVER CATCH ON
Trickle Charge With the sales of electric cars starting to slow down towards the end of 2023, carmakers have been dialing back their once-optimistic projections. General Motors and Honda, for instance, scrapped plans to work on affordable EVs together back…
Toyota Launches Bozhi 4X Electric SUV in China, an Upgraded bZ4X Starting at $25K
A new electric SUV from Toyota’s joint venture, GAC-Toyota, is arriving at dealerships in China. The Bozhi 4X is an upgraded bZ4X model with starting prices of around $25,000 (179,800 yuan). GAC-Toyota launched the electric SUV on November 17 under…
Toyota Recasts Hybrids Without Charge Ports As “Hybrid Evs”
Hybrid cars have combustion engines but, unless they are plug-in hybrids, not EV charge ports. 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,…
Toyota Bolsters Electric Vehicle Development And Technology In China
Toyota is doubling down on its electric vehicle technology efforts in China. The move comes as the Japanese automaker aims to tackle increasingly stiff competition from players in the country’s automotive segment. China has turned into a battleground of market…
Toyota Recalls 12,000+ EVs Developed With Warren Buffett-backed BYD In China
BYD, the China electric vehicle and battery leader backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, said on Sunday sales of new energy vehicles nearly doubled in June from a year earlier to 253,046 from 134,036 a year earlier, underscoring the popularity…
Toyota Plans Electric Vehicle With Solid-State Battery In ’27-28
Toyota Motor Corp., playing catch-up in the fast-expanding market of electric vehicles, said it plans to roll out a next-generation car fueled by a solid-state battery as early as 2027 that has double the range of conventional models. Its new EV is expected…
Toyota Counts India As Next EV Destination, Observes GlobalData
Following the news that Toyota Group India has signed a MoU with the Government of Karnataka (India) to invest US$530m in electric vehicles (EVs); Bakar Sadik Agwan, Senior Automotive Consulting Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers…
Toyota Unveils First Electric Vehicle Since RAV4 EV In 2014
Toyota, the top-selling automaker in the U.S., is rolling out its first fully electric vehicle in eight years. The company on Tuesday unveiled the battery-powered bZ4X small SUV, which starts at $42,000 and can go up to 252 miles (406…
Toyota’s $1.29 Billion Electric Vehicle Battery Plant To Create 1,750 Jobs In North Carolina
Toyota Motor North America announced plans to build a $1.29 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery production facility at the 1,825-acre Greensboro-Randolph Megasite, a KPMG-certified, shovel-ready site featuring the ideal combination of strategic location, world-class workforce and unparalleled transportation infrastructure. North…
Suzuki, Subaru, Daihatsu, Toyota, And Mazda To Develop Joint Technical Specifications For Next-Generation Vehicle Communications Devices
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation (Subaru), Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, and Mazda Motor Corporation reached an agreement to develop jointly technical specifications for next-generation vehicle communications devices. They also agreed to promote the common use of communications…
