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All tagged Toyota
For the past several years, Toyota has earned itself a reputation of being a noted skeptic of the “all-in” trend toward battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that much of the rest of the automotive industry has enthusiastically…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Vehicle interior design and ergonomics are far from my calling in life. After 20-plus years reviewing vehicles, I’ve discovered that it takes a lot for me to dislike a driving space. Sure, some controls might be better served…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The biggest standout of the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show didn’t even have its own press conference, and somewhat surprisingly for a blog and podcast like this one dedicated almost exclusively to EVs, it’s not even a battery…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
While a world leader in electrification for the masses via its gasoline hybrid vehicles, Toyota has been slow to commit to full battery-electric propulsion. In fact, it was less than a year ago that Toyota unveiled…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Toyota today debuted the production version of its bZ4X crossover EV, complete with a (gasp!) optional yoke steering wheel. And you want to know something? I’m not upset about it…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last five years, it’s no great secret that Toyota has been touting the virtues of its hybrid and fuel cell technology, casting doubt on the purported environmental benefits…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Cars.com just released its 2021 American-Made Index Report, and for the first time in the report’s history, an EV made the top spot, the 2021 Tesla Model 3. The term “Most American” is fraught with peril…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Hino Motors, it was announced today, is partnering with REE to provide “new value to society through next-generation commercial mobility”…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Here at The Watt Car, we’ve typed out plenty of pixels commenting on, criticizing, and armchair-quarterbacking Toyota’s reluctance, token effort, and sandbagging on the future of battery electric vehicles…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Toyota has unveiled the Aygo X prologue, its latest full battery-electric concept, and made it explicit in the news release that the car was designed specifically for the European market…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week was packed with yummy EV and hybrid reveals, some as vehicle refreshes and others boasting completely new form factors…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The fear or resistance to EVs is usually based in one of three things: nostalgia, ignorance, or resistance to change. I’d like to address the second of those…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
2021, you hope, will be better than 2020. That said, in the world of automotive electrification, 2020 was a spectacular year…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Toyota, the undisputed leader in hybrid technology, has been one of the biggest and most vocal holdouts against full battery electrics, instead using misleading terminology to describe its hybrids…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, Toyota unveiled the 2021 Sienna minivan and showed the revival of its stylish midsize two-row Venza crossover. A new model of a minivan and crossover in itself isn’t particularly newsworthy, except for when it shows a major change in powertrain strategy…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
We’re currently witnessing an interesting dichotomy in the automotive world. Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs) were once thought of as the perfect compromise…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
What was once a cutting edge green car has turned stagnant. But the Prius now has another problem…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
