2025 Was Big For Hybrids And PHEVs. 2026 Will Be Even Bigger EV sales are growing worldwide—just unevenly. Now, more and more buyers are turning to hybrid power, and carmakers are responding. By Iulian Dnistran Technology - Dec 14 2025 -
Toyota Built This Entire City Around Autonomous Vehicles. Here's What Life Is Like There Toyota's Woven City is a lot more than just a test course for AVs. Plus: Nvidia's car business is booming. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Nov 21 2025 -
Most Automakers Lose Money on EVs. How Is Xiaomi Turning a Profit Already? The Chinese automaker has seemingly done the impossible—again. Also: Toyota's hybrid boom and Elon Musk's AI dreams. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Nov 19 2025 -
Subaru Solterra On A Tesla Charger: Here's How It Charges With A NACS Plug The Toyota-Subaru joint-venture EV was never known for fast-charging excellence. But here's how it does on a NACS plug. By Patrick George Charging - Nov 18 2025 -
Toyota Pushes Forward With New EVs in 2026, Even As Rivals Retreat As others pull back on EVs with no tax credits and stiff tariff bills, Toyota's electric trio is still set to go on sale next year. By Patrick George Official - Nov 17 2025 -
Why Audi May Turn To Scout Motors To Fix One Of Its Biggest Problems Audi is getting into the range-extended EV game for America. Plus: Toyota will make cars for longer, with a bet on software upgrades. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Nov 17 2025 -
Toyota's $10 Billion U.S. Investment Means It Could Export Cars Back To Japan Plus, Xiaomi is becoming a giant and Rivian's joint venture with VW could soon extend to gas cars. By Rob Stumpf News - Nov 13 2025 -
'New Normal': Tariffs Cost Japan's Auto Companies Nearly $10 Billion So Far Plus, Subaru is dialing back its EV plans and China's zero-mile "used" EVs are threatening its industry. By Rob Stumpf News - Nov 11 2025 -
This Is Toyota's First Electric Pickup Truck The new Hilux pickup will also gain diesel and hydrogen fuel cell versions. But it isn't coming to America. By Iulian Dnistran Official - Nov 10 2025 -
Toyota's 40-Year Solid-State Battery Could Change Everything We Know About EVs The automaker claims the next-gen EV batteries will outlast the vehicle itself and get reinstalled in new ones. By Suvrat Kothari Battery Tech - Nov 7 2025 -
EV Sales Are Slowing. Now The Auto Industry Is Banking On A Self-Driving Boom Automakers are banking on an AV comeback. Plus: Tesla's door handle mess gets worse, and even Toyota can't escape tariff pain. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Nov 4 2025 -
This Toyota bZ Is Anything But Boring It’s six inches lower than the standard electric crossover, and the power output has been upped by a fair bit. By Iulian Dnistran Concepts - Oct 31 2025 -
'Zero Fatalities, Zero Accidents:' Toyota Wants Software To Make Cars Safer. But It's Not There Yet The new RAV4 is the first step toward Toyota's goal of a safer, software-defined future. But the company is still playing catch-up. By Motor1.com Staff Software
How Toyota Engineered the New RAV4 for the Future: Interview We sat down with the RAV4's Chief Engineer, Yoshinori Futonagane, to get an idea of what it took to bring the new 2026 RAV4 to market. By Motor1.com Staff Interview
Japan Just Showed Off The Future Of Cars—Minus One Crucial Detail 2025's Tokyo Motor Show has a certain vibe: the future of cars is coming, but what powers it will be a mystery. By Brett Berk Japan Mobility Show - Oct 29 2025 -
Toyota Bet Right On Hybrids. Its Timing On EVs May Pay Off Next Plus, China's getting ready to pull the plug on EV subsidies, and Rivian says it's not ready to tap a U.S. government loan yet. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Oct 29 2025 -
The Toyota Corolla Goes Electric—And Then Some The world's best-selling car gets a futuristic remake that comes with electric, hybrid or gasoline power. By Patrick George Japan Mobility Show - Oct 28 2025 -
The Toyota bZ and Subaru Solterra Get Tesla Supercharger Access Owners of the older bZ4X and Solterra will also be able to use Superchargers, but not everyone will get a free adapter. By Iulian Dnistran Charging - Oct 23 2025 -
Toyota's Slick New Software Drops Hints About Its Future EVs Toyota’s slow EV rollout has also left it lagging in the software race. The 2026 RAV4 plug-in hybrid will now try to catch up. By Suvrat Kothari Software - Oct 14 2025 -
Toyota’s Largest Car Factory Now Has A Huge Solar Plant The nearly 30-acre solar field in Georgetown, Kentucky, can generate enough power for 1,400 average U.S. homes for a year. By Iulian Dnistran Manufacturing / Production - Oct 13 2025 -
This Toyota Corolla Concept Is Electric. But What Does It Mean? Toyota is teasing what looks like a close-to-production Corolla EV concept that could signal the model’s pivot to electric. By Andrei Nedelea News - Oct 13 2025 -
'From Hidden Gadgets To Full-On Game Changers': Richmond Dealer Reveals 'Wild' Features On EVs “EVs come with a bunch of really cool features. I thought I’d show you some in a couple different cars today.” By Mustafa Gatollari Trending - Oct 13 2025 -
Toyota Just Struck A Key Deal To Make Solid-State Batteries The Japanese automaker wants to be among the first to bring solid-state tech to market, but it will take at least two more years. By Andrei Nedelea Battery Tech - Oct 9 2025 -
‘You Can Get These Cells On eBay For $30’: Toyota Prius Driver Quoted $2,700 For Battery. Then He Fixes It For Under $100 Battery replacement is one of the most expensive maintenance items for electrified vehicles. By Chad Swiatecki Trending - Oct 4 2025 -
