The Case For Plug-In Hybrids Is Changing. Here’s What Happened Plus: More details on the long-awaited arrival of the Rivian R2, and what Tesla's investors want to hear on this week's earnings call. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Jan 26 -
The Latest Challenge Facing EV Companies: What To Name The Cars The days of guesswork in car showrooms are numbered as automakers drop their confusing, Wi-Fi password-like EV names. By Suvrat Kothari Weird - Jan 24 -
'Nobody’s Going To Wait': Acura And The Industry's Timing Problem Acura dealers seethe over an EV focus—but highlight a bigger problem. Plus, auto stocks tumble as America instigates a conflict over Greenland. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Jan 20 -
Republicans Are Finally Warming Up To Electric Cars Plus, Ram boss says EVs "will take over" and Europe offers China a way out of tariffs. By Rob Stumpf News - Jan 13 -
Toyota's Most Promising Affordable EV Arrives This Year The 2026 Toyota C-HR could be one of the most promising EVs to debut this year. By Patrick George Industry Outlook - Jan 4 -
Toyota Says EVs Could Rival Nuclear Energy As A Power Source As it steps up a program in Texas to test vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging, Toyota says EVs have huge potential as virtual power plants. By Patrick George Charging - Dec 29 2025 -
Over 20 New EVs Are Coming In 2026. These Are The Seven I'm Most Excited About We’ve been waiting for the next generation of EVs to arrive—cheaper, faster, better. Next year, they’ll finally be here. By Mack Hogan Industry Outlook - Dec 22 2025 -
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 -
