Japan Is Finally Getting Serious About EVs Plus, we analyze April’s EV sales drop and how Chinese EVs are helping decarbonize road transport in several countries. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - May 2 2025 -
Uber To Deploy 'Thousands' Of Autonomous Taxis, Starting In Texas The ridesharing giant partnered with May Mobility to deploy AI-powered, driverless Toyota Sienna minivans. By Iulian Dnistran Autonomous Vehicles - May 2 2025 -
Volkswagen's EV Sales Are Up. Here's The Downside Volkswagen's Q1 2025 results are not good, but it's betting on "strong product momentum." Meanwhile, Toyota aims to emulate China. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Apr 30 2025 -
Why Excess Production Capacity Isn’t A Solution For Tariffs Plus, Tesla has sharply raised prices in Canada due to tariffs and Japanese automakers have teamed up with Chinese software giants. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Apr 28 2025 -
Nissan Officially Kills Pair Of Electric Sedans Meant For U.S. Plus, Musk commits to 40% less time in Washington (maybe) and the White House floats shuffling auto part tariffs again. By Rob Stumpf News - Apr 24 2025 -
The Toyota bZ7 Looks Fantastic. Too Bad It's Only For China The sleek EV will be Toyota's new flagship sedan, ironically competing against the new Lexus ES. By Andrei Nedelea News - Apr 23 2025 -
Volkswagen Is Plotting A High-Tech Comeback In China The automaker plans to launch an AI-powered advanced driver assistance platform in China soon. The first car using that technology will launch later this year. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Apr 18 2025 -
The 2026 Subaru Trailseeker Could Be A Very Big Deal Recent moves by Toyota offer clues about what could be an affordable, high-range new Subaru EV—and probably with a NACS plug too. By Patrick George Industry Outlook - Apr 13 2025 -
The Auto Industry Is Begging Politicians To Get Along Plus, Musk spats with Trump administration over tariffs and Nissan considers reversing course on U.S. production slowdown. By Rob Stumpf News - Apr 8 2025 -
Toyota, Honda and Hyundai Are Clear: We're Not Raising Prices (Yet) Meanwhile, Stellantis and Ford have actually announced discounts. By Suvrat Kothari Industry - Apr 4 2025 -
Billions In U.S. EV Projects Just Stalled, As China Speeds Ahead EV investments are crumbling under policy uncertainty, giving China an even bigger lead. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Apr 4 2025 -
Here's Every Single EV About To Get Hit With Tariffs Even the most red-white-and-blue EVs come loaded with foreign auto parts—and that's a ticking tariff timebomb. By Rob Stumpf Industry - Apr 3 2025 -
The Toyota BZ4X And Subaru Solterra Sales Shot Up In Q1 Sales of these EVs got off to a slow start, but discounts and improvements have turned the tide. By Andrei Nedelea Sales - Apr 2 2025 -
Toyota's Hybrids Are In High Demand. Too Bad Nobody Can Get One. Some markets have a nine-month wait for Toyota hybrids. Here's why. By Rob Stumpf News - Apr 1 2025 -
Trump 'Couldn't Care Less' About Price Hikes As Tariffs Threaten EV Boom The American auto industry is about to be in for a very long week. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Mar 31 2025 -
Car Companies Are Shifting Into Self-Preservation Mode Nissan speeds up its EV development cycles, Toyota holds back on a battery plant, while Hyundai invests in the U.S. By Kevin Williams Critical Materials - Mar 26 2025 -
Surprise: Auto Tariffs Are Still On The Table Plus, the FBI has a warning for Tesla owners and China's FSD rollout is officially paused. By Rob Stumpf News - Mar 25 2025 -
Toyota’s New EVs Get Big Battery Upgrades. Here’s Why They Matter Toyota’s EV party has started. Much of it is linked to improvements under the skin. By Suvrat Kothari Battery Tech - Mar 12 2025 -
Toyota FT-Me: A Two-Seat Electric City Car With No Pedals Toyota's new entry-level electric vehicle is particularly suitable for younger people and wheelchair users. By Patrick George Concepts - Mar 12 2025 -
The Toyota C-HR+ Has Tesla-Rivaling Range And Could Be U.S.-Bound It's a downsized version of the new bZ4X, with SUV coupe vibes and up to 600 km of range in Europe. Could it be a hit in America, too? By Patrick George Official - Mar 11 2025 -
Toyota Confirms An Electric Truck Is Coming Along with the updated bZ4X, C-HR+ and Urban Cruiser, Toyota has three more EVs coming by 2026. One is clearly a truck—and a Land Cruiser too? By Patrick George Official - Mar 11 2025 -
The Toyota bZ4X Just Got Way, Way Better. Here's What's New Toyota's EV levels up with two battery options, more range, more power and faster charging. The car's chief engineer breaks it down. By Patrick George Official - Mar 11 2025 -
Future Toyota EVs Will Get Familiar Toyota Names Say goodbye to "bZ4X" and other confusing alphanumerics. Toyota is changing its naming strategy as future cars get EV counterparts. By Patrick George Official - Mar 11 2025 -
How Toyota Is Dealing With The Rise Of China's EVs Toyota readies a counterattack in China. Plus: Tesla protests rage on for another weekend. How long can Elon Musk's company keep this up? By Patrick George Critical Materials - Mar 10 2025 -
