Akio Toyoda says one electric car pollutes as much as three hybrids. Here’s what research says. Scientists have long settled the debate of whether electric cars are better for our environment ...

Akio Toyoda claimed that 27 million hybrid vehicles sold by Toyota have had the same emissions-reduction impact as nine million battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

Tata and Mahindra backing EVs on one side, and Maruti and Toyota pitching hybrids on the other. Each side has its own claims ...

Toyota wants to sell 50% electrified vehicles in the U.S. in 2025, but it’s banking just as much on hybrids like the new RAV4 as it is on pure EVs.

That demand increase has caused shortages of some key components necessary for hybrids. For example, Aisin—which supplies Toyota with components for its hybrid drivetrains—has run into a ...

Plug-in hybrids grew 10% in the same period — from 293,578 to 321,774. By comparison, fully electric EVs saw 7% growth, from 1,164,638 to 1,247,656.

EVs have lower emissions than hybrids but have range limitations. In three years, 20 percent of new U.S. car sales will be hybrids. The future of electric transportation is being built with a gas ...

Toyota bZ4X (Source: Toyota) The decision to build EVs in Indonesia is part of Toyota’s “multi-pathway strategy,” Hiroyuki Ueda, president director of Toyota-Astra Motor, explained.

Toyota plans to manufacture two electric vehicles in the U.S. beginning in 2025. By mid-2027, it aims to offer seven EVs in American showrooms. A new battery plant in North Carolina will produce ...