Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda talks EV skepticism, ‘happy dance,’ his legacy

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda speaks during a small media roundtable on Sept. 29, 2022 in Las Vegas. Toyota LAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor CEO Akio Toyoda last week simply stated what he would like his legacy to b...

Toyota CEO doubles down on EV strategy amid criticism it’s not moving fast enough

A Toyota bZ4X on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC LAS VEGAS – Toyota Motor is standing by its electric vehicle strategy, including hybrids like the Prius, following...

Toyota Softens Toward Critics of Its EV Push

Sept. 25, 2022 5:33 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Toyota Motor wants to meet with critics who say it is behind rivals in the race for greener cars, nearly a year after the auto maker pledged to ...

Should you buy Toyota Motors shares after dropping 25% YTD?

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) shares have weakened 25% since the beginning of the 2022 year, and the current price stands at $139. Toyota continues to face supply-chain issues, and the company r...

Why Toyota – the world’s largest automaker – isn’t all-in on EVs

Roughly two decades ago, Toyota Motor became the preferred carmaker of U.S. environmentalists and eco-conscious consumers with its Prius hybrid, an “electrified” vehicle that was among the...

Toyota Is Upping Its EV Game to Catch GM, Ford, and Tesla

Text size An all-electric 2023 BZ4X from Toyota. The company sold only 14,000 all-electric vehicles in 2021. Courtesy of Toyota The automotive giant Toyota Motor is starting to pivot away from hybrid ...

Toyota says it will invest extra $2.5 billion in North Carolina plant

A Toyota dealership in Yokohama, Japan, photographed on Feb. 7, 2021. The firm is trying to make headway in the increasingly competitive electric vehicle market. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images ...

California Approves Ban On Gas-Powered Cars By 2035

Topline The California Air Resources Board approved a highly anticipated measure Thursday that will ban the sale of new gasoline-only cars in the nation’s most populous state by 2035, marking whatR...

Top 100 Public Company Crypto Involvement

August 24, 2022, 9:55AM EDT • 2 min read Quick Take 28 out of the top 100 publicly traded firms ranked by Forbes have at least one crypto/blockchain investment since 2021 SoftBank and Samsung have the...

Toyota Exec Says Lack Of Consumer Demand Makes U.S. Goal Of 50% Electric Vehicles By 2030 A Long Shot

The Toyota bZ4X represents the first of a global series of Battery Electric Vehicles to be … [+] introduced under the global “Toyota bZ” brand umbrella. Photo: Toyota It’s unlikely mass adoption...

What Color Is Your Hydrogen? Not All Hydrogen Is Clean.

Green hydrogen is made by using clean electricity from renewable energy technologies to electrolyse … [+] water (H2O), separating the hydrogen atom within it from its molecular twin oxygen. gett...

Electric Vehicles Or Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars? The Inflation Reduction Act Will Fuel Both

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 22: Electric vehicles are displayed before a news conference with White House … [+] Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg...

Tesla, EV Makers Stand to Get Billions for Factories From Senate Bill

The Senate climate bill passed over the weekend offers billions of dollars for electric-vehicle and battery factories, and includes rules that the auto industry says will make it tougher for some cons...

Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Likely To Get New Life And A Manchin Makeover

Sen. Joe Manchin talks with the media after a hearing on hydrogen pipelines CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images In a major win for automakers and future electric vehicle buyers, tax credits for the pur...

Toyota plans to develop light duty hydrogen fuel-cell trucks

A Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle photographed in Berlin, Germany, in August 2021. The Japanese automotive giant started working on the development of fuel-cell vehicles back in 1992. Krisztia...

Toyota Reaches Tax Credit Phaseout, GM Refunds Bolt Price Cuts To Current Owners

Toyota’s bZ4X electric vehicle is coming for 2023; unfortunately it won’t be eligible for the full … [+] federal tax credit granted to EV buyers. © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP Though t...

Toyota Loses Big Advantage to Tesla and GM

Toyota  (TM) – Get Toyota Motor Corporation Report is on one knee.  The Japanese automaker has enjoyed a big advantage for a long time, enabling it to seduce consumers interested in less polluti...

Toyota used up all its EV tax credits on hybrids

Toyota has reached the 200,000-unit cap on electric and plug-in-hybrid vehicles that are eligible for a federal tax credit of $7,500. While the Japanese automaker does have exactly one electric vehicl...

Toyota joins Tesla and GM in phaseout of federal electric vehicle tax credits

A Toyota bZ4X on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Toyota Motor said it sold its 200,000th plug-in electric vehicle during the second quarter, triggering a phaseout ...

Hydrogen Cars Might Be Dead Already Despite This Fuel Cell Hypercar

It was a momentous announcement over the last few months – Toyota’s first all-electric car, the bZ4X, was launched in the UK, having arrived in the USA in April and Japan in May. After the Japanese co...

Toyota Stock Falls After It Cuts Production Again. Bad News for Car Prices.

Text size Toyota reduced its output forecast, citing parts shortages. Above, a dealership in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Toyota Motor updated its production plans, unveiling more cuts. Wednesda...

Toyota Partners With Tesla Cofounder’s Redwood Materials To Recycle Prius, EV Batteries

Redwood Materials cofounder and CEO JB Straubel speaks during the 2022 CERAWeek conference in Houston on March 10, 2022. Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg Redwood Materials, a battery recycler created by Te...

Tesla Needs Batteries. This Buffett-Backed EV Maker to Supply Them ‘Very Soon.’

Text size BYD launched its Blade battery in 2020. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg BYD shares rose on Wednesday after the Chinese electric vehicle maker said it was preparing to supply batteries to Tesla. “We are...

2023 Lexus RX Adds Turbos, Electrical Power

2023 Lexus RX350 Lexus As the Lexus RX approaches its 25th anniversary, Toyota’s premium brand is giving the original luxury crossover a complete makeover with a full new set of powertrain options. Fo...

Toyota Is Cutting Car Production Again. It’s Bad News for Inflation.

Text size A scene from a Toyoya production line in India. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg Global car production has been hampered for months because of a plethora of supply-chain and logistics issues. Investor...

Toyota Revs Up Race With Tesla

Toyota TM 0.29% finally has a product to compete with Tesla. Despite an awkward name and mixed reviews, the bZ4X could be the most consequential electric vehicle launched this year. Toyota’s first pur...

Toyota ramps up efforts to look at potential of hydrogen vehicles

One of Toyota’s Sora busess photographed in Japan on Nov. 5, 2021. Toyota started working on the development of fuel-cell vehicles back in 1992. Korekore | Istock Editorial | Getty Images Toyota...

Toyota warns raw materials costs could cut profits by 20%

Toyota 2023 Sequoia on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Toyota Motor on Wednesday warned investors that “unprecedented” increases in materials and logis...

Toyota Is Trying to Catch Up in the Crowded EV Race. It May Be Too Late.

Toyota Motor became the world’s most successful car company through the spirit of kaizen, or continuous improvement. Now, with electric vehicles on the rise, kaizen might prove to be its undoing. Kaiz...

Toyota Puts Invisible AI Eyes In North American Factories

Toyota Indiana assembly plant in Princeton, Ind. will be the first installation of the Invisible AI … [+] system to boost quality, safety and productivity. Toyota Motors North America Toyota Mot...

Nissan and Toyota Enter the Metaverse in Grand Style

Japanese auto giants Nissan and Toyota have entered the metaverse in grand style, as reported by Nikkei Asia. According to the media outlet, both auto companies are exploring advances in the metaverse...