Toyota to Show off Small Electric Truck
Pickup trucks are finally getting small again. Toyota will likely join the trend soon. The brand will use the Japan Mobility Show (formerly the Tokyo Auto Show) to show off a compact electric truck. It’s officially a concept. But it…
Toyota Will Join Tesla’s EV Charging Network And Adopt Tesla Connector in Future EVs
Owners of Toyota and Lexus electric vehicles in North America will be able to charge on Tesla’s network starting in 2025, and the Japanese automaker also will start using Tesla’s EV connector. In a statement Thursday, Toyota says it will…
Toyota To Unveil New Electric Sports Car And SUV In Potential Step Change For Brand
Australia’s most popular automaker, Toyota, will show off two electric car concepts at the upcoming Japan Mobility Show in a move that could signal a step change for the brand. Toyota announced early details of the battery electric vehicles on…
LG Energy, Toyota Announce Longterm U.S. EV Battery Deal
LG Energy and Toyota said Wednesday they’ve reached a long-term agreement to supply batteries for electric vehicles in the United States. Under the deal, LG will supply Toyota with 20GWh of high-nickel NCMA battery modules beginning in 2025.LG Energy will…
Toyota To Power New EVs In The US With Big LG Battery Supply Agreement
Toyota-battery-supply-EVsToyota has found a battery supplier to power its next wave of electric vehicles in the US. LG Energy Solution and Toyota signed a long-term battery supply agreement Wednesday for upcoming EV models assembled in the US.Starting in 2025, LG…
Ford Hires New CMO Away From Toyota as It Pivots Toward Electric Vehicles
Ford Motor hired a new global chief marketing officer away from rival Toyota as the automaker contends with a costly and slower-than-expected shift toward electric vehicles, as well as a potential strike by thousands of unionized workers. Lisa Materazzo succeeds Suzy Deering, who…
VW In Talks To Adopt Tesla’s EV Charging Plug, But Toyota Is Taying Silent
Tesla has racked up a series of EV charging wins in recent weeks, with Ford, GM, Volvo, Polestar, and Rivian all announcing plans to adopt the company’s charging connectors for their vehicles. But there are still a number of notable holdouts — although that could shift…
Jump-Starting Thailand–Indonesia Electric Vehicle Collaboration
A former Indonesian minister of tourism once called Thailand and Indonesia ‘sparring partners’. This can be applied not only to tourism but also other sectors, especially automotive manufacturing. The shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) has changed the competition between the…
Toyota Establishes New Role To Accelerate EV Production In North America
On Friday, Toyota Motor North America announced several leadership changes as it inches toward its commitment to electrification. As part of the changes, Toyota is establishing a new “senior vice president of electric vehicle supply” role to lead the automaker’s North American…
Toyota Ready To Sell Only EVs From 2035 In Europe
Toyota has been in the news cycle constantly in the past few months, primarily because of its reluctance to switch to an all-electric lineup globally as soon as possible, and secondly, because it recently announced plans to develop and sell…
