Toyota To Add Another PHEV, Continues PHEV Push
Mar 02, 2021 at 8:40am ET ++ Top Toyota scientist advocates PHEVs.
While other automakers are reducing the amount of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, Toyota has plans to add a third PHEV to their U.S. lineup.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy s Alternative Fuels Data Center, in 2020, automakers offered 47 PHEVs, that number is down to 35 for the 2021 model year.
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Part of the reason for the shrinking PHEV market is the reduced regulatory benefits PHEVs provide. Sam Abuelsamid, principal analyst leading e-mobility research with Guidehouse Insights, said: Automakers can earn more than four times the zero-emission vehicle credits per vehicle for each battery-electric they manufacture vs. a comparable plug-in hybrid. For companies like [Stellantis], which doesn t have BEVs on the market, or Toyota, whose only ZEV is the Mirai [hydrogen fuel cell vehicle],
First Toyota BEVs Coming This Year
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Toyota has announced its first two battery-electric vehicles are coming to the United States sometime this year, alongside a new plug-in hybrid.
The automaker is developing a dedicated BEV platform dubbed e-TNGA that will enable it to ramp up its electric vehicle production along with the rest of the industry.
Toyota has been late to the BEV party, having preferred to focus on its hybrid lineup and hydrogen fuel cell technology. It says that based on new internal research, the environmental impact of BEVs and PHEVs are roughly the same, with PHEVs being much less expensive to own.
Toyota Will Bring Two EVs to the U.S. This Year
Japanese automaker is finally getting EV religion, after being hybrid pioneer. Toyota
Toyota will launch two EVs and a plug-in hybrid in the U.S. this year, after decades of hybrid success.
A sedan and a compact SUV the size of a RAV4 are likely to be the first EV models on sale stateside, based on the e-TNGA platform.
Toyota aims to electrify almost half of its range by 2025, and isn t dropping hydrogen plans, opting for variety.
Toyota plans to introduce two new battery-electric vehicles in the U.S. this year in addition to one plug-in hybrid, putting a firm timeline to its EV plans after showing years of skepticism about the demand for electric vehicles. The effort is part of a plan to electrify a large portion of its model range, with Toyota aiming to have 40% of its U.S. lineup composed of battery-electric vehicles, hydrogen-electric vehicles, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids by 2025. The automaker also hopes to dial that share
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