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EV Skeptic Akio Toyoda Sees Electric Vehicle Market Share Peaking at 30%

EV Skeptic Akio Toyoda Sees Electric Vehicle Market Share Peaking at 30%

by | Jan 23, 2024 | , , , , , , , ,

He’s warned that the switch to battery-electric vehicles could seriously harm the auto industry. And even though his successor as Toyota CEO has committed more resources to EVs, Akio Toyoda continues to see a future in which hybrids and other alternatives dominate the global market. More from Headlight.News.

Is the EV World’s Holy Grail — the Solid-State Battery — Just Vaporware?

Is the EV World’s Holy Grail — the Solid-State Battery — Just Vaporware?

by | Jan 16, 2024 | , , , , , , , , ,

With EVs mandated to reach 50% of new U.S. vehicle sales in 2030 — and to replace internal combustion models by 2035 in the EU — the search is on for the battery technology that can win over consumers with longer range, lower costs and quicker charging speeds. But solid-state, the technology expected to replace today’s lithium-ion batteries, is so far failing to live up to its hype.

Toyota’s Daihatsu Arm Halts Production After Admitting it Faked Decades of Safety Tests

Toyota’s Daihatsu Arm Halts Production After Admitting it Faked Decades of Safety Tests

by | Dec 28, 2023 | , , , , , , ,

While its products are no longer available in the U.S., Daihatsu is an important part of the Toyota brand empire, with sizable markets in Japan and other parts of the world. But the minicar maker has halted Japanese production after it acknowledged that it has cheated on safety tests for the last 30 years. And that’s just the latest problem for Daihatsu, reports Headlight.News.

GM, Other Automakers Rethink EVs and May Shift Near-Term Emphasis to Hybrids, Plug-Ins

GM, Other Automakers Rethink EVs and May Shift Near-Term Emphasis to Hybrids, Plug-Ins

by | Nov 28, 2023 | , , , , , , , , ,

With EV sales growth slowing down, General Motors “is currently assessing” its massive investment in battery-electric vehicles. And, while it remains committed to CEO Mary Barra’s “path to an all-electric future,” it will shift more emphasis to the hybrids and plug-ins it was planning to abandon. And other automakers, including Ford and Stellantis, are likewise shifting direction. If anything, this validates Toyota’s strategy calling for a mix of EVs, hybrids and PHEVs, reports Headlight.News.

Here’s What’s Coming to the Nearly All-Electric Japan Mobility Show

Here’s What’s Coming to the Nearly All-Electric Japan Mobility Show

by | Oct 23, 2023 | , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

It’s four years since the last Tokyo Motor Show took place, and even then, it was fading into obscurity. Organizers hope to give it a boost of adrenaline in an updated form — and with a new name. While foreign brands are largely absent, again, there’ll be lots happening at the new Japan Mobility Show as the nation’s automakers charge in with an assortment of all-electric concepts and production models.