Let’s go back to 2023. GM is rolling out a dozen EVs, Ford has borrowed the iconic F-150 and Mustang nameplates for all-electric vehicles, Polestar looks like a potential up-and-comer…
And Toyota — long heralded as one of the more environmentally conscious automakers after the runaway success of the Prius hybrid — isn’t really competing. Its single EV, the bZ4X, is a little weird-looking, charges slowly, and won’t reach 300 miles on a full battery.
Toyota’s slow approach surprised industry watchers. Environmentalists blew up my phone at the time, complaining that the world’s largest automaker was leaning heavily on hybrids that still got most…
