Those hybrids have had the same impact as 9 million BEVs [battery EVs] on the road," Toyoda said. "But if we were to have made 9 million BEVs in Japan, it would have actually increased the carbon ...

He pointed out the stark price difference between plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), comparing Tesla and Toyota emphasizing the cost-effectiveness of plug-in hybrids.

Hybrids fall in the middle; on average, they produce around 17% more carbon pollution than EVs. But not all hybrids are created equal. A pure hybrid runs on gasoline and stores excess energy from ...

Toyota's hybrid MPG figures are tough to beat. See how their latest models stack up against Subaru's, and why Subaru's hybrid ...

Toyota’s plug-in models cost thousands more than its hybrid or gas-powered vehicles. The 2025 Toyota RAV4 PHEV ($44,265 MSRP) costs nearly $15,000 more than the base gas model and $12,000 more ...

Hybrids, which are much more fuel-efficient than conventional vehicles, were the first eco-friendly mass-market vehicles. But are they environmentally friendly today? That's a hotly debated question.

Sales of Toyota's two full EVs totaled out to 21,958 so far this year. That's not a huge number, but it is more than double the number of EVs Toyota sold during the same period in 2023.

Mass-market hybrid sales will give Toyota invaluable time to develop EVs and other next-generation technologies, said Katsuhiko Hirose, one of Toyota's managers who led its global powertrain ...

If Toyota embraced EVs sooner, ... Despite the dominance of hybrids and debate around EVs, demand for fully electric cars is still growing in the US, just not quite as quickly as forecast.