OK, It’s a Toyota Highlander EV
Toyota remodels and electrifies its midsize three-row family hauler
John O'Dell
I’m John O’Dell – the green car guy – and for more than 25 years I’ve been an automotive writer, editor and analyst specializing in alternative vehicles and fuels.
New Toyota Is Not a Pickup
Teaser #2 drops and clears things up a bit...
Toyota’s New Thing
Automaker teases "something new" on the horizion
Tesla Killing Two EVs, Favoring Robots
Models S and X production ends in Spring. No word on future of Model 3 sedan, Model Y crossover
Stellantis Dumps PHEVS
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid and Jeep 4xe plug-in hybrid models are discontinued
Happy New Year!
ID.Buzz Gets Top Safety Rating
Volkswagen’s effort to recapture the magic of the original VW microbus with a modern, all-electric reinterpretation of that iconic camping/surfing/music festival going /family hauling/cargo carrying minivan hasn’t been a big hit, but the ID.Buzz has just captured the top U.S.…
2026 RAV4 Hybrid Pricing
Cost of entry to RAV4 hybrid world is lower, but only without all-wheel drive; PHEV pricing to come early in 2026
2026 RAV4: First Drive
America's best-selling crossover is better than ever for 2026
How Automakers Are Making Up for Lost Federal EV Incentive
With the federal $7,500 clean vehicle tax credit gone, automakers are scrambling close the affordability gap — trimming MSRPs, offering dealer and manufacturer rebates, and reshaping lease and finance programs. The programs not only ease price shock for consumers, they…