Toyota’s C-HR electric hatchback starts at $38,135
Toyota’s C-HR electric hatchback starts at $38,135

Toyota is on an EV roll these days, introducing the newly all-electric, three-row Highlander SUV, and giving us a fuller picture of the bZ Woodland wagon. Now, the Japanese auto giant is completing the triumvirate with a full detail breakdown of the upcoming C-HR hatchback. We already knew that the C-HR won’t be as affordable […]

Toyota fills out its skimpy EV lineup with the bZ Woodland SUV
Toyota fills out its skimpy EV lineup with the bZ Woodland SUV

For years, Toyota was criticized for sitting on the sidelines while the EV revolution swept through the auto industry. Instead of riding the wave, the Japanese auto giant doubled down on hybrids, while rolling out only one pure EV for the US market, the poorly reviewed bZ4X. But as sales growth slowed and governments started […]

Texas bets on Tesla bets on WeChat, and a bet on Toyota to crack solid-state
Texas bets on Tesla bets on WeChat, and a bet on Toyota to crack solid-state

On today’s Texas-sized episode of Quick Charge, Tesla Cybertruck owners in the Lone Star state get V2G access, Tesla Model 3 and Y models get WeChat via OTA, and Toyota has an all-new electric Toyota Highlander with up to 320 miles of range!

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The Toyota Highlander is now a three-row electric SUV with 320 miles of range
The Toyota Highlander is now a three-row electric SUV with 320 miles of range

Toyota unveiled the new 2027 Highlander, a fully redesigned midsize SUV that marks the brand’s first three-row electric vehicle for the US market and the first Toyota EV assembled in America. It’s a familiar name – Toyota has been selling gas Highlanders for over 20 years – with an all-new powertrain aimed directly at one […]

Big oil is betting big on Toyota to win the solid-state battery race
Big oil is betting big on Toyota to win the solid-state battery race

Toyota has been working on a solid-state pilot program with Japanese refining oil giant Idemitsu Kosan since 2023 — but we’re way past that now. The companies have decided to move ahead with a new factory to produce solid electrolyte for all-solid-stat…

Toyota made a game engine
Toyota made a game engine

Using a game engine in a “digital cockpit” is useful for things like step-by-step 3D tutorials about a car, mapping the environment around your car, and offering more natural controls, explained Jamie Kerber, an employee of Very Good Ventures, at the FOSDEM 2026 conference. She’s a lead engineer on Fluorite, a game engine for use […]

Toyota just introduced its own robotaxi to tackle Tesla and Waymo

Toyota and Pony.ai debut a mass-produced bZ4X robotaxi in China, aiming to scale autonomous mobility with cost cuts, industrial discipline, and a long-term challenge to Tesla and Waymo.
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Toyota Hino-backed semi brand Tern adds 6×2 tandem axle variant
Toyota Hino-backed semi brand Tern adds 6×2 tandem axle variant

After launching its first-ever battery-electric Class 8 truck at the 2024 ACT Expo, the Toyota Hino-backed Tern brand announced the launch of its second electric semi truck. Meet the new Tern RC8 6×2 80k tractor.

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Your car’s touchscreen might be distracting you more than you realize

Researchers found that using in-car touchscreens causes major driving performance drops, including lane drifting and slower reactions.
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Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’
Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’

A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” made headlines regularly this year by stealing data from and publicly mass extorting dozens of major corporations. But the tables seem to have turned somewhat for “Rey,” the moniker chosen by the technical operator and public face of the hacker group: Earlier this week, Rey confirmed his real life identity and agreed to an interview after KrebsOnSecurity tracked him down and contacted his father.