Toyota is focusing on larger segments before introducing an electric Yaris. Its EU marketing boss said that a Yaris EV will arrive “at the right moment”. The company offers a small EV in Europe in the form of the Urban Cruiser.

Toyota announced updates to its European EV offerings, including an electric version of the Toyota C-HR called the C-HR Plus, and a refreshed bZ4X that addresses many of the electric crossover’s shortcomings.

At Toyota ’s annual product strategy event last week in Brussels, the Japanese automaker announced it will introduce six new battery electric vehicles in Europe by the end of next year, plus another three from its luxury brand Lexus .

Some of the new Toyota EVs resemble ones shown off by then-CEO, now Chairman Akio Toyoda in late 2021. That leads us to believe it could be the truck revealed at that press briefing, which is very obviously an electric Tacoma. The only issue is that its proportions don't exactly match what's seen in the teaser image.

At the Kenshiki Forum, Toyota showcases electric cars, yet officially maintains its multi-drive strategy. This is the Japanese way of acknowledging a misstep.

The bZ4X launched in 2022 as Toyota’s first fully electric SUV. Although it was expected to rival the Tesla Model Y and other top-selling electric SUVs, the bZ4X failed to live up to the task. “I think it’s fair to say that we experienced a few bumps in the road during the launch,

The "exciting and surprising" battery-electric car Toyota has been teasing is here, and it's using a familiar name.