Posted on 3/13/2026
It has not been a good year for many EV manufacturers. Ford, GM, Honda and Stellantis wrote off billions of dollars (total around $50 billion) because electric vehicle sales fell off considerably. Their multi-billion investment in electric vehicle manufacturing and infrastructure yielded disappointing results. In the meantime, Toyota, which only had one EV pony in the race, Toyota bZ4X, continued to make money with its hybrid lineup, and appeared uninterested in jumping into the EV fray. But all this changed this year. While the other big automakers are all bloodied from their EV excursions, Toyota is now rolling out new versions of fully electric vehicles to fill in the gap. In addition to Toyota bZ (which is an improved bZ4X), it has also released 2026 bZ Woodland with higher ground clearance, and front and rear electric motors. Toyota C-HR EV, an all-electric version of its C-HR coupe, is becoming available at Toyota dealers in March 2026. With the 2027 model year, we ... read more