Plug-in hybrids are pretty great on paper. They usually offer enough range to handle most of your daily driving on battery power alone, but they still have an engine that can kick in on longer drives ...

PHEV charging reminders arrive exactly when you need them most. Toyota’s ChargeMinder prototype app tackles the biggest challenge facing plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) owners, which is ...

Toyota may be struggling in the all-electric department, but it's not losing any valuable time when it comes to connected services and subscriptions. It even puts the navigation map behind a monthly ...

Hybrid vehicles and Toyota are nearly synonymous at this point. Toyota launched the Prius, the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, back in 1997. Just under three decades later, the Prius is now in its ...

Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are essentially a bridge between a gasoline vehicle and an electric one, but they only fulfill that function if they’re regularly plugged in. The Toyota Research Institute (TRI ...

Because most vehicles are equipped with navigation systems and other helpful tech, keeping your software updated is essential. Most updates release on an ad hoc basis, and you must track things ...

Full battery electric vehicles (a.k.a. BEVs or EVs) of course require charging, but so do plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). While the latter also have an engine and fuel tank, they need to be ...