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This seems like Toyota spent some time with a cgi artist just to release some pics so they can say "see we are doing cool stuff" and nothing else. No specs, no

This seems like Toyota spent some time with a cgi artist just to release some pics so they can say "see we are doing cool stuff" and nothing else. No specs, no price, no timing / dates, basically this is just a bunch of nothing with some images.

grecy 3y ago
and "In five years we're going to have batteries that are 10 times lighter, 10 times faster to change and 10 times cheaper. Wait five years before you buy!"
- roamerz 3y ago
  >"In five years we're going to have batteries that are 10 times lighter, 10 times faster to change and 10 times cheaper. Wait five years before you buy!" I did not read the article but in the current state of battery technology and charger availability that seems the prudent thing to do, especially so for pickup trucks.
  - grecy 3y ago
    They've been saying the same thing for more than 5 years...
- taylodl 3y ago
  Toyota has those batteries now. What they don't have is a scale-out of the means to manufacture them en masse.
bo1024 3y ago
It's amazing how many electric-vehicle headlines Toyota produces while being way behind the curve of so many other automakers.
dakna 3y ago
It is a concept truck, unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show. If you attend the show, you can check it out in person. Or watch the many videos about it on YouTube.
neogodless 3y ago
This wasn't a CGI image release. They built a "near production" concept car. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdVHWLqhi98 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdVHWLqhi98
fwungy 3y ago
Toyota is perhaps the last auto manufacturer interested in building great consumer vehicles. The Prius is an amazing car, and probably responsible for the biggest portion of electric vehicle operation given the numbers. Their philosophy, and it's backed by numbers, is that it's better to put a little bit of battery in a lot of cars than a lot of battery in a few cars. They're dancing around the EV trend. They'll psy it lip service to sell in the US market, but that's it. Toyota is not a fan of the EV. Given who they are they probably have good reasons for it.

grecy 3y ago

and "In five years we're going to have batteries that are 10 times lighter, 10 times faster to change and 10 times cheaper. Wait five years before you buy!"

roamerz 3y ago
>"In five years we're going to have batteries that are 10 times lighter, 10 times faster to change and 10 times cheaper. Wait five years before you buy!" I did not read the article but in the current state of battery technology and charger availability that seems the prudent thing to do, especially so for pickup trucks.
- grecy 3y ago
  They've been saying the same thing for more than 5 years...
taylodl 3y ago
Toyota has those batteries now. What they don't have is a scale-out of the means to manufacture them en masse.

bo1024 3y ago

It's amazing how many electric-vehicle headlines Toyota produces while being way behind the curve of so many other automakers.

dakna 3y ago

It is a concept truck, unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show. If you attend the show, you can check it out in person. Or watch the many videos about it on YouTube.

neogodless 3y ago

This wasn't a CGI image release. They built a "near production" concept car. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdVHWLqhi98 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdVHWLqhi98

fwungy 3y ago

Toyota is perhaps the last auto manufacturer interested in building great consumer vehicles. The Prius is an amazing car, and probably responsible for the biggest portion of electric vehicle operation given the numbers. Their philosophy, and it's backed by numbers, is that it's better to put a little bit of battery in a lot of cars than a lot of battery in a few cars. They're dancing around the EV trend. They'll psy it lip service to sell in the US market, but that's it. Toyota is not a fan of the EV. Given who they are they probably have good reasons for it.