Toyota’s first American battery EVs will launch later this year — taking the brand beyond hybrids

Japanese carmaker Toyota, known for its ever popular hybrid vehicles, is finally launching its first battery electric vehicles later this year in America. Alongside the two BEVs, the company is also launching a new plug-in hybrid. Sadly, that’s all the info we get from the latest announcement. Toyota seemed more keen in its announcement to bang on about the virtues of all-electric drivetrains and plug-in hybrids, than share more details of what we’ll get to drive next. It’s a