Groovy, Baby! Toyota Plugs Into the Future with Fab PHEVs!

Is This My Beautiful Car?!... Shagadelic!

Alright alright alright! Austin Powers here ready to give you the lowdown on the latest from Toyota. Turns out these cats 25 years after they brought us the Prius are gettin' all excited about Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicles or PHEVs baby! You know the ones that can boogie down the road on pure electric power for a bit before firing up the ol' gas guzzler? It's like havin' your cake and eatin' it too yeah!

Renaissance Baby! RENAISSANCE!

Now these PHEVs ain't exactly new but they're makin' a comeback a real renaissance if you will! Automakers are trying to keep up with all these fuel economy standards and emissions rules and PHEVs are lookin' like the perfect stepping stone for folks who are a bit shall we say *scared* of going full on electric. Fear not my friends these PHEVs are here to soothe your savage beast!

Twenty Percent? Oh Behave!

Word on the street or should I say from Toyota HQ is that they're aimin' to crank up PHEV sales from a measly 2.4% last year to a swingin' 20% by 2030! But like any good plan it all depends on the rules how much you cats dig the electric vibe and if you can afford it groovy. That target lines up with what California wants but who knows what'll happen baby yeah!

PHEVs: Not Just a Pretty Face Baby!

Toyota's big boss man David Christ is all about these PHEVs sayin' they're gonna be buildin' more of 'em across the lineup. They're lookin' to juice up the all electric range which has already gone from a few measly miles to a respectable 50 on the new RAV4. That's enough to get you from Soho to Piccadilly Circus and back baby!

Yeah Baby Yeah! But What Do the Experts Say?

Now the eggheads at these fancy research firms like S&P Global Mobility are predictin' a more *modest* growth. They reckon PHEVs will only make up around 4% to 5% of sales by 2030. Apparently havin' both an engine and an electric motor is a bit pricey yeah! But Toyota is ready to shake it till they make it!

Shagadelic Sales Surge!

But don't you worry! For Toyota the PHEV market is on fire! Their sales jumped by nearly 40% last year including a 30% jump for the Toyota brand. Now that's what I call groovy baby! So keep your eyes peeled 'cause Toyota's loadin' up the bases with all sorts of power trains – ICE hybrid PHEV and EV – and they're ready to score big time. Yeah baby YEAH!