Toyota To Unveil A-BAT Hybrid Pickup Truck

Taking yet another stab at both the truck and hybrid market, Toyota is set to introduce a new gas-electric hybrid compact truck at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Taking yet another stab at both the truck and hybrid market, Toyota is set to introduce a new gas-electric hybrid compact truck at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Never short on lofty goals and big promises, Toyota has bitten off a big one today as it announced their plans to sell a million (that’s a 1 with 7 zero’s) hybrid vehicles by the early 2010’s. With gas peaking above $3 per gallon here in the States, why not?
This year’s winner of the coveted Motor Trend Truck of the Year award goes to - last year’s winner. And the year before that, and the year before that. In case you’ve been sleeping, we’re talking about the Tundra. Toyota’s all-new for 2007 truck beat out competition from Chevrolet’s Silverado HD, GMC’s Sierra HD and Ford’s line of F-Series Super Duty pickup trucks.