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- Once a laggard, Toyota is now well-positioned to meet a new EV market.
- Toyota's hybrid-heavy approach is actually going well.
- Even the company's competitors are coming around on hybrids.
Toyota, the originator of the hybrid-car craze in the early 2000s, is poised to reclaim its crown as the king of green cars.
As demand for battery-electric vehicles cools and more shoppers look toward hybrids, the Prius-maker is among the most well-suited to meet the current moment in the transition to electric cars.