Toyota electric gas cars. A key role for battery electric vehicles we may be famous for our hybrid electric technology but we know that petrol electric hybrids are not the only solution we can use to help deliver better more energy efficient transport. Toyota to accelerate the popularization of battery electric vehicles with more than 10 models available in world markets by the early 2020s. Toyota might have been one of the first automakers to embrace gas electric hybrids but its efforts in developing battery electric vehicles have been laggingthe company hopes to address that over. Toyota after years of neglecting of all electric cars announced today a huge offensive with a new platform global models of various type as well as ultra compact and walking area bevs.