Today’s Solutions: May 16, 2026

Self-confessed geek and mother of two, Nikki has been talking and writing about cars ever since she passed her driving test. Back then, her Internet contributions were all classic car-focused. Now, she’s all about greener, cleaner, safer and smarter cars. Back in the late 1990s, Toyota was one of a handful of automakers investing in battery electric vehicles, building its highly acclaimed Toyota RAV4 EV to comply with California’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate of…

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