diff --git a/selfdrive/car/toyota/interface.py b/selfdrive/car/toyota/interface.py
index 65c2faacab..be9d7fd587 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/toyota/interface.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/toyota/interface.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from cereal import car
 from selfdrive.config import Conversions as CV
 from selfdrive.car.toyota.tunes import LatTunes, LongTunes, set_long_tune, set_lat_tune
-from selfdrive.car.toyota.values import Ecu, CAR, ToyotaFlags, TSS2_CAR, NO_DSU_CAR, MIN_ACC_SPEED, EPS_SCALE, CarControllerParams
+from selfdrive.car.toyota.values import Ecu, CAR, ToyotaFlags, TSS2_CAR, NO_DSU_CAR, MIN_ACC_SPEED, EPS_SCALE, EV_HYBRID_CAR, CarControllerParams
 from selfdrive.car import STD_CARGO_KG, scale_rot_inertia, scale_tire_stiffness, gen_empty_fingerprint, get_safety_config
 from selfdrive.car.interfaces import CarInterfaceBase
 
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ class CarInterface(CarInterfaceBase):
     # if the smartDSU is detected, openpilot can send ACC_CMD (and the smartDSU will block it from the DSU) or not (the DSU is "connected")
     ret.openpilotLongitudinalControl = smartDsu or ret.enableDsu or candidate in TSS2_CAR
 
-    if 0x245 in fingerprint[0]:
+    # we can't use the fingerprint to detect this reliably, since
+    # the EV gas pedal signal can take a couple seconds to appear
+    if candidate in EV_HYBRID_CAR:
       ret.flags |= ToyotaFlags.HYBRID.value
 
     # min speed to enable ACC. if car can do stop and go, then set enabling speed
diff --git a/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py b/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py
index 5415e6a070..b8a6ae7e0d 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py
@@ -1719,5 +1719,9 @@ TSS2_CAR = {CAR.RAV4_TSS2, CAR.COROLLA_TSS2, CAR.COROLLAH_TSS2, CAR.LEXUS_ES_TSS
 
 NO_DSU_CAR = TSS2_CAR | {CAR.CHR, CAR.CHRH, CAR.CAMRY, CAR.CAMRYH}
 
+EV_HYBRID_CAR = {CAR.AVALONH_2019, CAR.CAMRYH, CAR.CAMRYH_TSS2, CAR.CHRH, CAR.COROLLAH_TSS2, CAR.HIGHLANDERH, CAR.HIGHLANDERH_TSS2, CAR.PRIUS,
+                 CAR.PRIUS_V, CAR.RAV4H, CAR.RAV4H_TSS2, CAR.LEXUS_CTH, CAR.MIRAI, CAR.LEXUS_ESH, CAR.LEXUS_ESH_TSS2, CAR.LEXUS_NXH, CAR.LEXUS_RXH,
+                 CAR.LEXUS_RXH_TSS2, CAR.PRIUS_TSS2}
+
 # no resume button press required
 NO_STOP_TIMER_CAR = TSS2_CAR | {CAR.PRIUS_V, CAR.RAV4H, CAR.HIGHLANDERH, CAR.HIGHLANDER, CAR.SIENNA, CAR.LEXUS_ESH}