Teslarati
JUNE 8, 2022
Over 10,000 Toyota drivers have signed a petition with over 110,000 signatures urging the Japanese car maker to embrace electrification efforts and stop “lobbying to prevent electric vehicle mandates and clean air laws.” Toyota would miss its commitments to the Paris Agreement.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 23, 2024
Longtime Toyota CEO and chairman Akio Toyoda believes EVs will only reach 30% market share at most. As a result, Toyota ranks among the world’s top obstructive companies with Chevron and ExxonMobil. Toyota has stuck to its hybrid strategy because that’s what has worked for them in the past. EV market share in 2023.
Plugs and Cars
JUNE 4, 2009
Toyota, the automaker arguably best positioned and most experienced in the ways of electric drive, has scarcely hidden its intention to go slow on plug-ins while touting small incremental mileage gains on the gasoline-only Prius and the green glitz of an optional solar roof. But their dreams haven’t yet been sunk.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Toyota still has not made any money on the Prius. Another point; a Jetta diesel has near the same mileage as a Prius and the Jetta Blue TDI will exceed the Prius. I see the technical complexity of hybrids is finally coming home to roost at Toyota, which has superb engineering. I’m sick of hearing about the Prius….I
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles.
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