'Toyota is working on Congress to delay the transition to electric vehicles,' reports



Responding to environmental problems such as global warming has become a global issue, and the automobile industry is moving away from vehicles that use fossil fuels such as gasoline and diesel. The destinations for the transition are electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and hybrid vehicles, but it is reported that 'Toyota Motor is conducting lobby activities that delay the transition to electric vehicles.'

Toyota Led on Clean Cars. Now Critics Say It Works to Delay Them. --The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/climate/toyota-electric-hydrogen.html

Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to electric vehicles --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/26/22594235/toyota-lobbying-dc-ev-congress-biden-donation

As an automobile manufacturer, Toyota is by no means neglecting its efforts to break away from fossil fuels, and is promoting the introduction of 15 EV models by 2025 as part of the 'full lineup of electric vehicles.'

Toyota announces new EV series 'TOYOTA bZ' as part of full lineup of electric vehicles | Toyota | Global News Room | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Corporate Site
https://global.toyota/jp/newsroom/toyota/34997209.html

However, The New York Times points out that it is lagging behind other companies in terms of 'electric vehicle (EV)' rather than simply 'electricity.' According to media reports, Toyota is working to respond to the Biden administration's move to promote 'EV' by considering a combination of hybrid vehicles and hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles.

In fact, at the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association's online round-table conference held in December 2020, Akio Toyoda, chairman and CEO of Toyota, considered the Japanese government to abolish gasoline-powered vehicles in the mid-2030s. Regarding the fact that it is doing so, he expressed concern that 'the business model may collapse.' He said that Japan's way of life is to move toward carbon neutrality with hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and EVs, rather than just EVs at once.

Toyota's Chief Says Electric Vehicles Are Overhyped --WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/toyotas-chief-says-electric-vehicles-are-overhyped-11608196665

President Toyota 'Difficult without major changes in energy policy' | NTV NEWS24
https://www.news24.jp/articles/2020/12/19/06789022.html

In the United States, it is known that the state of California independently tried to enforce stricter emission regulations than the country. Under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency squeezed the state and tried to deprive it of its regulatory authority, but the Biden administration turned into a pro-regulatory sect. The state of California has decided to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles and limit new vehicles available for sale after 2035 to zero-emission vehicles.

California decides to ban new sales of gasoline cars-GIGAZINE



News site The Verge acknowledged that Toyota's claim that not only EVs but also hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles should be included is not bad, but hybrid vehicles are popular in the early stages of the transition when the charging infrastructure is not sufficient. He said it would be an important stepping stone towards.

However, in recent years, Toyota has been sluggish in the 'Fuel Efficiency Ranking of All Vehicles' along with GM and Ford, because the number of trucks and SUVs that emit a lot of exhaust gas, which are more profitable than sedans and hatchbacks, is the reason. It has been pointed out that there are many things.

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