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Toyota is on track to introduce an electric prototype powered by state-of-the-art battery technology in 2021, but its chief executive warned that banning the internal combustion engine too quickly is a short-sighted decision. He explained that blanket bans could trigger job losses and electricity shortages while making cars more expensive.
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Volvo When politicians are out there saying, let s get rid of all cars using gasoline, do they understand this?, said Toyota president Akio Toyoda during a Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association news conference. He s the organization s chairman, and his comments were first reported by the
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“When politicians are out there saying, ‘Let’s get rid of all cars using gasoline,’ do they understand this?” Toyoda was quoted as saying in an article in
The Wall Street Journal. The problem appears to be with the pace of change. He is worried that politicians setting EV policy don’t understand the numbers.
By 2035, China, for instance, doesn’t want there to be any gas-only vehicles sold in the country. The goal is for 50% of new-car sales to be zero emission either fuel-cell or battery electric and 50% battery hybrid vehicles. Japanese politicians, some European countries, and some U.S. states, led by California, have proposed similar goals.
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