Akio Toyodanumber one Toyota, has always been very critical of electric vehicles. Skepticism, which he repeated several times. Last December, for example, he even went so far as to say that his predicaments were shared by a significant portion of the automotive industry and that he was part of “silent majority“the automotive industry, which doubts electricity as the only way forward.
A couple of years ago, Toyoda even called electric vehicles “overpriced.” A critical position that was once again confirmed at CES 2023 in Las Vegas during a meeting with representatives of the dealership.
To once again express his point of view, Akio Toyoda made in parallel with unmanned vehicles.
Just as it is with fully autonomous cars, which we should all be driving by now, it will take longer for electric vehicles to become a mainstream phenomenon than the media has been led to believe.
In short, Toyota’s number one path to electric vehicle approval it’s still too long. For this reason, Toyoda confirms its preference technologically neutral approachto offer consumers a variety of engine options. In fact, it’s no secret that Toyota, in order to achieve a decarbonized transportation world, wants to focus on more technologies, including hybrid and fuel cell technologies. For Toyoda, electricity is not the only path to follow.
That is why, referring to representatives of dealerships, Toyoda repeated that there are “many different options to offer customers“.
But that’s not all. In fact, the Japanese manager has asked the entire automotive industry and authorities to slow down the move towards electric mobility as some goals will not be achieved Scheduled. The reference, in particular, was to the American goal of reaching 50% of BEV model sales by 2030. Toyota number one cited some of the issues that would prevent hypothetical sales targets from being met, including “huge deficitlithium and nickel for batteries, which will lead to supply chain problems electric vehicles. Added to all this is a slowdown in demand and the absence of a capillary and user-friendly charging network.
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Source: HD Motori
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