The regulation of Euro 7 emissions is still a very hot topic, and several car manufacturers continue to express their doubts and ask the European Union to intervene to revise the new rules. Now, Toyota returned to talking about Euro 7 during the Automotive News Europe 2023 Congress.
Like many automakers operating in Europe, Toyota does not agree with the Euro 7 standard proposed by the European Union to reduce vehicle emissions. According to the president of Toyota Europe, Matt Harrison”the new standard will not benefit anyone“. Also the manager adds that Euro 7 this is one of the topics on which ACEA has reached an agreement., an association of European car manufacturers. An association that, through its president, Luca De Meo, has repeatedly expressed its opposition to the new standard.
Harrison and executives from other European manufacturers say that it makes no sense to impose additional costs and investments on automakers between 2025 and 2027 to meet Euro 7 requirements at a time when companies are investing heavily to reach targets by 2035, when only new zero-emission vehicles will be allowed to be sold.
The Toyota manager hopes that “let pragmatism prevailwithin the European Commission, Harrison expects the new standard to not be blocked, but changed to something more realistic.
Therefore, for Toyota, the Euro 7 standard needs to be revised be more realistic and without forcing automakers to make additional investments at a time when resources are used for electrification.
Speaking specifically about the electric topic, Harrison estimated that the share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in Toyota sales in Europe will rise to 15% in 2025 and to 55% in 2030. By 2035, the Japanese brand will be ready to sell only electric vehicles in the Old Continent. Will Toyota make electric cars in Europe? Not at the moment. Harrison emphasized that it makes no sense to locate the production of BEV vehicles on the Old Continent until sales reach a certain level.
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For the manager, the time will probably come”at the beginning of the second half of this decade“As EV sales increase in Europe, Toyota may be considering making batteries in the Old Continent. Indeed, Harrison said that Toyota does not intend to make batteries in Europe in the short term, but it is possible in the long term.
Source: HD Motori
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