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CDA
January 03, 2023
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota, points out that there is “a silent majority” that wonders if the electric ones are a really valid option.
The president of Toyota Motor Corp. Akio Toyoda, continues to show his skepticism towards the electric car and he has once again made some statements in which he again shows his doubts regarding this type of vehicle, especially as the only automobile option.
Toyoda, in a statement made in Thailand and collected by various media, has pointed out that it is part of the silent majority of the automobile industry that questions whether electric vehicles should be an exclusive optionsomething that reflects a growing concern about how quickly car companies can carry out the transition from combustion cars to electric 100×100s.
Toyoda: we shouldn’t limit ourselves to one option
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Car manufacturers are betting big on fully electric vehicles, with investments that have been bolstered by the strong demand for the limited number of models which are already available.
However, the potential problems are increasing, highlighting the shortage to get parts and raw materials for batteries and the high prices that, in part because of this, electric cars are having and that have skyrocketed this year.
“People who work in the auto industry are a silent majority,” Toyoda told reporters. «That silent majority wonders if electric vehicles are really a valid option. But they think it’s the trend, so they can’t speak out loud.”
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While its main rivals have already set dates for their car ranges to go fully electric, Toyota has stuck to a strategy of investing in a diverse range of vehicles that includes hydrogen and hybrid powered carswhich combine batteries with gas engines.
The world’s largest car manufacturer has stated that it believes that hybridsa technology he invented with the debut of the Toyota Prius in the 1990s, are an important option in a situation where electrics are still expensive and charging infrastructure is still being built in many parts of the world.
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“Since the correct answer is still unclear, we shouldn’t limit ourselves to just one option“Toyoda said. Over the past few years, Toyoda has tried to get this idea across to industry stakeholders, including government officials, an effort that Toyota’s chairman has sometimes described as grueling.
