Step by step, even Toyota accelerates on the electrification process of the range. Surely from this point of view, the Japanese car manufacturer appeared behind its rivals: as the second largest car brand in the world, expectations about the electrified future of the Japanese company were high, yet the investments made so far have not been considered. satisfactory by most of the insiders. What is certain is that Toyota was not caught unprepared: the Japanese brand has always supported its desire to continue to focus on all types of power supply.
“Toyota believes in the diversity of engines. It is not for us to try to predict which solution will be better, or to say that only one type of engine will be suitable “, commented Gill Pratt, head of Toyota’s science department in recent days. Clearly, however, priority will be given to greener solutions, starting from the electric: next year, the Japanese brand will launch its first 100% battery-powered model on the market, which will correspond to the production version of the bZ4X concept car. It will be the first in a series of battery-only powered models that Toyota plans to debut, batteries for which it has already promised. investments for $ 13.5 billion by the end of the decade. Certainly an important sum, but still lower than those announced by many competitors.
Electric yes, but not only. Also on hydrogen in fact Toyota has promised important steps forward, arousing many perplexities. In fact, many argue that hydrogen is not the best choice in view of the future, even Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called the hydrogen car “incredibly stupid”. Comments that however, they do not seem to have influenced Toyota, which continues to focus strongly on this solution. For an increasingly varied future range.
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