Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has pointed out that electric vehicles aren’t really environmentally friendly at all and that just one EV puts out three times more pollution than three hybrids do over the life time of these vehicles.
Per Breitbart News:
WhichCar reports that in a recent interview, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda emphasized that while carbon neutrality remains the company’s top priority, he believes that hybrid vehicles may be more effective at reducing carbon emissions compared to true EVs. Toyoda highlighted that Toyota has sold approximately 27 million hybrid vehicles, which he claims have had a similar carbon reduction impact as nine million EVs. Toyoda argues that EVs are still significantly “dirtier” than gasoline-electric hybrids when factoring in the full lifecycle emissions.
From Toyoda’s perspective, when battery production and emissions from power generation are taken into account, a single EV is responsible for as much pollution as three hybrids.
Toyota Motors is one carmaker that has decided not to go all-in on the EV craze.
And they are right. EVs just aren’t conducive to most vehicle use.
They are only good if you just drive short distances sometimes.
They are bad for hauling, business, public use, and long distances.
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