Today, they sell us that electric cars are the only way forward in the industry and, therefore, they represent the future of the automotive industry. Above all, because in Europe its momentum has been accelerated by political and economic factors. However, its development in the rest of the world has been full of chiaroscuro.
However, there are some manufacturers who are not entirely satisfied with this path. One of them is the Japanese giant Toyota since its CEO Akio Toyoda has told The Wall Street Journal that electrification is not the only solution to follow in the industry.
“I am often criticized in the press because I refuse to state that the auto industry should commit 100% to just electric cars. However, I think we need to be more realistic about when a company will be able to fully embrace battery cars and when the infrastructure will be able to support them at scale.”he pointed
“We must not forget that the real enemy is emissions, not a specific type of driving. However, we will not achieve carbon neutrality alone, it must be an integral solution, in which other fields besides the automobile will intervene”abounded Toyota.
Thus, in view of this panorama, Akio Toyoda ended his position on electrification with a “We must not limit ourselves to a single solution”.
In fact, one must not forget that Toyota has been betting on alternatives to electric cars, such as hybridization itself, or hydrogen in fuel cells or even as the fuel itself, burning it as if it were CNG.