German FAZ: Not at all without drive 009030

The world’s largest car manufacturer Toyota has not really been carried away by the electricity. In contrast to the competition, he held back with a switch to fully electric vehicles. If you take a look at the configurator, you will find that there is no electric car offer in addition to the small van Proace and the now three -year -old crossover BZ4X. There have been various reasons, such as Matt Harrisson, Chief Corporate Officer (CCO) from Toyota Europa, in conversation with the F.A.Z. explained. “The enemy is not the combustion engine, but the emissions of CO2. However, because the emission values ​​of Toyota were under the legal requirements, one can allow yourself to build cars with drives that would be asked by the markets. In Germany, above all, conventional drives and hybrid toyota are always technology open,” Multi Path “is called the strategy.
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