Toyota chief says ‘silent majority’ has doubts about pursuing only EVs
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Toyota chief says ‘silent majority’ has doubts about pursuing only EVs

Live Mint  

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said he represented a silent majority of auto-industry people who are questioning whether electric vehicles should be pursued exclusively as the future of cars. “People involved in the auto industry are largely a silent majority," Mr. Toyoda said Sunday to reporters in Buriram, a small agricultural town 190 miles northeast of Bangkok. “Because the right answer is still unclear, we shouldn’t limit ourselves to just one option," said Mr. Toyoda, who was visiting Thailand to mark the 60th anniversary of Toyota’s business in the country. With many governments moving to subsidize and mandate sales of EVs, auto makers have been nudged into competing over EV sales targets, Mr. Toyoda said.

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‘Silent majority’ of car industry is concerned about electric vehicles
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‘Silent majority’ of car industry is concerned about electric vehicles

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A “silent majority” of car companies is concerned that electric vehicles will not alone be able to end reliance on fossil fuels, according to a senior Toyota executive. In comments on a visit to Thailand first reported by the Wall Street Journal, Mr Toyoda said: “People involved in the auto industry are largely a silent majority. But they think it’s …

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