Toyota unveils 20% more compact ICE for gas and diesel hybrids with investment 'magnitudes smaller' than for electric vehicles

[Redaktion]

'There is a new role we can pursue for the internal combustion engine,' claims Toyota's CEO as the automaker announced its new hybrid car engine generation.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Toyota-unveils-20-more-compact-ICE-for-gas-and-diesel-hybrids-with-investment-magnitudes-smaller-than-for-electric-vehicles.842047.0.html

[JohnIL]

At least Toyota realizes that the entire world will not be converting to EV's exclusively anytime soon. I mean you have parts of the world that certainly lack any infrastructure to support EV's. Even industrial nations have mostly acknowledged that it will take a lot more effort and time to address that. Not to mention that the demand for EV's is a major challenge and that auto makers have to produce what buyers want. I think we jumped the gun on forcing a EV mandate and should have gradually developed hybrids primarily until battery technology and infrastructure could build up to support the change over.

[Swizzy]

At least Toyota realizes that the entire world will not be converting to EV's exclusively anytime soon. I mean you have parts of the world that certainly lack any infrastructure to support EV's. Even industrial nations have mostly acknowledged that it will take a lot more effort and time to address that. Not to mention that the demand for EV's is a major challenge and that auto makers have to produce what buyers want. I think we jumped the gun on forcing a EV mandate and should have gradually developed hybrids primarily until battery technology and infrastructure could build up to support the change over.

Fully agreed. The UK already pushed back the ban of new ICE back by another 5 years because we simply aren't there yet infrastructure wise. Considering the state of our infrastructure and lack of investnment it will probably get pushed back a few more years by the time the new deadline comes close.