Toyota does not join a row of car manufacturers that promise at the climate conference in Glasgow to only sell zero-emission cars by 2040. The car manufacturer explains why it does not do this, pointing out major global differences.
Toyota says it has not signed a pledge to sell only zero-emission cars worldwide by 2040 because it cannot be achieved. The Japanese brand points out that in many regions where it sells its cars, such as Asia, Latin America and Africa, it is likely that by then the infrastructure to use electric and hydrogen cars will not be available. Toyota’s all-electric business executive Kohei Yoshida says there are “many ways to become carbon neutral.” According to him, it is important that we ‘think of all countries and regions and different environments and places’.
BMW is also skeptical. CEO Oliver Zipse warns that an end date for fossil fuel cars could even be counterproductive. He thinks that if new cars with combustion engines are not allowed, people will continue to drive around in their older, more polluting cars for longer. The promise, which also states that companies must work towards the goal and therefore offers room for exceptions, creates a dichotomy in the car sector. Besides Toyota, Volkswagen, Renault-Nissan, Hyundai-Kia and Stellantis also decided not to sign. You can read who did sign here.
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