Toyota president, it is ‘difficult’ to meet new car sales regulations in California | Reuters

On September 29, Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, announced that the California state will ban the sale of new gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 and will shift to zero-emission vehicles with less environmental impact. He said it would be “difficult” to meet. Photographed in Tokyo in December 2021. (2022 REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

[ラスベガス 29日 ロイター] – Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, said on the 29th that he will meet the standards set by the state of California in the United States to ban the sale of new gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 and shift to zero-emission vehicles with less environmental impact. He said that it is “difficult” to

He spoke through an interpreter during an interview with the media in Las Vegas.

At a meeting with dealers the previous day, Toyoda said that just as fully self-driving cars are not as widespread as once expected, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will go mainstream despite media expectations. He forecast that it will take time to A video of the meeting was shown at the event on the 29th.

Automakers are under increasing pressure to shift to zero-emission vehicles. New York Governor Hawkle announced on the 29th that he plans to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, just like California.

In the video, Mr. Toyoda explained that in order to win the competition, it is necessary to play with all the cards, not some, and that is Toyota’s strategy. He likened the company to a “department store” that sells a variety of cars to customers with different needs.

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