toyota, in about-face, may mass-produce long-range electric cars: nikkei - 18650 rechargeable lithium ion battery
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Co. is in mass productionproducing long-
Electric vehicles (EVs)
According to Nikkei News reported on November 7, this will hit about 2020 of the market, which will be a dramatic reversal of the world's top corporate strategy
Sell car manufacturers
While rivals such as Nissan, Volkswagen and Tesla have touted pure electric cars as the most viable zero
Toyota says it will reserve electric vehicles for future emissions
Due to the high price of rechargeable batteries, long charging time and commuting distance.
By adding a longer time
Toyota will shift from promoting plug-in electric vehicles to its product rangein petrol-
Electric hybrid car and hydrogen fuelcell vehicles (FCVs)
Is the most promising alternative to traditional cars.
The Nikkei business daily said without citing sources that Toyota will set up a team in early 2017 to develop electric vehicles that can travel more than 300 km kilometers (186 miles)
One charge.
The newspaper added that Toyota plans to start selling its first long-
In 2020 in Japan and other markets such as California and China, the world's largest car market, the range of electric vehicles is driving a shift to battery electric vehicles.
Toyota has neither confirmed nor denied the report, saying it would not comment on the product development plan.
In an email, the company said it continued to develop various fuels
Efficient Technology including electric vehicles, taking into account the best application of each technology.
Toyota has promised to basically discharge all its vehicles. free by 2050.
Industry experts say California's emissions regulations are widely regarded as a benchmark for global vehicle emission standards, and China's efforts to increase the use of electric vehicles may be the reason why Toyota may change its mind.
"Toyota has always been a major obstacle --
On electric vehicles, but now it seems to be aware that it may be difficult to meet increasingly stringent regulations without electric vehicles, "said Takeshi Miyao, general manager of Carnorama, a consulting firm. "Not (
Including electric vehicles as an option)
It may face the risk of selling restrictions in some regions.
"Starting from 2018, more and more states in California and the United States will require automakers to produce more zeros.
The proportion of emissions vehicles to total sales.
Toyota has upgraded its FCVs, such as its Mirai sedan, to the most sensible model.
The generation of hybrid cars, this category is not dominant in the Prius, because their driving range and refueling time are similar to that of traditional cars.
However, the lack of hydrogen fuel stations constitutes a major obstacle to large-scale consumption.
Toyota will launch a plug
The hybrid version of Prius in the coming months.
Engineers told Reuters that they are developing a safe and powerful lithium-
The ion battery of this model, Toyota will be able to produce batteries for electric vehicles in the future. —