"For a long time now, the world's been waiting for Toyota to get serious about electric vehicles. Instead, it's championed what it calls a "multi-pathway" approach that includes hybrids, hydrogen, more efficient gas engines, and, yes EVs toobut the latter category has always felt a bit wanting. That's always felt like a missed opportunity. Let's face it: the Toyota Corolla of EVs could be a game-changer for the entire world."
"The Corolla has always been 'a car for everyone,' Sato said. 'To stay like that, how should the Corolla evolve? The Earth is vast, and the world is diverse. Roads differ, and so do energy realities... Whether it's a battery EV, plug-in hybrid, hybrid, or internal combustion engine vehiclewhatever the power sourcelet's make good-looking cars that everyone will want to drive.'"
Toyota unveiled a Corolla Concept that introduces a new architecture offering hybrid, EV, and internal-combustion configurations and potential alternative fuels. The concept aims to preserve the Corolla's global appeal by adapting to diverse road and energy conditions. Toyota continues a multi-pathway strategy that includes hybrids, hydrogen, efficient gas engines, and electrification, while recent moves show increased EV focus with updated bZ models and potential electric Land Cruiser. A reasonably priced EV Corolla could significantly accelerate global electrification by providing an accessible, mass-market electric vehicle tailored to varied regional energy realities.
Read at insideevs.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]