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Toyota does not see the usefulness of any electric car

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The future of Toyota cars lies in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell rather than the all electric cars like the Tesla Model S .

The president of Toyota, Takeshi Uchiyamada, discussed openly the near future of the automobile on Monday, noting that electric cars require a major advance in the field of batteries to become a viable alternative to traditional cars.

The Wall Street Journal cites Uchiyamada:

“The reason why Toyota does not introduce any electrical product key is that we do not believe in the existence of a market to accept it.”

This comment is made in spite of a partnership between Toyota and Tesla, which share components and a strong investment in California Toyota brand. Toyota owns 2.5% of Tesla, a higher figure in the past but which gradually decreases as the number increases Tesla shares. It is obvious that qu’Uchiyamada includes further all-electric by recently profitable business, but it does not see a market for a manufacturer the size of Toyota.The Japanese company has produced electric vehicles but continues to target the mass market with the Prius hybrid.
   
Toyota will continue its aggressive strategy of hybrid cars to the car market energetically efficient. For Uchiyamada, the Prius is “the most important car for the future [Toyota]“. If the work of all-electric vehicle that all manufacturers seem to reach, proved greater than the Toyota think the manufacturer is well positioned to make the transition from hybrids to electric vehicles. Hybrid technology “embeds all the technologies required to make an electric vehicle,” said Uchiyamada. ”Some people say that hybrid cars like the Prius are a bridge to the future. But we think this is a very long and strong bridge. We can accomplish much more with the hybrid thing. ”

Later in the future, Toyota plans to sell a car fuel cell for $ 50 000 in 2015. Fuel cells generate energy by using hydrogen already rejecting only water in the atmosphere. The advantages of these batteries are a local impact on the environment and lower the ability to recharge quickly. But hydrogen is difficult to store and transport, expensive to isolate, and these processes are not really friends of the environment.

Toyota does not see the usefulness of any electric car


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