Toyota Has a Tragic Flaw In the Electric Vehicle Drama

04 Feb 2023 | Abstracted from Financial Times

"The problem it faces is common to many incumbent carmakers as they attempt to pivot towards EVs, but Toyota has turned into a matter of principle.

"The days of Toyota having an ecological halo from its hybrid engine Prius...are gone: it now sits squarely at the bottom of Greenpeace's ranking of environmental carmakers."

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