Hybrid to Hell: How Toyota Went From Green Darling to Activist Target

23 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from Sydney Morning Herald

"...fast-forward a generation and the politics of clean energy - and motoring - have changed. The world is ramping up efforts to rapidly decarbonise as the impacts of climate change bite harder...Toyota stands accused of using its lobbying might around the world, and in Australia, to delay the transition...Toyota startled some of its fans by backing the Trump administration's efforts to wind back Obama-era standards..."

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