Toyota Says Data Proves EV-Only Policy Is Worse For The Planet | Carscoops carscoops
Despite doing more than another carmaker to popularize the idea of hybrid technology, Toyota has been slow to enterit has the data to prove that going all-in on EVs as many rival automakers have committed to do, isn’t just a bad business decision, it could be bad for the environment. The firm’s Chief Scientist, Gill Pratt, says it makes far more sense for car companies to offer cars with different energy sources, including hybrids and hydrogen.
But if EVs produce no emissions, why would we want to make more hybrids? Pratt says it comes down to the availability of lithium, the mineral used in the production of battery packs. He predicts that the car industry will soon be hit by a shortage of lithium, as well as other minerals used in battery production, and also a lack of recharging points as the number of EVs in production skyrockets demand.
And if there isn’t enough lithium available to power tens of millions of EVs, it makes sense to share it out between hybrid vehicles. Pratt says making will have a greater impact on CO2 output than using the same quantity of lithium to create a smaller number of pure EVs.
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