Toyota wants 100% of its sales in Europe to be only zero-emission cars

Toyota announced Thursday that it is “ready” to make 100% sales of clean hydrogen or electric vehicles from 2035 in Western Europe.

The first world constructor had not adhered to the commitment of the COP26 de Glasgow, for which some thirty countries and some car manufacturers (Ford, Mercedes, General Motors, Volvo) committed themselves to “work” so that all new vehicles sold are zero pollutants by 2040, and by 2035 in the main markets.

Toyota announced that it would be willing to reduce CO2 emissions in all its new vehicles by 100% by 2035 in Western Europe, in accordance with proposals by the European Commission to ban combustion engines later that year.

Sales “zero emissions” will increase “subject to the installation, between now and then, of sufficient infrastructure for electric recharging and hydrogen supply, as well as the necessary increase in capacities in renewable energy“said Matt Harrison, president of the constructor in Europe.

Hybrid pioneer with his model PriusAnd still the world leader in that segment with two million hybrids sold in 2020, the Japanese manufacturer was slow to get involved in 100% electric vehicles.