Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, has announced the company’s intention to produce 30 battery electric models by 2030, and for its global electric vehicle sales to reach 3.5 million within this same timeframe.
What’s more, Lexus is aiming to become fully electric in Europe, North America and China by 2030.
Akio Toyoda said: “We aim to achieve global sales of 3.5 million battery EVs per year by 2030. Lexus aims to realise a full line-up of battery EVs in all vehicle segments by 2030 and to have battery EVs account for 100 per cent of its vehicle sales in Europe, North America, and China, totalling 1 million units globally. And it aims for battery EVs to make up 100 per cent of its global vehicles sales in 2035.”
Toyota will also increase its new investment in batteries from the £10bn announced in September to £13.3bn.
Akio Toyoda revealed some 15 new concepts, saying the strategy would not just add battery EV options to existing vehicle models but would also bring a full line-up of reasonably priced mass-production models, such as the bZ series.
He said: “We would like to present to you what we have been preparing for the future. Let’s start with the Toyota bZ series of our dedicated battery EVs. The Toyota bZ means going “beyond Zero”. Freedom of movement and fun to drive for all. Our goal is not only to reduce CO2 emissions and other negative impacts to zero. Our goal goes beyond those. For the bZ series, we developed a dedicated platform for battery EVs to meet the diverse needs of the global market.
“The first model in the line-up is the bZ4X here, which we recently announced. Jointly developing it with Subaru enabled us to pursue smoothness and manoeuvrability as well as the drivability of a genuine SUV. For its launch next year, we are preparing for the production of the bZ4X at Toyota’s Motomachi Plant right this very moment. We will soon deliver it to our customers. Furthermore, we are expanding the bZ series line-up.”
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