<\/ss><\/i><\/li> <\/ss><\/i><\/li> <\/ss><\/i><\/li> <\/ss><\/i><\/li> <\/ss><\/i><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”padded-row padding-top-bottom-small” el_id=”intro”][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/12″][vc_single_image image=”581″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nToyota is against a transition to battery-electric vehicles.<\/p>\n
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Toyota is lobbying to weaken vehicle CO2 emission standards.<\/p>\n
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Toyota is betting on dirty methane-sourced hydrogen and dated hybrid vehicles.<\/p>\n
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Toyota has phased out efficient cars in favor of gas-guzzlers like SUVs, pickups, and vans.<\/p>\n
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On electric vehicles, Toyota is stuck in reverse, while its competitors race ahead.<\/p>\n
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Toyota sells itself on sustainability, but in reality, it\u2019s slamming the brakes on climate action all over the world.<\/h2>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”purple-background narrow-padding”][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-inner-col left-aligned border-row”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”756″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Transportation is the largest source of climate-disrupting pollution in the US. To tackle its massive carbon footprint, we must eliminate all gas-guzzling cars and trucks by fully shifting to battery-electric vehicles.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-inner-col left-aligned border-row”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”756″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]As the New York Times reported<\/a>, Toyota is globally lobbying against stricter emissions standards and electric vehicle initiatives.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-inner-col left-aligned border-row”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”756″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]According to the EPA<\/a>, Toyota lags embarrassingly behind most of its competitors on reducing carbon pollution<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-inner-col left-aligned border-row”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”756″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Toyota joined the group of automakers that sided with the Trump administration in its attempt to reverse<\/a> Obama-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. Over the past several years, it also tried to undermine emissions standards in the US, Australia and the EU.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-inner-col left-aligned”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”756″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_toggle title=”Toyota is at odds with the global community. 54 consumer and environmental groups from 26 countries wrote to the new CEO of Toyota, Mr. Koji Sato, urging him to phase out all combustion engine vehicles.” style=”arrow”]He questioned a rapid transition to electric vehicles, even as other nations commit to an all-electric future.<\/p>\n
\u00b9Source: Financial Times, 2021<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”padding-top-bottom-small light-grey-background” el_id=”urgent-recalls”][vc_column][vc_row_inner content_placement=”bottom” el_class=”padded-row”][vc_column_inner width=”2\/4″][vc_single_image image=”645″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”mobile-only”][vc_column_text el_class=”red-txt”]<\/p>\n
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Urgent recalls needed! Statements by\u00a0 Toyota shown to be faulty.<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”quote-col desktop-only” width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”614″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”desktop-only”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”quote-col desktop-only” width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”614″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”desktop-only”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-row”][vc_column_inner el_class=”desktop-only” width=”2\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”quote-col” width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”614″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”mobile-only”][vc_custom_heading text=”\u201cElectric cars are overhyped.\u201d” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text el_class=”small-txt”]<\/p>\n
Source: The Wall Street Journal, 2020<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Source: The Guardian, 2022<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Government agencies, institutions, and investors are watching Toyota\u2019s climate car crash.<\/h2>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”purple-background narrow-padding”][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-inner-col left-aligned border-row”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”763″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_toggle title=”Toyota is set to pay\u00b2 the largest civil penalty ever levied\u00b3 in US history for breaching federal emission-reporting requirements.” style=”arrow”]In January 2021, the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency fined the company $180 million.<\/p>\n
\u00b2Source: The New York Times, 2021<\/a><\/em>
\n\u00b3Source: <\/em>The New York Times, 2021<\/em><\/a>[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-inner-col left-aligned border-row”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”763″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_toggle title=”Investors are concerned about Toyota\u2019s position.” style=”arrow”]Three institutional investors, with combined holdings of $400 million in Toyota, have submitted a resolution<\/span><\/a> to this year\u2019s AGM in June urging the company to review its anti-climate lobbying[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-inner-col left-aligned border-row”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”763″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_toggle title=”A corporate watchdog gave Toyota\u2074 a \u201cD-\u201d grade, the worst among automakers.” style=”arrow”]Its\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0details Toyota\u2019s attempts to influence policy and undermine global climate goals.<\/p>\n\u2074Source: <\/em>InfluenceMap<\/em><\/a>[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-inner-col left-aligned”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”763″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_toggle title=”The battery-electric vehicle transition is essential to stop climate change.” style=”arrow”]Road vehicles are responsible for three-quarters of transportation emissions. But Toyota\u2019s projected product mix of hydrogen<\/a> and hybrid vehicles is too little, too late. Its top models, the Prius and Mirai, do not even significantly reduce emissions,<\/a> compared to conventional vehicles.[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_id=”quote”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”light-grey-background”][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-inner-col left”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
\u201cStubborn resistance to electric cars has doomed Toyota\u201d<\/h2>\n
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Chief City Commentator<\/p>\n
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have announced plans to phase out <\/strong>sales of internal combustion vehicles.
\n<\/strong>Source:\u00a0BloombergNEF’s “Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022”<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”background-row fixed-background overlay” css=”.vc_custom_1633061596278{background-image: url(https:\/\/pollutamotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/car-junk-yard.jpg?id=424) !important;}” el_id=”risky-future”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” el_class=”padded-row padding-top-bottom-small” el_id=”risky-future-title”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Toyota is betting its” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”highlighted-txt”][vc_custom_heading text=”future on fossil fuels\u2026” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”highlighted-txt”][vc_custom_heading text=”and it\u2019s losing ground fast” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]
[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Global commitments fall well short of what we need to avert the worst effects of climate change.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe International Energy Agency’s net-zero scenario will sees a phase out<\/a> of fossil fuel vehicle sales by 2035. That means battery-electric vehicles will account for the majority of global car sales by 2030.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Forward-looking competitors have outrun Toyota and are gobbling up<\/a> Toyota\u2019s EV market share.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Although Toyota once led the charge of environmentally-friendly vehicles, only a tiny 1.8%<\/a> of Toyota\u2019s car sales will be electric this year. Tesla and Volkswagen sell 17 and 12 times the number of electric vehicles Toyota sells.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Other automaker giants are light years ahead in climate policy.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Volvo is phasing out<\/a> all internal combustion engines. Volkswagen aims to overtake Tesla as the world’s largest electric vehicle maker by 2025.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes” el_id=”download-report” el_class=”background-row right” css=”.vc_custom_1635917894668{background-image: url(https:\/\/pollutamotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/car-exhaust.jpg?id=425) !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-row original-state”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Call for an end to a<\/strong>
\nfossil-fueled Toyota.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Read more” style=”flat” shape=”square” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fpollutamotor.com%2Freport%2F|title:Report||”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-row hover-state”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Champion change.
\nGo 100% electric today.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Read more” style=”flat” shape=”square” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fpollutamotor.com%2Freport%2F|title:Report||”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”news” el_class=”padding-top-bottom-small black-background”][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=”padded-row orange-txt”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”TOYOTA IN THE NEWS” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nToyota has drawn the attention of major news media across the globe. Topics range from the company\u2019s attempts to influence policymakers, controversial statements by its top executives, and legal troubles.<\/p>\n
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Autoweek | 6 Dec 2021<\/p>\n
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Toyota Named Third Most Obstructive Company Towards Climate Change After ExxonMobil, Chevron<\/h4>\n
Carscoops | 5 Nov 2021<\/p>\n
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US oil giants top list of lobby offenders holding back climate action<\/h4>\n
The Guardian | 3 Nov 2021<\/p>\n
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Toyota Pumping $3.4 Billion Into U.S. To Localize Battery, Electric Vehicle Production<\/h4>\n
Forbes | 18 Oct 2021<\/p>\n
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More than 50 consumer and environmental groups urge Toyotas new CEO to switch to 100% <\/span>electric vehicles.<\/h4>\n