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BONUS PODCAST: Toyota To Avoid Emissions Fines With 9 New EVs

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Technology, Leisure, Automotive, Business

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Toyota said today they’re finally getting serious about its electric vehicle strategy, announcing nine new fully electric models for Europe by the end of 2026.

The Japanese automaker, long criticized for not only its cautious approach to EVs, but actively trying to dissuade buyers from going electric or running ads to slow down the adoption of zero emission mobility, is now accelerating its electric ambitions.

Today they unveiled an updated bZ4X, the all-new C-HR+, and the compact Urban Cruiser, along with a peek at what's coming next.

Welcome to a special bonus edition of the podcast, I’m Martyn Lee, and this is EV News Daily.

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Motor Company said today they're finally getting serious about the move to EV, announcing nine

0:36.6

new fully electric models for Europe by the end of

0:39.7

2006. The Japanese automaker long criticized for not only its cautious approach to EVs, but actively

0:47.0

trying to dissuade buyers from going electric or running ads to slow the adoption of zero-emission

0:53.5

mobility is now accelerating its own

0:56.2

electric ambitions. Today they unveiled an updated BZ4X, an all-new CHR Plus, the compact urban

1:03.7

cruiser, and a look at what's coming next. Welcome to a special bonus edition of the podcast.

1:09.3

I'm Martin Lee, and this is EV News Daily.

1:13.2

Well, Toyota, the world's largest automaker by sales, has maintained a cautious approach to EVs

1:18.4

compared to many competitors, focusing instead on their mild hybrid lineup. Toyota has also been

1:24.9

running ads, saying things like we choose not to plug in and marketing

1:30.5

their petrol-powered mild hybrids as self-charging, which I've long felt was a purposeful strategy

1:37.1

to confuse buyers. With European EVy sales jumping and new CO2 emissions regulations coming in, which will find companies

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