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Toyota: Most Regions of the World Not Ready For Zero-emission Cars
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2021-11-22
Most regions of the world are not ready for zero-emission vehicles, which is why Toyota Motor Corp, the world's largest automaker, did not sign a pledge to phase out fossil-fuel cars by 2040 on November 11.
Six major carmakers, including General Motors, Ford, Sweden's Volvo Cars and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz, signed the Glasgow Declaration on Zero Emission Cars and Vans, as did a number of countries including India. However, Toyota and the world's 2nd largest automaker Volkswagen AG, as well as crucial car markets including the United States, China and Germany did not.
Toyota said that where the energy and charging infrastructure, economics and customer readiness exist, "we are ready to accelerate and help support with appropriate zero-emission vehicles."
"However, in many regions of the world such as Asia, Africa, Middle East, an environment suitable for promoting full zero emission transport has not been established yet," the spokesperson said. "We think it will take more time to make progress; thus, it is difficult for us to commit to the joint statement at this stage."
According to a study published by the Munich Mobility Show in April, there are huge global disparities in electric vehicle ownership. Sales are soaring in the European Union, China and the United States. However, cumulative electric car registrations through 2020 in South America, with a population of more than 420 million, were below 18,000. And registrations in Africa, home to 1.2 billion people, were exclusively in South Africa and totaled just 1,509 cars through 2020.
Volkswagen also said the utilization of electric vehicles would "vary from region to region" and CEO Herbert Diess dismissed the zero-emission pledge at a conference on Wednesday. "It could still make sense to use synthetic fuel cars in Latin America in 2035," Diess said.
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