Akio Toyoda says one electric car pollutes as much as three hybrids. Here’s what research says. S cientists have long settled ...

Akio Toyoda claimed that 27 million hybrid vehicles sold by Toyota have had the same emissions-reduction impact as nine million battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

A third were hybrids; fewer than 1% were EVs. An analysis by climate think tank InfluenceMap and a Toyota memo obtained by CNN show how hard the company has been lobbying governments around the ...

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda believes his company's focus on hybrid powertrains is correct and that carbon emissions are lower ...

Toyota and Lexus make up for lost ground when 3 new EVs go on sale in the U.S. in 2025-26. Plus 2 models already for sale ...

But if you take a closer look at how efficiently hybrids and EVs use their batteries, you’ll realize Toyota is actually right: hybrids have a bigger role to play in decarbonization than EVs will ...