“We believe that our biggest weapon for meeting fuel-efficiency and CO2 regulations, not just in Europe but globally, will continue to be (standard) hybrids,” Shinzuo Abe, Toyota’s powertrain general manager, tells WardsAuto.
The installation on mild-hybrid versions of CMA-platform vehicles will provide the electrical-power bursts needed to restart the internal-combustion engine when it’s time to take over control from the electric motor.
New Zealand’s Productivity Commission has called for a shift from fossil fuels to clean electricity to help reach the government's goal of net zero emissions by 2050. Climate Change Minister James Shaw says one way to achieve this is to make EVs...
