Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that it has reached a major milestone in annual sales of electrified powertrains in 2017 with over 1.52 million sold worldwide. The figure was an increase of eight percent over the prior record set in 2016, marking back-to-back years of growth and accomplishing one of Toyota’s Environmental Challenge 2050 targets, selling more than 1.5 million electrified vehicles in a single year, three years in advance of the original target set for 2020. Additionally, cumulative sales of electrified vehicles now exceed 11.47 million, which represents a reduction of more than 90 million tons of CO2 compared to sales of equivalent conventional vehicles.

“In just over 20 years, we have seen electrified new vehicle sales increase from under 500 sales to more than 1.5 million sales,” said Shigeki Terashi, executive vice president, Toyota Motor Corporation. “This is a testament from our customers to the quality, durability and reliability of our electrified powertrains, and, thanks to them, has led us to establish a solid and sustainable foundation for mass producing a more diverse portfolio of electrified vehicles across our range moving forward.”

Since the introduction of its first commercially available electrified powertrain on the Prius in Japan in 1997, Toyota has worked at improving the technology as the basis for its electrification efforts, having launched first mass-produced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle, the Mirai, in 2014, the fourth generation of the Prius in 2016, and the second-generation Prius Plug-In Electric Vehicle in 2017. The company will continue the development and diversification of electrified vehicles as it now turns its sights to include the mass production of battery electric vehicles from 2020, starting in China and India, followed by Japan, the United States and Europe. Toyota also aims to further expand sales of hybrid electric vehicles in emerging markets to further contribute to lowering CO2 from new vehicles sales worldwide.

The efforts to improve and increase the diversity of electrified power train options is tied directly to Toyota’s ‘Environmental Challenge 2050’, wherein the company aims to achieve annual electrified vehicle sales of 5.5 million units by 2030, as announced in December 2017. To achieve its goal, Toyota unveiled plans to have 10 BEV models available worldwide by the early 2020s, and from around 2025, the company aims to have an electrified version available for all vehicle models across its global lineup.

https://autojosh.com/toyota-sells-1-52-million-electrified-vehicles-in-2017-three-years-ahead-of-2020-target/

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and tesla is still struggling with production.

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tensazangetsu20:
and tesla is still struggling with production.

Elon musk is confused at the moment.He is having conflict of interest

Ahh. When other countries are progressing

Our own senator is sitting on a bare road
I need an Atomic bomb

That's not good news for oil-based economies like ours. Unfortunately, that's the way to the future.

tried the electric car about two weeks ago, was really disappointed

Which way for us in naija wey still dey explore for oil? Nepa light sef for house we never get.

Wise youth should start learning how to fix these power train before they hit our market.

This car can't survive in Nigeria oh.Our epileptic power supply no go make am pausible

Ones this Toyota enter the electric car production, just say goodbye to crude oil soon

There display at the International Fair, Beijing yesterday was really "Electrifying"

Soon our oil will lose it value

More.
Nnaaaa mehn, Toyota is not smiling o

Bad omen for Nigeria!

Our oyel people make una no go empower unself o

They better make one which works both ways...

Electric and petrol....

Esseite:
They better make one which works both ways...

Electric and petrol....

Most eletric vehicles work with fuel & eletricity together (hybrid).

stevups:
Bad omen for Nigeria!

maybe we can channel all our oyel to fueling gas plants here. @ least make light dey this mumu country for once.

misano:



Most eletric vehicles work with fuel & eletricity together (hybrid).

I think hybrid works with the alternator charging the battery while the engine runs on petrol, not necessarily plug to charge.

Was actually looking at charging and running the vehicle and when that exhaust, you could switch to fuel untill you have the chance to charge and switch to electric again... (now that would be cool)

stevups:
Bad omen for Nigeria!

Nigeria should start the production of electric and hybrid cars to solve the problem.

Problems are to be seen as challenges. Someone who is brave like challenges and we are brave

One for me pls..... My fuel buying days are over....

electricity is very cheap in India and it will sell very well there.

Esseite:


I think hybrid works with the alternator charging the battery while the engine runs on petrol, not necessarily plug to charge.

Was actually looking at charging and running the vehicle and when that exhaust, you could switch to fuel untill you have the chance to charge and switch to electric again... (now that would be cool)

Yes, that still exists. I read about it some months ago. It's a Nissan brand. Not alternator or wheel charging.

tensazangetsu20:
and tesla is still struggling with production.

Do not mock Elon Musk
He knows what he is doing.
He is also one person I know that has Disrupted many industry.

Keep calm and watch..

misano:




Yes, that still exists. I read about it some months ago. It's a Nissan brand. Not alternator or wheel charging.

Wheel charging, that would be another great innovation..

The car wheels while rotating on the road would work like a windmill to charge the electric car battery.... unlike solar(would work anywhere anytime, anyminute) *awesome stuff*

Esseite:


Wheel charging, that would be another great innovation..

The car wheels while rotating on the road would work like a windmill to charge the electric car battery.... unlike solar(would work anywhere anytime, anyminute) *awesome stuff*

Here is what I am talking about (hybrid plugin)

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thoughtco.com/how-do-hybrid-batteries-recharge-85469&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjh3dLU8NfaAhVKAsAKHYr3A6YQFjAIegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw1qrPGrPHNaR7Lb7hTp1fx-

Kennitrust:
Soon our oil will lose it value

amen

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