Toyota Says Hybrids and Fuel Cell Vehicles are the Future

Hybrid Cars wrote a blog post regarding Toyota's decision to go in the direction of hybrid and fuel cell vehicles as opposed to EVs.

Toyota Motor Europe CEO Didier Leroy recently said that Toyota believes more in plug-in hybrids than pure electric, and that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be the most promising in the not-too-distant future.

"We have seen that costumers are not yet willing to compromise on range and they don't like the time needed to re-charge the batteries," said Leroy. "So even if we are ready with out production version of the iQ EV we think a plug-in hybrid solution offers a better way than pure electric for most costumer needs."

Toyota is still debuting their Scion iQ EV, but their plan is to really grow their Hybrid Synergy line and pending FCV-R hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

"Our fuel cell car will emit no harmful emissions at all and will have a driving range of around 700 kms," he said. AKA roughly 435 miles. Not too shabby!

What do you think? EVs, Hybrids or fuel cell vehicles? Or all three?

If you'd like to check out our available hybrid vehicles, click any of the following model names for more details! Toyota Prius, Prius Plug-In Hybrid, Prius c, Prius v, Camry Hybrid and the Highlander Hybrid.

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