- Akio Toyodo, CEO and president of Toyota, said that California’s plan to ban gas-powered vehicles by 2035 will be a “difficult” target to meet.
- Toyoda said that widespread consumer adoption of electric vehicles is likely to take longer than California lawmakers anticipate.
- Toyoda, grandson of Toyota’s founder, said, “Realistically speaking, it seems rather difficult to really achieve (broad adoption of electric vehicles).”
