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Japan Elevates Hybrid Policy After Toyota Chief’s Warning

A controversy is raging in Japan over the head of Toyota Motor’s insistence that hybrid vehicles be put on an equal footing with battery-powered electric cars. Japanese officials changed a key policy document that put hybrid vehicles on par with battery-electric cars after Toyota chief Akio Toyoda warned an MP that carmakers could not back a government that rejected hybrid engine technology, like that used in the Prius, according to notes from a ruling party meeting.

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Toyota to Introduce Fortuner with Diesel Hybrid Engine in 2023

Toyota is in works to deploy a new mild-hybrid diesel unit to its range of IMVs starting from the Fortuner SUV, according to a latest report. The new Toyota Fortuner with hybrid diesel engine will be reportedly launched in 2023. It will first go on sale in Thailand, followed by other markets.

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