Toyota management have refuted reports the car marker could quit Britain due to stringent new low carbon requirements following a report it was unhappy with the Government’s plans. The Sunday Telegraph suggested the Japanese car maker could end manufacturing in the UK if hybrid models are banned from 2030 as part of net zero plans. The paper reported the Government has set a 2030 phase-out...
Toyota announces the bZ4X: the carmaker’s first mass-produced electric vehicle
Toyota has released details about its first mass-produced electric vehicle in a significant step for the world’s second-biggest carmaker. The bZ4X is an SUV with optional rooftop solar panels that will be sold in both front-wheel or all-wheel-drive variants. The public had its first look at the concept for the bZ4X – “bZ” stands for “beyond zero” – at the Shanghai motor show in April this year...