Toyota Motor has revealed cumulative global hybrid vehicle (HV) sales of 10.05 million units by January 31, surpassing the 10 million unit mark. More than a numerical turning point, this shows the staying power of a technology that is now becoming a mainstream option to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.
Assisting to mitigate the environmental impacts of vehicles has long been a concern for Toyota. Based upon the position that eco-friendly automobiles can only genuinely have a substantial positive impact if they are widely used, Toyota has motivated the mass-market adoption of hybrid vehicles around the world. Toyota released the coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997 and the Prius– the world’s very first mass-produced hybrid passenger car– in December 1997. Ever since, Toyota hybrid cars have received significant support from consumers worldwide. This newest milestone of 10 million units was accomplished just nine months after overall sales reached 9 million units at the end of April 2016.
Toyota released its first hybrid automobile 20 years earlier, and the situations surrounding eco-friendly vehicles have since altered dramatically. The growing appeal of the Prius resulted in the development of a new consumer standard of choosing automobiles based on their environmental performance.
Since January 31, Toyota approximates that the use of Toyota’s HVs in lieu of traditional gasoline-powered lorries of similar size and driving efficiency has led to roughly 77 million fewer lots of CO2 emissions and has saved around 29 million kiloliters of gasoline.
Toyota revealed the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 in October 2015, setting difficulties that it will carry out to help reduce the negative effects of cars on the worldwide environment to as near to absolutely no as possible, and to contribute to the development of a sustainable society. Toyota introduced its very first hybrid, the Prius in India in 2010. Toyota likewise released the Camry Hybrid in India in 2013 which is the first and only locally made strong hybrid in the nation.
