Akio Toyoda, Angela Merkel.
“The reason I am responsible for EVs as well is that I don’t want to make these cars a commodity. Even with the electrification of the vehicles, I want the prefix ‘I love’ to be affixed to those cars.”
Toyota President Akio Toyoda, who has recently been appointed as new leader of the EV division, appears to feel some passion for his new role. He went on to liken Tesla cars to the iPhone and wishes to introduce similar connectivity – or attachment.
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“The reason I am responsible for EVs as well is that I don’t want to make these cars a commodity. Even with the electrification of the vehicles, I want the prefix ‘I love’ to be affixed to those cars.”
Prospects for Germany to manage to put 1 million EVs on its roads by 2020 have in fact been looking bleak for some time now, but this is the first time Chancellor Angela Merkel would admit it.
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“As it looks at the moment, we will not achieve this goal.”
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