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Toyota to EV-only extremists: Science says you're wrong

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Toyota's Chief Scientist Gill Pratt says the science shows a mixed strategy of electrified vehicles is a better use of limited lithium supplies in the fight against carbon dioxide emissions. Credit: Hans Greimel (Hans Greimel)
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Hans Greimel
January 31, 2023 01:00 PM

TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. has come under fire for what critics call foot-dragging on pure electric vehicles. Now the world's biggest automaker is fighting back with its most robust retort.

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