Toyota Motors Corporation will soon phase out their gas-consuming cars. By the year 2020, the carmaker envisions that the era of hybrid and electric cars will be the main mode of transportation.
Gas-fuelled cars could be prehistoric by 2020. Toyota has promised to stop production of gas-consuming cars over the next 35 years and focus their technology in the development of fuel cells and hybrid cars.
Toyota would not be stealing or pillaging technology from Tesla. Times are changing and shifting and this makes hydrogen cells and electric cars a public concern and Toyota envisions that no-fuel cars will be the trend by the time 2020 comes with over 15 million vehicles sold as the company estimates.
After the car company debuted the 2016 model of the Prius, Toyota divulged more precise details of the upcoming hybrid. It previewed a lot of fresh car technology like its nickel-metal and lithium ion hybrid batteries and the VVT-i 1.8 L engine. The car also presented its newly-designed wraparound dashboards, wide instrument panels and a lustrous exterior.
Before the 2016 Prius was unveiled, Toyota first debuted its hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle Mirai. Unlike other e-cars, the Mirai does not need to be plugged in to charge as its hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity and makes the car re-fuel in just five minutes and can drive 300 miles when its tank is full. The Mirai also emits only water vapor so there is zero emissions detected. Though hydrogen fuel cell cars are becoming popular, hydrogen refuelling stations are hard to find.
Last year in Japan, the Mirai reached 1500 orders since it went on sale. In this regard, the carmaker has projected its annual sales for hydrogen cell cars to reach plus or minus 30,000 in the next five years for the hydrogen cell category alone.
The idea of opting out gas-consuming cars was in relation to Volkswagen's emission scandals. With this in mind, Toyota promises to incorporate zero-emission technology to all of their vehicles, whether it be electric cars or hydrogen fuel-powered cars.
