Japanese auto giant Toyota is targeting carbon neutrality by 2040 in Europe. Toyota claims they are on track for a 100 per cent CO2 reduction in all new vehicles in Europe and the UK by 2035.
Over the next 10 to 15 years, Toyota will use a combination of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, full electric and hybrid electric vehicles to reduce emissions.
Toyota plans to make all manufacturing facilities in Europe carbon neutral by the end of the decade. They’ve recycled 90 per cent of the waste at their Deeside facility in the UK to produce green energy. The facility could become carbon neutral by 2025.
Toyota also certainly has a vision for the future. The C-HR Prologue concept makes its debut, showing off the sharper design of the next-generation model. The production version will likely look slightly different, but the overall aggressive design is maintained for a plug-in hybrid car.
Toyota will manufacture batteries for the crossover in Europe. Lexus says the LFA’s spiritual successor will be fully electric and feature a manual gearbox and fly-by-wire capability.
The Japanese automaker is also continuing to invest in hydrogen power. The company revealed the Corolla Cross H2 Concept featuring an internal combustion engine that burns hydrogen instead of petrol or diesel.
The Toyota Hilux is also being developed into a more environmentally friendly model using hydrogen, it is Toyota’s attempt to achieve carbon neutrality in various forms over the next few years.
