@@timower5850 there is not enough natural resources to go all Ev. No infrastructure support to charge these Evs. We will destroy ourselves and the Earth if we follow the current trends the NWO want. But thats what a lot of self haters want.
@@timower5850 They have all been listening to the right wing politicians that big oil has in their back pockets, so they spew out fearmongering green energy BS, and the people lap it up. Green energy is the future as the department of defense deems oil and the volatile places we get it from as a national security risk and once they start changing over all our equipment like tanks and so on to green, it`s a done deal. Of course all the politicans will fall in line as someone else with be lining their pockets and their message to the public will change as well, and then all the MAGAs with think it`s cool to own a big bad ass truck that can easily outrun a gas or diesel truck, and all will be good. People also don`t realise that the switchover will be a very gradual thing and that dirty energy will still be around for years fueling old tech tractors, mowers and powertools.
Yes cause it’s “common sense” to use electricity to generate Hydrogen, only to be converted back into electricity inside the Hydrogen car to power the motors
@@edc5068 One of the huge problems with the current EV's is the lithium batteries. They still did not quite figure out how to dispose of them, and we have very little lithium on the planet. Also, it takes a lot of energy to make those batteries, and unlike in the case of making hydrogen that turns into electricity, that energy is lost. For that reason, I personally always felt that, under the current circumstances, it is, indeed, common sense that fuel cells are the better alternative. It is completely disingenuous to use the name Tesla on the Musk cars. Tesla would have completely rejected the system. His idea was taping the electromagnetic energies of the planet. That means clean, inexhaustible, and also free energy. This was why JP Morgan stoped financing his project on Long Island. The real Tesla system makes no money for investors, again, the energy is free. This was the reason why we got stuck on oil, coal and natural gas, and why now they pushing the inefficient, polluting, very expensive current EV's.
Force people to buy a car twice the as expensive as a gas car Manny can not afford,now you stopped Manny people from driving at all.that is what the government wants to stop personal transportation.control your travel.
@@kman-mi7su Biden's IQ has definitely dropped with age. But Trump has always had a room temp IQ. And now, both of them will be over 80 in the next presidential term. We need someone younger to run.
Change the oil and don't abuse it and it will. I had a 1994 Corolla I owned for 23 years and 386,000 miles. I only got rid of it because it started to rust really bad since I live in the Northeast US rust belt.
That is why I love this company. They do what’s right for quality, longevity, and continuity, not just what direction the wind is blowing. True leaders of the industry.
So…Toyota is doing what it has always done and is making sure a technology is good and ready before committing to it large-scale. Good. Honestly makes me appreciate them even more. Perhaps a Toyota is in my future…
Same with Honda. We already have better tech but the oil companies won't allow it unless it can be charged from their infrastructure. Crazy that the people thinks they aren't using carbon with an ev.
@@duanebailey6253 its brainwashing just like 'climate change is an existential crisis'. The goal post has been moved at least 5 times from climate 'experts' who predicted major catastrophes by the 2000s onward that not only didn't happen but are not even close to happening with almost no change. Its quite embarrassing at this point how many people fully bought into the climate change hysteria and still don't seem to notice or think this many lies that are proven from those who told them about it calls its 'crisis' status into question.
One way to reduce your carbon footprint is to keep your vehicle as long as possible. Reliable, durable, quality vehicles would be the key here. It’s also what Toyota has been manufacturing for decades.
I just wish they would create a good SUV that would be basically rust proof. We don't want pickups and SUVs with frames that break in half due to rust. Toyota isn't the only one with that problem.
@@katherine5293 I currently do in Paris :>. I don't have any car licence, and spend 350e/year for all my commutes (withtm the pass navigo). I go to holiday by train 4-5 times a year, so that's 400e/year further (approximately). I do probably have a bigger night life budget than most americans though, good restaurants and partying is easier here than across the pond.
From a massive Toyota fan .. they will get this right like they have with everything they touched, F1 excluded, that was unfortunate but still look at the new 3 cylinder GR motor. 212kw from a little 1600. That's just how they roll. Good on you Toyota. Excited to see more performance focused models
@@stephenclayton4355 You clearly haven't met many CEO's. I am retired now but have experience 'executive blindness' on a massive scale. Remember Digital Equipment Corporation?....World's second largest computer firm after IBM...Great company, good to work for but they didn't see the desktop revolution coming nor the internet revolution. The mighty always fall and I'm afraid Toyota and many other brands who are not all-in on EVs will too. The ICE age is over my friend, sales peaked in 2018 and are never coming back, the only growth area in cars, trucks and vans is EVs.
@@nunyabusiness5075 World economic forum, basically a conference where the plans of the Illuminati/global elites/deep state/etc talked about in public.
@@justcommenting4981 The fact that it burns clean and doesn't require a complete remake of our electric grid. Where I live, middle of nowhere Illinois, it is estimated that if 1 in 25 households had an EV it would crash the grid. The numbers are worse the closer you get to Chicago because of the population and increase in electrical demand. We will never run out of hydrogen, so it seems like a great choice for our sustainable clean energy source.
@@larrywilliams8063 it would be less expensive to "remake the electric grid" than distribute hydrogen let alone extract it. You literally have electricity at your house and most people will never exceed the range of a battery pack in a single day. You can charge at home. Even if you couldn't you literally just need to run power lines to a couple areas for faster charging. You guys do realize solar or gas energy is required to extract hydrogen from water in the first place right? You are just taking gas and electric energy, storing it as explosive hydrogen, then converting it into electricity again because hydrogen cells make electricity for ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAINS. I'm sorry but hydrogen cars are an incredibly stupid concept. Toyota is way behind where they should be. I want to drive an electric car but with a greater chance of exploding and more of a hassle to recharge? I'm missing the common sense here.
...of introducing a fuel source that has never ever been commercially viable, requires insane infrastructure revamping, and is highly explosive. Common sense= I'm afraid of change and I like my perspectives affirmed because i like go brrr brrr brrr
@@justcommenting4981 Open your eyes. Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. The newest and largest wind and solar farms in the world are dedicated to hydrogen production. Hydrogen is storable, transportable and its only emission is water vapour.
@@justcommenting4981 not used = not smart 🤓 How does that even make sense. Cars that use electricity weren't used a lot but it doesn't mean it's a bad idea. Why shouldn't they try using hidrogen, it's prime time to use it.
@@hippityhop9522 because hydrogen is not naturally available. You have to expend energy to extract the hydrogen from water and that will require more energy than can be used to power anything. There are no hydrogen wells. Electricity is also widely available and the infrastructure is literally just wires connected to a power source that could be anything from wind to gasoline or a nuclear plant or even a hydrogen power plant(which as mentioned would be kind of stupid). The infrastructure to produce and move hydrogen is far more complex and dangerous than electricity, hydrogen is known for exploding and being hard to contain because its the smallest element. Lastly a hydrogen fuel cell DRIVES AN ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN. You guys are all praising Toyota for literally just making an electric car that uses hydrogen to power it. That's like praising them for using gasoline to power an electric car, which at least would be more efficient.
@@justcommenting4981 Might want to reconsider your “…have to expend energy to extract…” argument. Ever been to an oil refinery?? Lots of energy being expended to get gasoline and diesel. To get electricity you have to burn oil, coal or nuclear (which you guys hate[making an assumption here]). No infrastructure exists for 200+ million electric cars and no way wind/solar will supply that energy (not to mention destroying natural skylines to make it happen and don’t forget the sea life and birds killed by wind). Plus the outright rape of 3rd worl countries for the battery minerals (we have them in huge quantities in the US, much like oil but wait there are moratoriums in place…hmmm). Look, we’re being forced by government into electric cars. Let us decide what cars we want. If Toyota can create/make marketable, reasonably priced H2 vehicles they will win. Tesla has self installed charging stations many place but not nearly enough. Toyota may be able to arrange installation of pumps in existing gas stations. Who knows? If not, oil fueled cars will continue to have a huge edge for decades to come. And BTW gasoline is a pretty dangerous fuel also…just sayin”
No kidding. Full electric vehicles are terrible for the environment right now. Buy hybrid if you are concerned. Battery technology isn't good enough yet and the mining operations for the materials is exploiting land and people. You have to drive a full electric vehicle about 500,000 miles before it's starts to offset the carbons it took to make it. I forget the miles for the hybrid but it's actually achievable in your lifetime, well under 100k miles.
@@ryanstark2350 so...0? How is that common sense compared to electricity? Places might not have infra for electricity but will have infrastructure for hydrogen?
@@justcommenting4981 There was no infrastructure for petroleum either at first and there is little infrastructure for electrical recharging either. However, the problem is worse to solve for electricity because hydrogen is the source of the fuel in your vehicle whereas something else is the source to generate the electricity meaning vastly more infrastructure is needed to generate the power.
Actually makes sense since Toyota is a global company, many auto sales will go to countries that do not have good power infrastructure, even potentially remote locations where hybrids may not make sense, to have a more reliable tried and true gasoline based powertrain. EV's will be more popular in North America, and in more wealthy locale.
I agree but it's interesting to see how many are saying Toyota will be smaller or even go bankrupt in the future because they are "behind" in their BEVs and aren't all in on BEVs.
@@benjaminsmith2287 Part of the problem is that its going to be much cheaper to run a BEV than a Fuel cell vehicle. Hydrogen is still about 8x more expensive to use than a electric charger unless you make the hydrogen from natural gas. Then you will only be 4x more expensive.
Back in 1998 I was a Toyota mechanic, Toyota was already working on hydrogen cars at that time, it's surprising to see it take this long to come to the surface, I really like this concept.
More profitable to repress technology. I have also been in the auto industry since the 90's. There are skeletons with stories they would love to tell the public about better ways to do it. High price to be paid for profits.
Hydrogen has serious, easy-to-understand technical issues. Hydrogen molecules are the tiniest on the planet -- a tiny fraction of the size of a natural gas molecule. This makes it incredibly difficult to keep them from leaking out of pipelines and fittings. Serious problem.
I wrote a paper in high school many decades ago looking at hydrogen as a the fuel for vehicles. My conclusion, build more nuclear power plants and skip the hydrogen. The technology has not advanced at all in 30 years, because it is simply not viable. Mostly because it is much more energy intensive to produce the H2. Now that we've shut down a majority of inexpensive and abundant baseload nuclear and coal power plants, both electric and H2 vehicles are not economic. Petroleum is and will remain the most important and economic fuel for vehicles.
Wow such obvious fake replies... Can't believe Toyota putting all this effort into spreading.. Well maybe everyones wrong and Toyota s right.. Lol the think God big hydrogen will replace big oil. Big oil knew all about co2, like big tobacco .. Umm lol.. they liquidated everyone with bad comments? Wow just wow.. What do you think about this chatgpt? Who is the real artificial 😅😇😥
Nice to see a company not getting into the bullcrap. I am sure they are making prototypes, but to place them into production, they do not want the people to pay too much for new tech.
Toyota are absolutely right, I’ve owned a Tesla X for 3 years now and although it’s great, the range and the time it takes to charge on anything but trips to work etc. are a nightmare. I did a 600 mile round trip last months and had to make 7 stops at roughly 40 mins each to make sure I didn’t run out of juice. Those stops added 4.5 hours to my journey. Cold conditions and motorway speeds just mop up energy and at 65p a kw at Superchargers it’s not that cheap either, I think it was about £140. My friend has just picked up a hybrid and it’s cheaper per mile than charging my car - hybrid is the way until hydrogen comes on line.
Older S/Xs are not good at all. I have both new and old, it's night and day. I fully agree with you with old. Refresh S/X gets charged at full 250kwh so it's much easier for long distances.
Hydrogen fuel cell is waaaaay further more complicated and difficult to acquire than BEV. By the time Hydrogen fuel cell is ready for mass production, BEV will be mass used already.
@@kjp8196exactly. And in the future who wants to still go to a station to fill up your car. Everyone will charge at home or when you are parked at work and you’ll never have to wait for a car to charge. It’s predicted new EVs will get 1000km for charge that’s over double current capacity. Which is also more the. You could practically drive in one day.
@@danielbass09 You obviously don't own a model X, my 660 mile round trip visits to customers, from LA to Vegas, require ZERO charging stops. I charge my car at home and at the destination hotels.
The problem may be that Toyota is fully committed to too many things. This seems like a strategy for companies that don't really know what to do. It's the safe bet for sure, but not necessarily the best path. Seems like EV's are evolving at an insane pace already, and Toyota is falling behind, although they do have the most patents for solid-state batteries.
Consumers love options, and Nokia's new guy clearly sees that. Glad to hear of this news. you might as well replace Nokia with Kodak, Blackberry, Compaq, Sega etc
Japan has a vision to become an energy independent country, (they import 94% of their energy consumption) and Toyota is part of that vision by insisting on hydrogen fuel cars.
I haven't seen any vision making Japan energy independent. Even switching to Green Hydrogen relies in massive imports and production from Australia and elsewhere...
@@CJ-hz1uj Yes. Australia is building massive wind farms which can produce Green Hydrogen. Australia has an advantage there as they have a massive amount of vacant land area, and the West of Australia is perfect for both solar and wind farms. Green Hydrogen requires massive amounts of energy to make, and to make it Green using renewable energy will require basically wind or solar.
@@redbaron6805 Honda, an export oriented company, had an agreement with Citgo in the US for Citgo to produce hydrogen from water using a combination of photovoltaics and beryllium water crackers at each station. Turned out, as Honda said, not to be “politically feasible”. Perhaps there are a few that believe some more recent fictions about the challenges of getting hydrogen from water. We all would benefit by looking beyond the indoctrination.
You make me laugh! Having owned an EV for 4 years now I can tell you my motivation was nothing to do with virtue signalling, it's all to do with economics. EVs are the smart move when it comes to TCO but of course most people only look at the sticker price.
One thing for sure,if you prefer driving an EV, get the heck out of Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Philippines, Somalia, Mozambique, Bolivia, Honduras and many, many, many, many other places where you can't even get reliable electricity . They'll even steal the solar panels right off your roof in some places.
Converting methane to hydrogen and then burning the last one instead of the first one is right? Ok, interesting point of view but you cannot call is carbon neutral because methane is pumped from the ground.
@@cesar_onada sure only you know everything. But still I really advise to google hydrogen production, even wiki will be enough to understand that you are not that smart ;)
@@cesar_onada I don't have questions to hydrogen fuel cells. The problem is that we convert the same natural gas to energy. And if you take a looks at the whole way this one is not the most efficient.
I don't know why every time H fuel cells come up everyone glosses over the byproduct. Water vapor. Unless we plan on capturing it (which is a good solution), putting it all in the air at the rate we do CO2 will have far greater consequences than what we are doing now, times 4.
Remember Kodak? Remember AOL? Remember MySpace? All the knocks against EVs - charging infrastructure, manufacturing infrastructure, and materials supply chains - apply double for hydrogen. The new CEO has been gradually changing the story on Toyota's approach to EVs. The new CEO has to show a brave face when discussing the company's position. The new CEO can't start out by telling the stockholders that the company has been on the wrong track and will lose much of its market share.
The ''old'' CEO is now the Chairman. There is no changing of the guard, Toyota will continue to offer up bullshit while they quietly go about putting profit before any poorly conceived idea they actually give a flying f*ck about climate, environment or even the consumer. Wake up dumb bastards, they're friggin' Japs not tree hugging hippies.
Smart man. It's crazy to focus and turn a company to all EV like so many are trying to do, but it's not what majority of customers want, can afford, or that the infrastructure will be able to even support.
The beauty of hydrogen or Porsches synthetic fuel route, it would be so much easier to implement into aviation and shipping. Batteries are avdead end for them and I believe focusing on that is pointless and EVs will be a bit of a fad.
Mostly it's because the Japanese government is not subsidizing them. It forced them to realize that it just isn't feasible at this time nor is it profitable. If Tesla lost all of its government subsidies then would be out of business very quickly.
Soon electric car vs fuel is like whatsupp vs short messages (sms)..no one want ever want to back using sms..all using wam..sms is more expensive$$$$$..olddddd tech..
@@Simuelpengamat dude we are not talking about stupid apps and shit here, we talking about cars, plus people still use SMS like my boss, now she is old tech...lol
I’ve had Toyotas for over 10 years. Not one problem, not even a minor one. Before that it was at least 3 or 4 major problems a year with other brands like Renault, Ford etc.
I drive my 2006 4Runner like it's still new. I love my Toyota even as it reaches 240k miles! I keep my Toyota maintained and it has kept me going all these years. I am a loyal Toyota customer. My previous 1998 Toyota 4Runner is still running. I sold it to my Nephew in 2010 and he feels the same way. Toyota has been loyal to me so I will never drive another brand. ❤😊❤
Toyota stopped making cars that last forever 20 years ago, they brake down and fall apart just as often as most of their competition now. the unbreakable Toyota is a myth that they perpetuate to generate sales.
Had my auris for nearly 6 years and not had any problems driving as a taxi driver and I can 100 💯say that Lexus/Toyota are the most reliable car you can buy. I will definitely be buying another once this one dies 😂
BEVs are a lot more energy efficient than hydrogen cars. That means we’ll need a lot less solar & wind power AND it’s cheaper for the consumer. Toyota is digging its own grave.
@@mikhanch1228 1. There is zero child labor in lithium mining (i think you mean cobalt?) 2. Hydrogen cars aren’t built out of thin air. The energy to produce hydrogen neither. Overall, the carbon footprint of BEVs is smaller than that of hydrogen cars.
My 2005 Pontiac Vibe is still going strong. The Vibe was built in partnership with Toyota and is basically the same as the Toyota Matrix in every respect except for the branding.
My 2005 Toyota is still going strong. I'm holding onto it because I don't want to wait hours for my car to recharge. I will aim to buy a traditional Toyota again.
Driving an older car means less emissions overall, as production of an ecar equals about 2million miles of an ICE. These days most emissions are from tires and brakes, which e-cars only make worse by being 2x heavier.
@@navysnow5618 How many miles do you get from that 30min charge? Also is that with a standard charger or some special super charger that is only available in special locations? I can fill my tank in 5~10 minutes at practically any gas station and drive another 300+ miles.
I think it is great. It is the real answer to our environmental problems. A lot of states cannot supply electric power now and to add cars to the mix is absurd. I have seen portable hydrogen equipment the size of a 1car garage that could be set up at most gas stations. Another thing is the cost of electric, my bill has just about doubled in the last 5 years. You also have to figure out how to recycle all the electric cars….an environmental hazard just waiting to happen!
YES!! Go Toyota, GO!! In 2000, I remember reading articles about Hydrogen coming by 2010. So much for that. Still, I love that they're working on it as much as this video says they are!
He’s right, hydrogen is zero emission, EVs are only as good as the source of electricity it’s using. And charging an EV roughly doubles the average home’s electricity consumption.
Toyota didn't become the richest Motor vehicle company by chance, but because of their immaculate conception of sales and marketing, brilliance and hard work!
A Japanese director of Mitsubishi Heavy Industry told me back in 2010 EV's were bogus and until polymer battery technology was a reality, EV wasn't truly viable.
Still major issue with refueling on the road. How you move hydrogen from station to vehicle that has run out or leaked out? Hydrogen being very small atom and next to impossible to contain reliably.. Also highly flammable.
@@Hellsong89 I would think that for a fee, a truck with pump and tank unit could be dispatched. Either that or a tow truck would take the stranded vehicle to a refueling station....for a fee.
@paul wassenaar there's 2 different types of hydrogen cars. One uses combustion of hydrogen the other uses some metal thing to convert hydrogen and oxygen to water and create electricity for an electric motor.
I know I always look at it as exchanging one problem with another, I want to know how long will the batteries last will the driving range decrease as the battery ages and if so how much year by year and how are we disposing the batteries and how will that effect the environment and lastly how are we generating the electricity to charge these cars
Hydrogen would work just fine if the refining methods could change. It takes a huge amount of electricity to create pure Hydrogen. Hydrogen does work excellent but uses more energy to produce and ends up being the least efficient by a long shot.
Hydrogen production uses heat to produce...heat provided by burning Natural Gas. The carbon cost of creating Hydrogen and simply burning Natural Gas is almost dead even, depending on the purity of the hydrogen produced. Hydrogen's carbon cost is certainly lower than EV, but it's still not "carbon neutral."
Every fuel cell hydrogen vehicle has a traction battery, you know? Also 3-4 times as much wind turbines and solar panels doesn't create any e waste at the end of their life cycle. Your logic is absolutely flawless.
Also Toyota thinks that EV’s lack infrastructure, and their solution is hydrogen? Do people have hydrogen faucets in their garages? The only places where even gasoline infrastructure is better are in the third world, and Toyota, like tobacco companies, thinks it’s their last refuge…
Toyota is the only company that really thinks about consumer rather than big businesses. They take steps and do so much research, there is a reason why this brand has way more consumer trust than other companies.😇
I agree. Looking forward, batteries are unsustainable for many reasons, including disposal after they reach the end of their usability and how extraction has many negative consequences, including slave labor conditions in DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). China, of course, does not care about the latter, they enslave their own people. So hydrogen represents a sustainable future for not only vehicles but other industrial applications, such as manufacturing, as Kawasaki Heavy Industries is currently developing. They will catch up and change the course of alternative vehicles.
Consumers increasingly want to drive electric, they don't want to pay a fortune every time they fill their tank, they love the convenience of EVs being able to charge at home, at work or while out shopping...and they love not having to pay for oil and filter changes and all the other maintenance that goes with old tech fossil cars.
Right now, there are about 30+ electric car companies including Tesla, Ford, Rivian, etc. and the EVs market is still too small compared to gas cars. Toyota is smart enough to avoid unnecessary competition, continue tapping on the profitable gas car market while developing both EV and at the same time, looking to another feasible fuel source in case EV turns out to be just a hype.
Huge respect for him and toyota! Other car manufacturers are blind or just cynic - there is nothing "eco" in producing, using, and maintainig electric cars.
Been working with one of the main development guys from AMG Mercedes and he told me the combustion engine is far from over, many of the German manufacturers are researching alternative fuel for the combustion engine.
Why though? Electric motors are smaller and take up less footprint, have less moving parts, and the BEVs are quieter and faster. What's the point of keeping combustion engines? I do like the idea of FCEVs, hydrogen fuel cells more than BEVs. But those hydrogen tanks take up a lot of space. They have to be made smaller and more efficient.
@@benjaminsmith2287 where the part of mining is less carbon footprint? For an example not all place around the world make electricity from Renewable energy.. Like some part of asia or africa they make electricity from Diesel or coal power plans. Maybe the carbon not in Europe or "first class" country.. But they just put the responsibility to "third class" country.
I agree the combustion engine has a ways to go yet, one thing I don't hear allot of talk about is natural gas, its abundant it has far less emissions and I doubt battery operated electric can compare in carbon savings if you look at the full picture and its fairly cheap to convert the existing combustion engines over to run on it and the filling infrastructure would be easy to switch to.
@@benjaminsmith2287 Because that's not what enthusiasts want, and a subbrand catering to enthusiasts (such as AMG) needs to provide what their enthusiasts want. And EVs are not that, sure they work for average people, but for enthusiasts, speed and efficiency isn't what they're looking for, especially speed in fact, because you can't even really get much out of a fast car on public roads, enthusiasts would much prefer to be able to have a fun car with good handling but isn't fast so that it's actually fun to drive even around town. Part of the fun is also having a manual transmission for many enthusiasts and only ICEs can have that type.
It will release huge quantities of CO2 when they (the big oil companies) make the hydrogen from other hydrocarbons like methane. It will cost a lot more than gasoline. Compressing the hydrogen also uses energy and adds cost. It will be a continual problem to keep the highly compressed hydrogen gas from escaping and igniting in enormous explosions. Of course, you don't have to generate the hydrogen from methane. You could use electrolysis, but they don't because that is even more expensive. So if you loved the high gasoline prices in 2022, you're going to be ecstatic about hydrogen. Don't be fooled. Hydrogen is being pushed by Big Oil because it will allow them to maintain their control over the fueling of the transportation sector. Big Oil hates BEVs because it cuts them out of the picture altogether.
As a massive fan of Camaros, I am so frustrated by Chevrolet's hard push to end Camaro production in 2025 and push this EV BS on its consumers. I wish GM had a CEO with common sense like Toyota does 😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨
@@joeisawesome540 Did you only read the title and not watch the video? They're saying about not pushing battery powered EVs and going a different route....
@@stephenoxf I was thinking electric. Hydrogen is still EV but uses a fuel cell instead of lithium ion batteries. My main point being, our electrical grid is already outdated and over stressed. We still don't have efficient green energy in place. Most of our electricity still comes from natural gas and coal. Which is not environmentally friendly and I don't see why people don't understand that either lmao
A small correction. Other Asian manufacturers and sadly to few US and European manufactuers also build very reliable and durable vehicels. Sadly the first generation manufactures in the US and Europe think more about shareholder value, profits and stockprices then reliability, durability and consumer affordability.
@@stickyicky2858 The J70 is still only in production for several NGO's like the red cross WHO/WFO etc.etc. and military customers around the globe. They are the first choice to be used when you need to go to Hell and return back safely!
I have a yaris diesel 14 years old brought it new Toyota have written to me about six times over the last 14 years to say we have had a problem with x on the yaris please take your car to the nearest dealer and get it checked No other manufacturer would do that Ford would consult their lawyers and work out if the casualty rate is cheaper than the bill for recall and vw would just sweep it under the carpet
In order for us to go full EV we need to make sure our power grids withstand it. We saw in California the Governor asked people to not charge their EVs because the Power Grid could not withstand it due to the heat wave that went through. Also, we need to go Nuclear in our power generation. It is the most efficient in terms of land usage and more environmentally friendly than Solar, Hydro, and Wind combined. Yes, it will produce nuclear waste, but we are currently in the process of making nuclear waste into something useful. Just last year Telsa announced that they are working on Nuclear Batteries made from Nuclear Waste and Diamonds. So in time, Nuclear waste won't be waste. Once we build up our infrastructure first then we should switch to full EVs, but as of right now, Gas Cars are simply better for the environment as much as that sounds counterintuitive.
My friend in CA purchased a Mirai due to some program that gave them a card for free hydrogen for 4 years or x amount of miles and she figured that would be close to offset a large part of the purchase, basically free gas. The problem is hydrogen is always out of supply and they have had many of times were they can't drive their car until hydrogen is back in stock and then when they go to refill, the lines are long because everyone else is having the same problem. This has nothing to do with the car and Toyota's vision but it is a real world look to where we are now with this technology. My friend at the moment feels like it was a big mistake on their part but the car is decent.
I leased a Honday Clarity fuel cell and concur with your friend. Not only is all of that true but stations break down all the time. YOu spend your time looking at an app to see which one has fuel and hope the station is operational when you arrive. I turned my car in a month early as free fuel wasn't worth the headaches. Worst car experience of my 50 year life.
@@ThreeDogsTwoCatsAndAWife I have all that here in NC except the desert (yikes). I’m good. Went to Cali years ago, it was amazing. Now seems to be a high tax hellscape… but I get there are qualities that make it hard to leave…
Citgo had a deal with Honda, in the 90s perhaps, to have photovoltaic stations to provide water cracking for hydrogen. It was discovered by the Japanese that in the US, and maybe elsewhere, it was not “politically feasible”.
While I would generally agree that competition is good for the industry as a whole, it's important to remember that there's an opportunity cost associated diversifying too much. Building out a viable hydrogen fuel supply chain would like take billions if not trillions of dollars worth of federal investment, and that's all money taken away from research and engineering in other areas. EVs, while not perfect, have proven to be a viable green alternative to ICE vehicles that we can implement today as opposed to decades from now. And when it comes to combating climate change, we don't have decades to wait for better alternatives.
Competition is never good for anyone. Teamwork is key for all success. Teamwork means that different research and development is done, to find together what works and what not, and what has potential. So that together can the best current idea be taken in use, while search for alternatives is continued. Basic and common research needs to be continued, like even today lot of time and effort is spent in research of H²O utilization and behavior, as it is still not understood completely. There is lot of fancy technology to be utilized, and just hastily going somewhere with everything doesn't help the case.
@@paristo Bullshit. Competition breeds innovation and results. It also brings competitive pricing. Team work is beneficial to winning competitions, but it does not and never will override competition itself.
Anyone who thinks fossil fuels will disappear is quite delusional. Ask the asphalt on the roads, the plastics in all vehicles, the tires all vehicles ride on, and the lubricants for wheel bearings, bearings for the electric propulsion system, etc. for starters.
Great to see the investment in alternative energy sources. It's a necessity, large scale business strategy is required. Kudos to the frontline taking us to new frontiers. Everything still needs to get more cost efficient before the world can make it sustainable.
If there's enough support, stations could have tanks of hydrogen that could be swapped out sort of like people do now with propane tanks for gas grills. The problem is the tank would have to be Universal for each make and model of hydrogen vehicle. And car manufacturers want proprietary products.
@@betteheadbettehead4800 I 'll point out to Oslo....explosion in an H2 fuel station. Alos I point out that the energy efficiency from H2 (if green H@ is used...) is very low. On YT films we can see that it is 25% or less for the full cycle from electric energy to hydrolysis to H2 compression (800 bar needed in cars) to fuelcell to electrical engine to wheels. When you use an ICE motor burning H2 the efficiendcy will be even lower. Even a normal petrol car is more efficient with energy, H2 should be used at places where electricity and batteries are no options..Example : The steel industry can use H2 instead of cokes.
I am thinking Toyota is betting on gas stations to convert to hydrogen, which may be a smart move since gas station owners most likely do not want to see their gas stations go away.
They won't add hydrogen because there are no customers and there are no customers because no one sells hydrogen. Unless Toyota is willing but spend the money to build all the infrastructure it isn't happening.
@@tigertoo01 Eating places along major highways should be putting in DC charge stations. Destination places where people will be driving 150 miles and stay several hours like sports complexes, amusement parks, and museums should put in lever 2 chargers. There won't be a need for as many charging locations as gas stations in cities because of home charging.
I have a 2016 Prius that I bought new from the dealer. It has over 100,000 miles on it now and still runs like it was brand new. I have taken it to the dealer for the routine maintenance, oil change, lube, etc., etc. I LOVE this car!
@Ben ugly, maybe, terrible, absolutely not. I went to the store the other day and got 75 miles to the gallon. It was only a short trip, but still, I normally get like 49 mpgs. I've slept in my prius multiple times and have plenty of space for moving stuff
My 2013 plug in Prius has 110 K miles with zero issues, and my lifetime average as measured at the pump is in the high 50's MPG. At 73, it's the best damn car I've ever owned!
Yeah, that's smart. Its currently impossible for modern lithium supply to keep up with the demand for full EV cars. If anything, keep doing the usual, and wait until battery technology improves and cost efficiency actually makes it a competitor to full gas or hybrid cars.
Toyota needs to do exactly what they have been doing. I own 2 3rd generation 4runners and 2 GX460'S. We have 1.5 million miles between then and none of them have been in the shop.
@ardo no ardor you dimwitt. There is absolutely nothing that is a lie about this. I realize from your profile pic that you are one of those effeminate men that couldn't find your dip stick to save your life. I'm not. But let me help you out. None of these cars have ever been to a shop. Yes I have changed brakes. I have also changed coil packs, plugs, an alternator, 2 c.v. joints, oil about every 20 to 25 thousand miles, and greased the U Joints in the 3rd gens. That has all been done at my home. That comment was meant for people that are not automotive illiterates and would understand the gist of the comment was that they are practically bullet proof. In other words it was meant for folks not stupid enough to think I meant they had never had general maintenance. I apologize if you just made your blunt comment because you are on your period and moody.
You don't get to 1.5 million miles without lots of basic maintenance. I doubt you've owned them for very long and I doubt they'll last a very long time in your hands, lol.
@@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270 hydrogen is the future, EV is nothing but contributing to pollute our planet with dead battery cells. Also no thanks, I'm not spending hours at a charging station when I can spend 2 minutes refuling hydrogen tank
@@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270 mmmm people like me, who havr big farms and i dont have electricity there, but I have a Land Cruiser that never let my in the road, what a egoist person that think that people live like you, I’m a energy management learn a lot of renewable energy’s, you will need redundancy in every spect, you can reduce the use of oil but never replace it at all, a wind turbine park work aprox 4000 hour per year in the best escenario and a year have 8760 hour, hydroelectric have the problem of the dry period of the year, and sun work in the best escenario 2000 hour per year, yea I work as well in a electrical company the batteries park is good solution to storage energy because remember you only can produce what you are consuming at the time because the frequency of the electrical system, yea a diesel generator have more efficiency than diesel powered truck but the energy density of diesel is a lot more than battery so in some application and in my case I need a diesel/gas powered car electric are really good In city’s and medium distances. But for highway speeds and little bit more than highway speed you can’t beat ice range, dont be a fanatic and understand that electric will have a place among ICE. I love EVs but i love my engines as well.
Nice to see a ceo with the mental strength to not be a mindless EV follower. I always question those who put all there eggs in one EV basket. It’s ok to admit we still aren’t aware of the long term consequences of EV and those who follow trends.
Hydrogen requires about 10 litres of water and god knows how much electricity just to produce 1 litre of hydrogen. You think Elon Musk hasn’t thought about it 😂
@@viralclipsnvids good thing we have large bodies of water on all of our - and every other continental coast. Not to mention we're at the early stages of development, you think this won't become more efficient long term? LOL. battery tech is stuck in evolution and with a finite resource being a crucial part of it's creation.
EVs cater to the suburban/city driving the best but they’re not the best for road trips or rural areas. That doesn’t mean they’re not a good SEGMENT of vehicles to have as an option to sell to those that can work with the nuances of charging it
I was an Auto Dealer, I was never excited about electric vehicles. Hydrogen vehicles excite me. Hydrogen is not difficult to make. You can refuel a hydrogen vehicle in 2-4 minutes, unlike electric vehicles that take 30 minutes for a rapid 80 percent charge, which decreases your battery life. Hyundai has a 670hp Coupe that looks like the old Nissan 240. Very cool things will happen with Hydrogen. Since Hydrogen is made from water, they will figure out a way to charge us $5 a gallon. Hell, look at bottled water, it is already more than $5 a gallon lol. My point is, there has to be money in it for the people at the top or it will not happen… We just need to be quite for a little bit before we start making our own hydrogen.
@@stefanleonte3155 Some people need to drive long distances - especially work related. Time is money and they don't want to waste it recharging. Modern people put high value on convenience and time savings. Modern EVs excel at some things but are inferior at others.
@Stefan Leonte I have a pickup truck. I use it to tow my 5000lb boat/trailer, I use it to tow my 5000lb snowmobiles/trailer. Currently, I can take my boat or snowmobiles 450 miles in any direction within about 6 hours, not 2 days.
Good to see a company stand up against the EV madness. Personally I'll never buy an EV and stay with the ICE vehicles until I die. It's easy to switch it over to a hydrogen cell if necessary or even to run it off of moonshine after a few adjustments.
Glad to hear this, Me personally I am not going to buy an EV until they get the batteries to where they can get 800 miles per day and have charging stations everywhere including hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, and grocery stores. I have a hybrid right now and that's good enough for me. The reason I say this is that 800 miles is what I can drive in a day. I know this because I used to be a truck driver way back in the day before I started investing in rental properties. My gas burner hybrid can do this even without charging. 800 miles in a day is what I would need to escape an invasion if Russia or china decides to invade this country, so I can escape to Mexico or Canada. All you who have low mileage EV's will be stuck behind enemy lines subject to torture, rape and murder, while I will be sitting in Mexico being very glad I didn't have a low mileage EV.
Higher standards than a gas car. They dont hold enough gas to drive 800miles. We do need more public DC fast charging, but I charge at home for my daily commute.
@@user-hk6jx2vc1g - exactly the law only applies to trucks. Have you ever considered people travel together and take shifts driving? The vehicle needs to be able to go far is what the person is saying. Anyway if every car in world was an EV the power grid would fail.
Little known are the plants (flowers) 🌻 that Toyota developed and grow. One is for high CO2 absorption the other is NOx absorption. They did this way back in the 90's as part of the Prius development drive.
I think its smart to diversify their powertrains and not go all in on EV’s. There are plenty of other clean alternatives like hydrogen and biofuel, so I’m glad they’re at least giving other things a shot.
Biofuels are not the answer. They cost more to produce than they can be sold for. This government pushed green agenda, the made up climate crisis, it has nothing to do with helping us. But you can bet the people pushing it are going to make huge amounts of money.
I love the concept of EV being able to help the environment but my mom has been using the same plastic container since the 80s and we use it for all our take-outs. So I'm just imagining Toyota as something like those orange / yellow tupperwares that are almost indestructible. You buy once you drive it to the ground.
To manufacture any EV, the toll on the environment is huge. Have you ever seen cobalt being mined? Once you buy it you plug it into what is most likely a coal or NG or hydroelectric powergrid. So that Tesla runs on coal. I will take the fuel economy of a hybrid for the savings at the pump. But EVs are just a virtue signal.
@@sgraham4533 or that carbo(n)hydrates are bad... ever look at dhorline historical photos? Or the last 100 years of need headlines flipflopping on what fear mongering scheme to control us?
They don't have the drive to adapt, they, for years fought electrification, japanese people, and as a result Toyota, are very conservative, they don't want to change how they have been doing cars, so while others started making electric cars years ago, Toyota just started recently, and without much effort, if they were flexible, they would have started making electric cars back in 2016, but again, they didn't want to, too comfortable with what they were doing, Now that electrification and Tesla are growing fast, is when they want to start, but the industry does not forgive tardiness, Toyota won't pass the decade, and they have themselves the blame for it.
I got a 1998 4runner with 214,000 miles. Bought it new it's still my wife's daily driver. 25 years old and still going. 4 more payments and she's all mine free and clear 😂
Toyota has always been ahead of the curve. This is the most logical and intelligent POV of the automotive market. Hello??? Not everywhere has the economy to build the infrastructure necessary to utilize EVs. Toyota doing what it does best, moving forward.
I believe TOYOTA is really into something there. The latest push towards electrification based on batteries has been nothing but a lazy attempt to incorporate an already existing technology to an extended purpose. But the battery production that we currently have isn't capable to sustain all the demand of the whole world, and on top of that it offers significant challenges in terms of recycling and durability. We all have been through the situation where we had to change our cellphones because their batteries were not lasting as nearly as long as they once were. So how about imagine that same scenario happening to your recently bought EV... Now imagine more than a bilion EV batteries the size of a refrigerator door being disposed monthly "somewhere" because they no longer has any use. How about that for a good hit for the environment? So I think TOYOTA might be heading in a good direction... Anyway... Time will tell...
The data is in BEV batteries are lasting over a decade and half million miles and they are still going. They are almost completely recyclable so I think TOYOTA is heading for bankruptcy. As a 5 year Tesla owner, it is the best car experience I have ever had. I now hate having to "stop" at gas station for fuel and loath needing oil changes. If everyone had a BEV today, it would be impossible to convince anyone to buy an ICE!
@@dfreadhoff wait till the batteries die and you get a eye watering bill to replace them, next step is the government will put software that won't allow you to go above the speed limit, so get a petrol car or hybrid stick it in the garage and sell it to replace the batteries
@@dfreadhoff If "everybody" (in the world...) had a BEV, a whole lot of people would be stuck because a lot of the world has few charging facilities, and a lot more of the world lacks the electrical generating capacity to support more charging stations if they existed. Toyota supplies the global vehicle market, not just the American urban market, and this will require producing vehicles powered by gasoline, diesel, hydrogen, liquified natural gas, with hybrid variations of all of the above, as well as battery-powered electric cars and trucks... Toyota won't put all their eggs in one basket...
Well as an environmentally trained person, I must say two things. 1. Hydrogen is not an energy source. It is a form of energy storage, just like a battery. 2. Compared to batteries, hydrogen is extremely inefficient when looked at the whole chain from making the hydrogen to the wheel of the car. Thus, if one wants to make enough hydrogen in a sustainable way, that is not possible with solar or wind. That is simply unfeasible. That can only be done by nuclear fission or maybe in the future nuclear fusion. I think Toyota does not really understand this.
Finally a company with some sense.
Amen
Exactly right!!
How, exactly, does this make sense?
@@timower5850 there is not enough natural resources to go all Ev. No infrastructure support to charge these Evs. We will destroy ourselves and the Earth if we follow the current trends the NWO want. But thats what a lot of self haters want.
@@timower5850 They have all been listening to the right wing politicians that big oil has in their back pockets, so they spew out fearmongering green energy BS, and the people lap it up. Green energy is the future as the department of defense deems oil and the volatile places we get it from as a national security risk and once they start changing over all our equipment like tanks and so on to green, it`s a done deal. Of course all the politicans will fall in line as someone else with be lining their pockets and their message to the public will change as well, and then all the MAGAs with think it`s cool to own a big bad ass truck that can easily outrun a gas or diesel truck, and all will be good. People also don`t realise that the switchover will be a very gradual thing and that dirty energy will still be around for years fueling old tech tractors, mowers and powertools.
Good to see a car company trying to solve an engineering challenge with common sense, and not with marketing and fishy sales pitches.
Say what?
Yes cause it’s “common sense” to use electricity to generate Hydrogen, only to be converted back into electricity inside the Hydrogen car to power the motors
I am an engineer and hydrogen scares the shit out of me. You are sitting on a rocket
@@boyongo0700 Ok, but this is a solvable problem.
You are a bad engineer if you are not interested in solving HOW.
@@edc5068 One of the huge problems with the current EV's is the lithium batteries. They still did not quite figure out how to dispose of them, and we have very little lithium on the planet. Also, it takes a lot of energy to make those batteries, and unlike in the case of making hydrogen that turns into electricity, that energy is lost. For that reason, I personally always felt that, under the current circumstances, it is, indeed, common sense that fuel cells are the better alternative.
It is completely disingenuous to use the name Tesla on the Musk cars. Tesla would have completely rejected the system. His idea was taping the electromagnetic energies of the planet. That means clean, inexhaustible, and also free energy. This was why JP Morgan stoped financing his project on Long Island. The real Tesla system makes no money for investors, again, the energy is free. This was the reason why we got stuck on oil, coal and natural gas, and why now they pushing the inefficient, polluting, very expensive current EV's.
Lessons learned of the 2020s, If you want people to reject something, just try to force it on them.
Its how we got president potato brain in the Whitehouse in 2020.
except that the people who rejected it are 6 freet under
Force people to buy a car twice the as expensive as a gas car Manny can not afford,now you stopped Manny people from driving at all.that is what the government wants to stop personal transportation.control your travel.
I should add the radacal Left and the radacal BIDDENs Administration wants to ban all personal transportation.
@@kman-mi7su Biden's IQ has definitely dropped with age. But Trump has always had a room temp IQ. And now, both of them will be over 80 in the next presidential term.
We need someone younger to run.
Still driving my 2005 Corolla to this day, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was still running well 10 years from now.
We are still driving our 2003 Avalon. It is bulletproof.
One of the best cars I ever had. If it didn’t get slammed by a truck it would still be running
Of course it will! Maintenance and taking care of it. The corolla is the best car in the entire world
Corolla 2001!!! And still running :)
Change the oil and don't abuse it and it will. I had a 1994 Corolla I owned for 23 years and 386,000 miles. I only got rid of it because it started to rust really bad since I live in the Northeast US rust belt.
That is why I love this company. They do what’s right for quality, longevity, and continuity, not just what direction the wind is blowing. True leaders of the industry.
TOYOTA LEGEND
I love Toyota
Yes.
Absolutely
Ford on steroids… except Ford doesn’t have logical leaders since they strive for money.
So…Toyota is doing what it has always done and is making sure a technology is good and ready before committing to it large-scale. Good. Honestly makes me appreciate them even more. Perhaps a Toyota is in my future…
Same with Honda. We already have better tech but the oil companies won't allow it unless it can be charged from their infrastructure. Crazy that the people thinks they aren't using carbon with an ev.
@@duanebailey6253 its brainwashing just like 'climate change is an existential crisis'. The goal post has been moved at least 5 times from climate 'experts' who predicted major catastrophes by the 2000s onward that not only didn't happen but are not even close to happening with almost no change. Its quite embarrassing at this point how many people fully bought into the climate change hysteria and still don't seem to notice or think this many lies that are proven from those who told them about it calls its 'crisis' status into question.
Huh? Toyota makes hydrogen cars - by far less reliable, tested or proven than EVs.
@@cheryl7735 still better than Teslas locking up all doors when the car catches on fire. I dont think Toyota has that many car mat engineers.
@@cheryl7735They fixed it for everyone😂
One way to reduce your carbon footprint is to keep your vehicle as long as possible. Reliable, durable, quality vehicles would be the key here. It’s also what Toyota has been manufacturing for decades.
I just wish they would create a good SUV that would be basically rust proof. We don't want pickups and SUVs with frames that break in half due to rust. Toyota isn't the only one with that problem.
The best way is still to live in places where you don't need to own a car...
@@marcbuisson2463
You go ahead
@@katherine5293 I currently do in Paris :>. I don't have any car licence, and spend 350e/year for all my commutes (withtm the pass navigo). I go to holiday by train 4-5 times a year, so that's 400e/year further (approximately). I do probably have a bigger night life budget than most americans though, good restaurants and partying is easier here than across the pond.
@@northdakotaham1752 If you live in the rust belt in the US, you need to use a good greasy undercoating and recoat every year.
From a massive Toyota fan .. they will get this right like they have with everything they touched, F1 excluded, that was unfortunate but still look at the new 3 cylinder GR motor. 212kw from a little 1600. That's just how they roll. Good on you Toyota. Excited to see more performance focused models
Someone who has some common sense running a company spot on 👍
If only they could bring all their ranges of small hybrid cars that they already offer in europe that too would be common sense.
This CEO has a brain 🧠. They should just enchance the driving experience with the cameras and some of the computer tech like Tesla has.
But he has no common sense if he is not going all in on BEVs.
@@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270 That’s why he’s the CEO and we’re not 😂
@@stephenclayton4355 You clearly haven't met many CEO's. I am retired now but have experience 'executive blindness' on a massive scale. Remember Digital Equipment Corporation?....World's second largest computer firm after IBM...Great company, good to work for but they didn't see the desktop revolution coming nor the internet revolution. The mighty always fall and I'm afraid Toyota and many other brands who are not all-in on EVs will too. The ICE age is over my friend, sales peaked in 2018 and are never coming back, the only growth area in cars, trucks and vans is EVs.
Proper ceo with a good business sense...not an WEF puppet.... Well done 👏👏👏
Down with the WEF, WHO. 🤮
Umm...WTF do you mean by WEF?
@@nunyabusiness5075 World economic forum, basically a conference where the plans of the Illuminati/global elites/deep state/etc talked about in public.
But whos going to win? 😢
You will eat zee bugs and drive electric!
It’s just nice to see a company that large with leadership using common sense, instead of feel good methods.
I dont fall for liberal lies.
What is common sense about hydrogen?
@@justcommenting4981 The fact that it burns clean and doesn't require a complete remake of our electric grid. Where I live, middle of nowhere Illinois, it is estimated that if 1 in 25 households had an EV it would crash the grid. The numbers are worse the closer you get to Chicago because of the population and increase in electrical demand. We will never run out of hydrogen, so it seems like a great choice for our sustainable clean energy source.
@@larrywilliams8063 it would be less expensive to "remake the electric grid" than distribute hydrogen let alone extract it. You literally have electricity at your house and most people will never exceed the range of a battery pack in a single day. You can charge at home. Even if you couldn't you literally just need to run power lines to a couple areas for faster charging. You guys do realize solar or gas energy is required to extract hydrogen from water in the first place right? You are just taking gas and electric energy, storing it as explosive hydrogen, then converting it into electricity again because hydrogen cells make electricity for ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAINS.
I'm sorry but hydrogen cars are an incredibly stupid concept. Toyota is way behind where they should be. I want to drive an electric car but with a greater chance of exploding and more of a hassle to recharge? I'm missing the common sense here.
you need lithium for EV (a rare resource you extract from under the ground that the world is currently not able to recycle) so stfu i would say
I'll be supporting toyota. I like their common sense business strategy
...of introducing a fuel source that has never ever been commercially viable, requires insane infrastructure revamping, and is highly explosive.
Common sense= I'm afraid of change and I like my perspectives affirmed because i like go brrr brrr brrr
@@justcommenting4981 Open your eyes. Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. The newest and largest wind and solar farms in the world are dedicated to hydrogen production.
Hydrogen is storable, transportable and its only emission is water vapour.
@@justcommenting4981 not used = not smart 🤓
How does that even make sense. Cars that use electricity weren't used a lot but it doesn't mean it's a bad idea. Why shouldn't they try using hidrogen, it's prime time to use it.
@@hippityhop9522 because hydrogen is not naturally available. You have to expend energy to extract the hydrogen from water and that will require more energy than can be used to power anything. There are no hydrogen wells. Electricity is also widely available and the infrastructure is literally just wires connected to a power source that could be anything from wind to gasoline or a nuclear plant or even a hydrogen power plant(which as mentioned would be kind of stupid). The infrastructure to produce and move hydrogen is far more complex and dangerous than electricity, hydrogen is known for exploding and being hard to contain because its the smallest element. Lastly a hydrogen fuel cell DRIVES AN ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN. You guys are all praising Toyota for literally just making an electric car that uses hydrogen to power it. That's like praising them for using gasoline to power an electric car, which at least would be more efficient.
@@justcommenting4981 Might want to reconsider your “…have to expend energy to extract…” argument. Ever been to an oil refinery?? Lots of energy being expended to get gasoline and diesel. To get electricity you have to burn oil, coal or nuclear (which you guys hate[making an assumption here]). No infrastructure exists for 200+ million electric cars and no way wind/solar will supply that energy (not to mention destroying natural skylines to make it happen and don’t forget the sea life and birds killed by wind). Plus the outright rape of 3rd worl countries for the battery minerals (we have them in huge quantities in the US, much like oil but wait there are moratoriums in place…hmmm). Look, we’re being forced by government into electric cars. Let us decide what cars we want. If Toyota can create/make marketable, reasonably priced H2 vehicles they will win. Tesla has self installed charging stations many place but not nearly enough. Toyota may be able to arrange installation of pumps in existing gas stations. Who knows? If not, oil fueled cars will continue to have a huge edge for decades to come. And BTW gasoline is a pretty dangerous fuel also…just sayin”
This is why Toyota is king. All other companies adjusts based on fads. Toyota takes its time to be sure what’s best.
Mitsubishi used to be a great innovator as well before they decided to ignore their auto division and then sold it off to Nissan...
Same king as Kodak.
Nokia is King, no way that fruit company can beat Nokia.... ooo wait
This is why Nokia is king. All other companies adjusts based on fads. Nokia takes its time to be sure what's best 🤡
@@bumbubangsawan8784What fads did apple take part in
So glad to hear a major company with common sense 🙌
How is hydrogen fuel common sense? How many cars run on hydrogen?
No kidding. Full electric vehicles are terrible for the environment right now. Buy hybrid if you are concerned. Battery technology isn't good enough yet and the mining operations for the materials is exploiting land and people. You have to drive a full electric vehicle about 500,000 miles before it's starts to offset the carbons it took to make it. I forget the miles for the hybrid but it's actually achievable in your lifetime, well under 100k miles.
@@justcommenting4981 About the same number as were running on gasoline when they invented that I guess.
@@ryanstark2350 so...0? How is that common sense compared to electricity? Places might not have infra for electricity but will have infrastructure for hydrogen?
@@justcommenting4981 There was no infrastructure for petroleum either at first and there is little infrastructure for electrical recharging either. However, the problem is worse to solve for electricity because hydrogen is the source of the fuel in your vehicle whereas something else is the source to generate the electricity meaning vastly more infrastructure is needed to generate the power.
Hell yeah, this man knows his stuff, giving the people options
My Thoughts Exactly.
...brilliant. This is why Toyota will not only be around for a long time but it will stay on top in the automotive industry.
Actually makes sense since Toyota is a global company, many auto sales will go to countries that do not have good power infrastructure, even potentially remote locations where hybrids may not make sense, to have a more reliable tried and true gasoline based powertrain. EV's will be more popular in North America, and in more wealthy locale.
I agree but it's interesting to see how many are saying Toyota will be smaller or even go bankrupt in the future because they are "behind" in their BEVs and aren't all in on BEVs.
Some stink at reading a cristal balls.😂
@@benjaminsmith2287 Part of the problem is that its going to be much cheaper to run a BEV than a Fuel cell vehicle. Hydrogen is still about 8x more expensive to use than a electric charger unless you make the hydrogen from natural gas. Then you will only be 4x more expensive.
Until the oil runs out
Back in 1998 I was a Toyota mechanic, Toyota was already working on hydrogen cars at that time, it's surprising to see it take this long to come to the surface, I really like this concept.
More profitable to repress technology. I have also been in the auto industry since the 90's. There are skeletons with stories they would love to tell the public about better ways to do it.
High price to be paid for profits.
It's not gonna happen pal
Hydrogen has serious, easy-to-understand technical issues. Hydrogen molecules are the tiniest on the planet -- a tiny fraction of the size of a natural gas molecule. This makes it incredibly difficult to keep them from leaking out of pipelines and fittings. Serious problem.
Biofuels are the only awnser
I wrote a paper in high school many decades ago looking at hydrogen as a the fuel for vehicles. My conclusion, build more nuclear power plants and skip the hydrogen. The technology has not advanced at all in 30 years, because it is simply not viable. Mostly because it is much more energy intensive to produce the H2. Now that we've shut down a majority of inexpensive and abundant baseload nuclear and coal power plants, both electric and H2 vehicles are not economic. Petroleum is and will remain the most important and economic fuel for vehicles.
This is the perfect step for the company. Really shows the message that they have been trying to send forever
Wow such obvious fake replies... Can't believe Toyota putting all this effort into spreading.. Well maybe everyones wrong and Toyota s right.. Lol the think God big hydrogen will replace big oil. Big oil knew all about co2, like big tobacco .. Umm lol.. they liquidated everyone with bad comments? Wow just wow.. What do you think about this chatgpt? Who is the real artificial 😅😇😥
Nice to see a company not getting into the bullcrap. I am sure they are making prototypes, but to place them into production, they do not want the people to pay too much for new tech.
Toyota are absolutely right, I’ve owned a Tesla X for 3 years now and although it’s great, the range and the time it takes to charge on anything but trips to work etc. are a nightmare. I did a 600 mile round trip last months and had to make 7 stops at roughly 40 mins each to make sure I didn’t run out of juice. Those stops added 4.5 hours to my journey. Cold conditions and motorway speeds just mop up energy and at 65p a kw at Superchargers it’s not that cheap either, I think it was about £140. My friend has just picked up a hybrid and it’s cheaper per mile than charging my car - hybrid is the way until hydrogen comes on line.
Older S/Xs are not good at all. I have both new and old, it's night and day. I fully agree with you with old. Refresh S/X gets charged at full 250kwh so it's much easier for long distances.
Hydrogen fuel cell is waaaaay further more complicated and difficult to acquire than BEV. By the time Hydrogen fuel cell is ready for mass production, BEV will be mass used already.
@@kjp8196exactly. And in the future who wants to still go to a station to fill up your car. Everyone will charge at home or when you are parked at work and you’ll never have to wait for a car to charge. It’s predicted new EVs will get 1000km for charge that’s over double current capacity. Which is also more the. You could practically drive in one day.
@@danielbass09 You obviously don't own a model X, my 660 mile round trip visits to customers, from LA to Vegas, require ZERO charging stops. I charge my car at home and at the destination hotels.
@@danielbass09 bro, not everyone has a garage, in fact in some cases most people don’t.
Consumers love options, and Toyota’s new guy clearly sees that. Glad to hear of this news.
@@cy4782 do your homework please
@@kylegallant3423 I agree, there is a reason toyotas arethe top selling vehicles globally
The problem may be that Toyota is fully committed to too many things. This seems like a strategy for companies that don't really know what to do. It's the safe bet for sure, but not necessarily the best path. Seems like EV's are evolving at an insane pace already, and Toyota is falling behind, although they do have the most patents for solid-state batteries.
Consumers love options, and Nokia's new guy clearly sees that. Glad to hear of this news. you might as well replace Nokia with Kodak, Blackberry, Compaq, Sega etc
@@bdaig12 I agree, there is a reason Nokias are the top selling cellphone globally
It would be fantastic if Governments around the world got onboard with this energy source.
Japan has a vision to become an energy independent country, (they import 94% of their energy consumption) and Toyota is part of that vision by insisting on hydrogen fuel cars.
I haven't seen any vision making Japan energy independent. Even switching to Green Hydrogen relies in massive imports and production from Australia and elsewhere...
@@redbaron6805 , so, they have to import H2O from Australia?
Hydrogen is largely produced from natural gas, so it means they will be more rely on Russia?
@@CJ-hz1uj Yes. Australia is building massive wind farms which can produce Green Hydrogen.
Australia has an advantage there as they have a massive amount of vacant land area, and the West of Australia is perfect for both solar and wind farms.
Green Hydrogen requires massive amounts of energy to make, and to make it Green using renewable energy will require basically wind or solar.
@@redbaron6805 Honda, an export oriented company, had an agreement with Citgo in the US for Citgo to produce hydrogen from water using a combination of photovoltaics and beryllium water crackers at each station. Turned out, as Honda said, not to be “politically feasible”. Perhaps there are a few that believe some more recent fictions about the challenges of getting hydrogen from water. We all would benefit by looking beyond the indoctrination.
Great work, Toyota. Excellent to see a company, actually looking to provide vehicles for ALL markets! Not just virtue signalling
Virtue signaling aside, what about all those that prefer driving EVs cause they’re superior machines, in almost every aspect?
@Duncan Sosso till your in the outback with no recharge availability... hence, I mentioned MARKETS.
You make me laugh! Having owned an EV for 4 years now I can tell you my motivation was nothing to do with virtue signalling, it's all to do with economics. EVs are the smart move when it comes to TCO but of course most people only look at the sticker price.
One thing for sure,if you prefer driving an EV, get the heck out of Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Philippines, Somalia, Mozambique, Bolivia, Honduras and many, many, many, many other places where you can't even get reliable electricity .
They'll even steal the solar panels right off your roof in some places.
@@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270 can you read?
Finally a company that is doing what's right instead of forcing junk down people's throats
Converting methane to hydrogen and then burning the last one instead of the first one is right? Ok, interesting point of view but you cannot call is carbon neutral because methane is pumped from the ground.
@@stepanvolovecki8365 You're a bit clueless and don't know how this technology works, or the different ways that exist to generate hydrogen.
@@cesar_onada sure only you know everything. But still I really advise to google hydrogen production, even wiki will be enough to understand that you are not that smart ;)
@@cesar_onada I don't have questions to hydrogen fuel cells. The problem is that we convert the same natural gas to energy. And if you take a looks at the whole way this one is not the most efficient.
I don't know why every time H fuel cells come up everyone glosses over the byproduct. Water vapor. Unless we plan on capturing it (which is a good solution), putting it all in the air at the rate we do CO2 will have far greater consequences than what we are doing now, times 4.
Very smart move. Common sense business decisions. Wait for solid state batteries to be perfected and then jump in.
Remember Kodak? Remember AOL? Remember MySpace?
All the knocks against EVs - charging infrastructure, manufacturing infrastructure, and materials supply chains - apply double for hydrogen.
The new CEO has been gradually changing the story on Toyota's approach to EVs.
The new CEO has to show a brave face when discussing the company's position.
The new CEO can't start out by telling the stockholders that the company has been on the wrong track and will lose much of its market share.
The ''old'' CEO is now the Chairman. There is no changing of the guard, Toyota will continue to offer up bullshit while they quietly go about putting profit before any poorly conceived idea they actually give a flying f*ck about climate, environment or even the consumer. Wake up dumb bastards, they're friggin' Japs not tree hugging hippies.
Smart man. It's crazy to focus and turn a company to all EV like so many are trying to do, but it's not what majority of customers want, can afford, or that the infrastructure will be able to even support.
The beauty of hydrogen or Porsches synthetic fuel route, it would be so much easier to implement into aviation and shipping. Batteries are avdead end for them and I believe focusing on that is pointless and EVs will be a bit of a fad.
Mostly it's because the Japanese government is not subsidizing them. It forced them to realize that it just isn't feasible at this time nor is it profitable. If Tesla lost all of its government subsidies then would be out of business very quickly.
And it's exactly what you'll be driving in 15 years.
Soon electric car vs fuel is like whatsupp vs short messages (sms)..no one want ever want to back using sms..all using wam..sms is more expensive$$$$$..olddddd tech..
@@Simuelpengamat dude we are not talking about stupid apps and shit here, we talking about cars, plus people still use SMS like my boss, now she is old tech...lol
I have just got my second Toyota. Absolutely perfect. Well done Toyota
Toyota's are brilliant vehicles...thay just do what it says on the box!!.
I’ve owned about 20 of them. All great vehicles, best value for money out there.
I'm on my 2nd Yaris never had any problems.
I have put like $200 in repairs into my old toyota 2004 beater in the last 2 years. They handle neglect well..
I’ve had Toyotas for over 10 years. Not one problem, not even a minor one. Before that it was at least 3 or 4 major problems a year with other brands like Renault, Ford etc.
I drive my 2006 4Runner like it's still new. I love my Toyota even as it reaches 240k miles! I keep my Toyota maintained and it has kept me going all these years. I am a loyal Toyota customer. My previous 1998 Toyota 4Runner is still running. I sold it to my Nephew in 2010 and he feels the same way. Toyota has been loyal to me so I will never drive another brand. ❤😊❤
Yoyota always had one of the best smallest motors on the market. They have to keep that trohpy
they are actually a company that cares about the product they make, no wonder their cars last forever
Im driving a 1997 Toy Rav 4.
I call her "Sade" because she's a "Smooth operator" you cant hear the engine running. I LOVE IT!!
Toyota stopped making cars that last forever 20 years ago, they brake down and fall apart just as often as most of their competition now. the unbreakable Toyota is a myth that they perpetuate to generate sales.
@@GarryOzols not true, but keep on hating while whatever dump you drive
Had my auris for nearly 6 years and not had any problems driving as a taxi driver and I can 100 💯say that Lexus/Toyota are the most reliable car you can buy. I will definitely be buying another once this one dies 😂
name me a more reliable car than a toyota Camry in 2023.
Its nice to see a company useing engineering based decisions to run the company instead of political based decisions!
BEVs are a lot more energy efficient than hydrogen cars. That means we’ll need a lot less solar & wind power AND it’s cheaper for the consumer.
Toyota is digging its own grave.
@@stephanbergmann8373 tell me how many children have to mine for hydrogen as opposed to mining for lithium
@@mikhanch1228 1. There is zero child labor in lithium mining (i think you mean cobalt?)
2. Hydrogen cars aren’t built out of thin air. The energy to produce hydrogen neither. Overall, the carbon footprint of BEVs is smaller than that of hydrogen cars.
@@stephanbergmann8373 arent some of the biggest lithium mines in africa?
@@meegssan5716 yes and current ones dont have enough lithium so they need expansion
My 2005 Pontiac Vibe is still going strong. The Vibe was built in partnership with Toyota and is basically the same as the Toyota Matrix in every respect except for the branding.
So happy to see an automobile company with some common sense. This electric car business is going to bite the dirt in a few short years.
Thank God for Toyota and Japan. I'm going to keep buying Toyota
Because Hindenburg was cool..
My 2005 Toyota is still going strong. I'm holding onto it because I don't want to wait hours for my car to recharge. I will aim to buy a traditional Toyota again.
Like thats a long tome ago ?
1995 Nissan Pathfinder is fine for me; I do hope they keep making gas engines...
Driving an older car means less emissions overall, as production of an ecar equals about 2million miles of an ICE. These days most emissions are from tires and brakes, which e-cars only make worse by being 2x heavier.
it takes 30 minutes to charge. (much love to toyota i own one) but it still takes 30 minutes not hours thats just media talk.
@@navysnow5618 How many miles do you get from that 30min charge? Also is that with a standard charger or some special super charger that is only available in special locations? I can fill my tank in 5~10 minutes at practically any gas station and drive another 300+ miles.
I think it is great. It is the real answer to our environmental problems. A lot of states cannot supply electric power now and to add cars to the mix is absurd. I have seen portable hydrogen equipment the size of a 1car garage that could be set up at most gas stations. Another thing is the cost of electric, my bill has just about doubled in the last 5 years. You also have to figure out how to recycle all the electric cars….an environmental hazard just waiting to happen!
YES!! Go Toyota, GO!! In 2000, I remember reading articles about Hydrogen coming by 2010. So much for that. Still, I love that they're working on it as much as this video says they are!
That's refreshing, a CEO who understands where the technology is at and what's appropriate for the mid term.
The old did as well
The new ceo is clueless and he is shooting everywhere. And you know the saying, jack of all trades
He’s right, hydrogen is zero emission, EVs are only as good as the source of electricity it’s using. And charging an EV roughly doubles the average home’s electricity consumption.
@@Fullmetalseagul you remind me of all the Tesla naysayers.
@@brkbtjunkie Which Hydrogen is zero emission? And can you also tell me how much of that is available? Exactly. 0.
Toyota didn't become the richest Motor vehicle company by chance, but because of their immaculate conception of sales and marketing, brilliance and hard work!
VW is the richest car company in the world right now beating Toyota by $20 BILLION.
@@GarryOzols Ezekiel meant rich in quality and reliability. VW is getting sued all over the planet for its diesel scams.
Good luck with getting bankrupt 😂
Try again. This time make sure you deduct their debt.
It’s because their cars are cheaper
A Japanese director of Mitsubishi Heavy Industry told me back in 2010 EV's were bogus and until polymer battery technology was a reality, EV wasn't truly viable.
I like the idea. Might consider once stations are more widespread, and the cost of fuel established.
Still major issue with refueling on the road. How you move hydrogen from station to vehicle that has run out or leaked out? Hydrogen being very small atom and next to impossible to contain reliably.. Also highly flammable.
@@Hellsong89 I would think that for a fee, a truck with pump and tank unit could be dispatched. Either that or a tow truck would take the stranded vehicle to a refueling station....for a fee.
@@Hellsong89 JCB have already done it, They have a tanker unit to take hydrogen to their new range of hydrogen vehicles.
@@paulwassenaar8351 LPG/LNG much easier to contain than Hydrogen.
@paul wassenaar there's 2 different types of hydrogen cars. One uses combustion of hydrogen the other uses some metal thing to convert hydrogen and oxygen to water and create electricity for an electric motor.
I like the concept of hydrogen over EV. Just imagine the pollution to make batteries and the E waste. 😵💫
I know I always look at it as exchanging one problem with another, I want to know how long will the batteries last will the driving range decrease as the battery ages and if so how much year by year and how are we disposing the batteries and how will that effect the environment and lastly how are we generating the electricity to charge these cars
Hydrogen would work just fine if the refining methods could change. It takes a huge amount of electricity to create pure Hydrogen. Hydrogen does work excellent but uses more energy to produce and ends up being the least efficient by a long shot.
Hydrogen production uses heat to produce...heat provided by burning Natural Gas. The carbon cost of creating Hydrogen and simply burning Natural Gas is almost dead even, depending on the purity of the hydrogen produced. Hydrogen's carbon cost is certainly lower than EV, but it's still not "carbon neutral."
Every fuel cell hydrogen vehicle has a traction battery, you know?
Also 3-4 times as much wind turbines and solar panels doesn't create any e waste at the end of their life cycle.
Your logic is absolutely flawless.
Also Toyota thinks that EV’s lack infrastructure, and their solution is hydrogen? Do people have hydrogen faucets in their garages? The only places where even gasoline infrastructure is better are in the third world, and Toyota, like tobacco companies, thinks it’s their last refuge…
Toyota is the only company that really thinks about consumer rather than big businesses. They take steps and do so much research, there is a reason why this brand has way more consumer trust than other companies.😇
How can you say that? Do you know toyota's share on hydrogen infrastructure and oil companies?
I agree. Looking forward, batteries are unsustainable for many reasons, including disposal after they reach the end of their usability and how extraction has many negative consequences, including slave labor conditions in DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). China, of course, does not care about the latter, they enslave their own people. So hydrogen represents a sustainable future for not only vehicles but other industrial applications, such as manufacturing, as Kawasaki Heavy Industries is currently developing. They will catch up and change the course of alternative vehicles.
Consumers increasingly want to drive electric, they don't want to pay a fortune every time they fill their tank, they love the convenience of EVs being able to charge at home, at work or while out shopping...and they love not having to pay for oil and filter changes and all the other maintenance that goes with old tech fossil cars.
I've been trying to figure out how rare earth minerals become common minerals.
Do you think that will happen by 2030??
I'm in a rush.
@@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270 no they dont
Toyaota is great because they take the time to make sure they do the right thing the right way.
Right now, there are about 30+ electric car companies including Tesla, Ford, Rivian, etc. and the EVs market is still too small compared to gas cars.
Toyota is smart enough to avoid unnecessary competition, continue tapping on the profitable gas car market while developing both EV and at the same time, looking to another feasible fuel source in case EV turns out to be just a hype.
Huge respect for him and toyota! Other car manufacturers are blind or just cynic - there is nothing "eco" in producing, using, and maintainig electric cars.
Strip mining Africa and Asia is totally eco-friendly! It doesn't affect the environment of Los Angeles at all.
Hyundai also has hydrogen cars.
@@josiahwyncott7519 true😂
@@user-fz6hz3uc9xthe amount of co2 and pollution created to produce new cars and discard the old ones is not worth it.
They very aware.
Finally some good news! Solid pragmatism and not just pandering to the crowd👌
"please the widest range of customers possible with the widest range of powertrains" is not pandering to the crowd?
There is nothing pragmatic in hydrogen or hybrids, that just pandering to the crowd who are too stupid to understand efficiency...
@@spamspasm8183 He's talking abt the crowd that makes no sense.
Thank you, Japan, the world honest people.
That is why in Guatemala, we love toyota. We call the land of toyota Guatemala
Been working with one of the main development guys from AMG Mercedes and he told me the combustion engine is far from over, many of the German manufacturers are researching alternative fuel for the combustion engine.
Why though? Electric motors are smaller and take up less footprint, have less moving parts, and the BEVs are quieter and faster. What's the point of keeping combustion engines? I do like the idea of FCEVs, hydrogen fuel cells more than BEVs. But those hydrogen tanks take up a lot of space. They have to be made smaller and more efficient.
@@benjaminsmith2287 where the part of mining is less carbon footprint? For an example not all place around the world make electricity from Renewable energy.. Like some part of asia or africa they make electricity from Diesel or coal power plans. Maybe the carbon not in Europe or "first class" country.. But they just put the responsibility to "third class" country.
I agree the combustion engine has a ways to go yet, one thing I don't hear allot of talk about is natural gas, its abundant it has far less emissions and I doubt battery operated electric can compare in carbon savings if you look at the full picture and its fairly cheap to convert the existing combustion engines over to run on it and the filling infrastructure would be easy to switch to.
@@jaymortensen642 cars running on LPG have been on the road for more than a decade. all taxi in in Hong Kong are run on LPG.
@@benjaminsmith2287 Because that's not what enthusiasts want, and a subbrand catering to enthusiasts (such as AMG) needs to provide what their enthusiasts want. And EVs are not that, sure they work for average people, but for enthusiasts, speed and efficiency isn't what they're looking for, especially speed in fact, because you can't even really get much out of a fast car on public roads, enthusiasts would much prefer to be able to have a fun car with good handling but isn't fast so that it's actually fun to drive even around town. Part of the fun is also having a manual transmission for many enthusiasts and only ICEs can have that type.
Wishing Toyota 's success. More breakthrough in H2O2 technology in the near future.
This is about H2. H2O2 can be used as rocket fuel. Terribly inefficient. Just like the H2 value chain.
Think you’d have a real winner if you can power cars with ocean water
It will release huge quantities of CO2 when they (the big oil companies) make the hydrogen from other hydrocarbons like methane. It will cost a lot more than gasoline. Compressing the hydrogen also uses energy and adds cost. It will be a continual problem to keep the highly compressed hydrogen gas from escaping and igniting in enormous explosions. Of course, you don't have to generate the hydrogen from methane. You could use electrolysis, but they don't because that is even more expensive. So if you loved the high gasoline prices in 2022, you're going to be ecstatic about hydrogen.
Don't be fooled. Hydrogen is being pushed by Big Oil because it will allow them to maintain their control over the fueling of the transportation sector. Big Oil hates BEVs because it cuts them out of the picture altogether.
As a massive fan of Camaros, I am so frustrated by Chevrolet's hard push to end Camaro production in 2025 and push this EV BS on its consumers. I wish GM had a CEO with common sense like Toyota does 😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨
Finally, we need more companies making these kinda moves.
what? to get serious about EV? this clickbait title doesn't say anything.
@@joeisawesome540 Did you only read the title and not watch the video? They're saying about not pushing battery powered EVs and going a different route....
@@Wanzie HYDROGEN IS EV!! They're stopping battery power and pursuing Hydrogen based EVs... why does no one understand this lmaooo
@@Wanzie they are saying they are persuing EVs as well as hydrogen.
@@stephenoxf I was thinking electric. Hydrogen is still EV but uses a fuel cell instead of lithium ion batteries. My main point being, our electrical grid is already outdated and over stressed. We still don't have efficient green energy in place. Most of our electricity still comes from natural gas and coal. Which is not environmentally friendly and I don't see why people don't understand that either lmao
I love how reliable they are compared to other brands which start to have issues after 2 years!
not true
A small correction.
Other Asian manufacturers and sadly to few US and European manufactuers also build very reliable and durable vehicels.
Sadly the first generation manufactures in the US and Europe think more about shareholder value, profits and stockprices then reliability, durability and consumer affordability.
@@steventangney1367 Toyota is by far one of the most reliable cars ever lmfao
@@stickyicky2858 The J70 is still only in production for several NGO's like the red cross WHO/WFO etc.etc. and military customers around the globe.
They are the first choice to be used when you need to go to Hell and return back safely!
I have a yaris diesel 14 years old brought it new Toyota have written to me about six times over the last 14 years to say we have had a problem with x on the yaris please take your car to the nearest dealer and get it checked
No other manufacturer would do that
Ford would consult their lawyers and work out if the casualty rate is cheaper than the bill for recall and vw would just sweep it under the carpet
In order for us to go full EV we need to make sure our power grids withstand it. We saw in California the Governor asked people to not charge their EVs because the Power Grid could not withstand it due to the heat wave that went through.
Also, we need to go Nuclear in our power generation. It is the most efficient in terms of land usage and more environmentally friendly than Solar, Hydro, and Wind combined. Yes, it will produce nuclear waste, but we are currently in the process of making nuclear waste into something useful. Just last year Telsa announced that they are working on Nuclear Batteries made from Nuclear Waste and Diamonds. So in time, Nuclear waste won't be waste.
Once we build up our infrastructure first then we should switch to full EVs, but as of right now, Gas Cars are simply better for the environment as much as that sounds counterintuitive.
I wish American companies had this much common sense and love for cars.
They are politically captured over quality.
They're bought and paid for by the elites who want to see this country burn
The government is mandating this stuff anyway.
Thats why Ford is losing billions
Good for Toyota as they are not hoodwinked by global forced political scams.
My friend in CA purchased a Mirai due to some program that gave them a card for free hydrogen for 4 years or x amount of miles and she figured that would be close to offset a large part of the purchase, basically free gas. The problem is hydrogen is always out of supply and they have had many of times were they can't drive their car until hydrogen is back in stock and then when they go to refill, the lines are long because everyone else is having the same problem. This has nothing to do with the car and Toyota's vision but it is a real world look to where we are now with this technology. My friend at the moment feels like it was a big mistake on their part but the car is decent.
I leased a Honday Clarity fuel cell and concur with your friend. Not only is all of that true but stations break down all the time. YOu spend your time looking at an app to see which one has fuel and hope the station is operational when you arrive. I turned my car in a month early as free fuel wasn't worth the headaches. Worst car experience of my 50 year life.
Be patient, change is under way!!!
@@samuel1996BKK AGREED!! 😂
@@samuel1996BKK you should check it out. Mountains, desert, forest, ocean…. A lot going on. Not just city life.
@@ThreeDogsTwoCatsAndAWife I have all that here in NC except the desert (yikes). I’m good. Went to Cali years ago, it was amazing. Now seems to be a high tax hellscape… but I get there are qualities that make it hard to leave…
Good for them! I’m for it all the way!!
Citgo had a deal with Honda, in the 90s perhaps, to have photovoltaic stations to provide water cracking for hydrogen. It was discovered by the Japanese that in the US, and maybe elsewhere, it was not “politically feasible”.
Heaven forbid there's competition in evolving technologies. Seriously, keeping many options open is how real progress is achieved.
While I would generally agree that competition is good for the industry as a whole, it's important to remember that there's an opportunity cost associated diversifying too much. Building out a viable hydrogen fuel supply chain would like take billions if not trillions of dollars worth of federal investment, and that's all money taken away from research and engineering in other areas. EVs, while not perfect, have proven to be a viable green alternative to ICE vehicles that we can implement today as opposed to decades from now. And when it comes to combating climate change, we don't have decades to wait for better alternatives.
There's so many gentlemens agreements and fixing going on.
Free market capitalism baby! It’s the only way forward.
Competition is never good for anyone. Teamwork is key for all success.
Teamwork means that different research and development is done, to find together what works and what not, and what has potential. So that together can the best current idea be taken in use, while search for alternatives is continued.
Basic and common research needs to be continued, like even today lot of time and effort is spent in research of H²O utilization and behavior, as it is still not understood completely.
There is lot of fancy technology to be utilized, and just hastily going somewhere with everything doesn't help the case.
@@paristo Bullshit. Competition breeds innovation and results. It also brings competitive pricing. Team work is beneficial to winning competitions, but it does not and never will override competition itself.
A CEO gets it. Embrace all possible solutions until a true standard is embraced. EVs at large scale will take rare metals and mines which don't exist.
Anyone who thinks fossil fuels will disappear is quite delusional. Ask the asphalt on the roads, the plastics in all vehicles, the tires all vehicles ride on, and the lubricants for wheel bearings, bearings for the electric propulsion system, etc. for starters.
Toyota is going bankrupt
Very scarce to mines lithium ion than to pump crude oil underneath.
The power grid couldn't take the load and not everyone could have a charging facility.
@@lilos01 y ?
Great to see the investment in alternative energy sources. It's a necessity, large scale business strategy is required. Kudos to the frontline taking us to new frontiers. Everything still needs to get more cost efficient before the world can make it sustainable.
As a lifelong Toyota owner it's exiting to see that Toyota is going to invest in hydrogen fuel cell EVs.
I love that Toyota is backing Hydrogen. Gives us all choices.
Got to love Toyota’s middle finger to the muppets 😂😂..
Hydrogen leakage causes global warming, suspect it might get banned in many countries.
If there's enough support, stations could have tanks of hydrogen that could be swapped out sort of like people do now with propane tanks for gas grills. The problem is the tank would have to be Universal for each make and model of hydrogen vehicle. And car manufacturers want proprietary products.
@@betteheadbettehead4800 I 'll point out to Oslo....explosion in an H2 fuel station.
Alos I point out that the energy efficiency from H2 (if green H@ is used...) is very low.
On YT films we can see that it is 25% or less for the full cycle from electric energy to hydrolysis to H2 compression (800 bar needed in cars) to fuelcell to electrical engine to wheels.
When you use an ICE motor burning H2 the efficiendcy will be even lower.
Even a normal petrol car is more efficient with energy,
H2 should be used at places where electricity and batteries are no options..Example : The steel industry can use H2 instead of cokes.
Hydrogen failed
I am thinking Toyota is betting on gas stations to convert to hydrogen, which may be a smart move since gas station owners most likely do not want to see their gas stations go away.
They won't add hydrogen because there are no customers and there are no customers because no one sells hydrogen. Unless Toyota is willing but spend the money to build all the infrastructure it isn't happening.
@@truthseeker111 That is why Tesla build that infrastructure
Gas stations should just install bev charging stations. And do restaurants / vending machines while people wait to charge.
@@tigertoo01 Eating places along major highways should be putting in DC charge stations. Destination places where people will be driving 150 miles and stay several hours like sports complexes, amusement parks, and museums should put in lever 2 chargers. There won't be a need for as many charging locations as gas stations in cities because of home charging.
@@truthseeker111 No one was driving their BEVs cross country either. Tesla started building charging stations and now they are.
Buying a Corolla and continuing to drive it for half a century is the best for the Earth.
This reminds me of the whiz-bang horse and buggy manufacturers back in the 1910s.
I have a 2016 Prius that I bought new from the dealer. It has over 100,000 miles on it now and still runs like it was brand new. I have taken it to the dealer for the routine maintenance, oil change, lube, etc., etc. I LOVE this car!
You shouldn't love it. It's ugly and terrible.
@Ben ugly, maybe, terrible, absolutely not. I went to the store the other day and got 75 miles to the gallon. It was only a short trip, but still, I normally get like 49 mpgs. I've slept in my prius multiple times and have plenty of space for moving stuff
@@DW-35 people by and large don't even think, it has been on a drastic 10-year decline.
100,000 miles is nothing. Get to 275 plus and then come back
My 2013 plug in Prius has 110 K miles with zero issues, and my lifetime average as measured at the pump is in the high 50's MPG. At 73, it's the best damn car I've ever owned!
Toyota is smart. I'm lucky to have been given the opportunity to have work with them in the TOS
Yeah, that's smart. Its currently impossible for modern lithium supply to keep up with the demand for full EV cars. If anything, keep doing the usual, and wait until battery technology improves and cost efficiency actually makes it a competitor to full gas or hybrid cars.
Toyota needs to do exactly what they have been doing. I own 2 3rd generation 4runners and 2 GX460'S. We have 1.5 million miles between then and none of them have been in the shop.
not even for timing belt/ chain services? Or do you take care of those yourself
@@austinr8501 lol
Lies. You need to change brakes once in a while too
@ardo no ardor you dimwitt. There is absolutely nothing that is a lie about this. I realize from your profile pic that you are one of those effeminate men that couldn't find your dip stick to save your life. I'm not. But let me help you out. None of these cars have ever been to a shop. Yes I have changed brakes. I have also changed coil packs, plugs, an alternator, 2 c.v. joints, oil about every 20 to 25 thousand miles, and greased the U Joints in the 3rd gens. That has all been done at my home. That comment was meant for people that are not automotive illiterates and would understand the gist of the comment was that they are practically bullet proof. In other words it was meant for folks not stupid enough to think I meant they had never had general maintenance. I apologize if you just made your blunt comment because you are on your period and moody.
You don't get to 1.5 million miles without lots of basic maintenance. I doubt you've owned them for very long and I doubt they'll last a very long time in your hands, lol.
I LOVE IT finally someone that's being guided with common sense 👏 🙌 👌
What part of not going all in on EVs is common sense?
@@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270 hydrogen is the future, EV is nothing but contributing to pollute our planet with dead battery cells. Also no thanks, I'm not spending hours at a charging station when I can spend 2 minutes refuling hydrogen tank
@@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270 ..which car company do you run?
@@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270 mmmm people like me, who havr big farms and i dont have electricity there, but I have
a Land Cruiser that never let my in the road, what a egoist person that think that people live like you, I’m a energy management learn a lot of renewable energy’s, you will need redundancy in every spect, you can reduce the use of oil but never replace it at all, a wind turbine park work aprox 4000 hour per year in the best escenario and a year have 8760 hour, hydroelectric have the problem of the dry period of the year, and sun work in the best escenario 2000 hour per year, yea I work as well in a electrical company the batteries park is good solution to storage energy because remember you only can produce what you are consuming at the time because the frequency of the electrical system, yea a diesel generator have more efficiency than diesel powered truck but the energy density of diesel is a lot more than battery so in some application and in my case I need a diesel/gas powered car electric are really good In city’s and medium distances. But for highway speeds and little bit more than highway speed you can’t beat ice range, dont be a fanatic and understand that electric will have a place among ICE. I love EVs but i love my engines as well.
This makes so much sense in terms of energy usage that it will be impossible for the US government to endorse it.
Nice to see a ceo with the mental strength to not be a mindless EV follower. I always question those who put all there eggs in one EV basket. It’s ok to admit we still aren’t aware of the long term consequences of EV and those who follow trends.
I love that many options will be explored and developed. Let the competition begin.
Definitely the proper shift. I think EVs are NOT the future - and the batteries are the flaw.
Amen. I'm not into EV's.
Hydrogen requires about 10 litres of water and god knows how much electricity just to produce 1 litre of hydrogen. You think Elon Musk hasn’t thought about it 😂
@@viralclipsnvids good thing we have large bodies of water on all of our - and every other continental coast. Not to mention we're at the early stages of development, you think this won't become more efficient long term? LOL. battery tech is stuck in evolution and with a finite resource being a crucial part of it's creation.
There are batteries in hybrids
EVs cater to the suburban/city driving the best but they’re not the best for road trips or rural areas. That doesn’t mean they’re not a good SEGMENT of vehicles to have as an option to sell to those that can work with the nuances of charging it
Finally someone who is not afraid to think out of the box .Hybride -elctric e
I was an Auto Dealer, I was never excited about electric vehicles. Hydrogen vehicles excite me. Hydrogen is not difficult to make. You can refuel a hydrogen vehicle in 2-4 minutes, unlike electric vehicles that take 30 minutes for a rapid 80 percent charge, which decreases your battery life. Hyundai has a 670hp Coupe that looks like the old Nissan 240. Very cool things will happen with Hydrogen. Since Hydrogen is made from water, they will figure out a way to charge us $5 a gallon. Hell, look at bottled water, it is already more than $5 a gallon lol. My point is, there has to be money in it for the people at the top or it will not happen… We just need to be quite for a little bit before we start making our own hydrogen.
EVs are a long way from being viable for everyone, so this makes sense.
But it is viable for the vast majority, and so non EVs will become more expensive relatively due to a reduction in economies of scale.
What makes EVs unviable for many people?
And not everyone wants one either lol
@@stefanleonte3155 Some people need to drive long distances - especially work related. Time is money and they don't want to waste it recharging. Modern people put high value on convenience and time savings. Modern EVs excel at some things but are inferior at others.
@Stefan Leonte I have a pickup truck. I use it to tow my 5000lb boat/trailer, I use it to tow my 5000lb snowmobiles/trailer. Currently, I can take my boat or snowmobiles 450 miles in any direction within about 6 hours, not 2 days.
He’s got common sense. This must be done organically, not by force
Good to see a company stand up against the EV madness. Personally I'll never buy an EV and stay with the ICE vehicles until I die. It's easy to switch it over to a hydrogen cell if necessary or even to run it off of moonshine after a few adjustments.
I actually like their approach on this
This is why they’re not only the most reliable car in the world, but the most reliable company.
Glad to hear this, Me personally I am not going to buy an EV until they get the batteries to where they can get 800 miles per day and have charging stations everywhere including hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, and grocery stores. I have a hybrid right now and that's good enough for me. The reason I say this is that 800 miles is what I can drive in a day. I know this because I used to be a truck driver way back in the day before I started investing in rental properties. My gas burner hybrid can do this even without charging. 800 miles in a day is what I would need to escape an invasion if Russia or china decides to invade this country, so I can escape to Mexico or Canada. All you who have low mileage EV's will be stuck behind enemy lines subject to torture, rape and murder, while I will be sitting in Mexico being very glad I didn't have a low mileage EV.
Higher standards than a gas car. They dont hold enough gas to drive 800miles. We do need more public DC fast charging, but I charge at home for my daily commute.
plus NEVER burst-into-flames
@@famodllm4794gas cars don’t burst into flames?
@@JAM_2024 - they don’t like EVs do. So don’t even try.
@@user-hk6jx2vc1g - exactly the law only applies to trucks. Have you ever considered people travel together and take shifts driving? The vehicle needs to be able to go far is what the person is saying.
Anyway if every car in world was an EV the power grid would fail.
Unfortunately, I don't need a car as much as I need trucks that can haul for long distances and heavy loads.
I just got a EV Bentley yesterday
Little known are the plants (flowers) 🌻 that Toyota developed and grow. One is for high CO2 absorption the other is NOx absorption. They did this way back in the 90's as part of the Prius development drive.
I think its smart to diversify their powertrains and not go all in on EV’s. There are plenty of other clean alternatives like hydrogen and biofuel, so I’m glad they’re at least giving other things a shot.
Smart? I say smart is an understatement when its like investing all your eggs in one basket😂
Hydrogen is garbage and unsustainable
But Japan's gross biowaste (from uneaten food) could probably fuel the entire country
"Clean" is a bullshit concept.
Biofuel is not clean if you see how it's made. It's upsetting since I used it for so long.
Biofuels are not the answer. They cost more to produce than they can be sold for. This government pushed green agenda, the made up climate crisis, it has nothing to do with helping us. But you can bet the people pushing it are going to make huge amounts of money.
I like the idea. I feel like it'll be better than electric. Maybe not right away but during time I think it'll be a nice option.
People will not wait 30 minutes for an 80 percent charge. People CAN NOT wait for 30 minutes, Hydrogen takes 2-4 minutes to fill up, just like gas.
I love the concept of EV being able to help the environment but my mom has been using the same plastic container since the 80s and we use it for all our take-outs. So I'm just imagining Toyota as something like those orange / yellow tupperwares that are almost indestructible. You buy once you drive it to the ground.
To manufacture any EV, the toll on the environment is huge. Have you ever seen cobalt being mined? Once you buy it you plug it into what is most likely a coal or NG or hydroelectric powergrid. So that Tesla runs on coal. I will take the fuel economy of a hybrid for the savings at the pump. But EVs are just a virtue signal.
@@sergiodelvecchio1294 Exactly.
@@sergiodelvecchio1294 amen! So tired of govt and media spreading lies about EV being green
@@sgraham4533 or that carbo(n)hydrates are bad... ever look at dhorline historical photos? Or the last 100 years of need headlines flipflopping on what fear mongering scheme to control us?
@@sergiodelvecchio1294 the vegan of the car world lol EVs
I love TOYOTA, and this is one of the many reasons why: flexibility of thinking and will to adapt.
You are gonna miss them when they go bankrupt
Toyota: dragging it's heels kicking and screaming since 2002.
@@greenearth9945 since when?
@@basilmcdonnell9807 not the case, when Toyota are still selling millions of models.
They don't have the drive to adapt, they, for years fought electrification, japanese people, and as a result Toyota, are very conservative, they don't want to change how they have been doing cars, so while others started making electric cars years ago, Toyota just started recently, and without much effort, if they were flexible, they would have started making electric cars back in 2016, but again, they didn't want to, too comfortable with what they were doing, Now that electrification and Tesla are growing fast, is when they want to start, but the industry does not forgive tardiness, Toyota won't pass the decade, and they have themselves the blame for it.
I got a 1998 4runner with 214,000 miles. Bought it new it's still my wife's daily driver. 25 years old and still going. 4 more payments and she's all mine free and clear 😂
Toyota has always been ahead of the curve. This is the most logical and intelligent POV of the automotive market. Hello??? Not everywhere has the economy to build the infrastructure necessary to utilize EVs. Toyota doing what it does best, moving forward.
Smart move by Toyota 👍🏽
I believe TOYOTA is really into something there. The latest push towards electrification based on batteries has been nothing but a lazy attempt to incorporate an already existing technology to an extended purpose. But the battery production that we currently have isn't capable to sustain all the demand of the whole world, and on top of that it offers significant challenges in terms of recycling and durability. We all have been through the situation where we had to change our cellphones because their batteries were not lasting as nearly as long as they once were. So how about imagine that same scenario happening to your recently bought EV... Now imagine more than a bilion EV batteries the size of a refrigerator door being disposed monthly "somewhere" because they no longer has any use. How about that for a good hit for the environment? So I think TOYOTA might be heading in a good direction... Anyway... Time will tell...
The data is in BEV batteries are lasting over a decade and half million miles and they are still going. They are almost completely recyclable so I think TOYOTA is heading for bankruptcy. As a 5 year Tesla owner, it is the best car experience I have ever had. I now hate having to "stop" at gas station for fuel and loath needing oil changes. If everyone had a BEV today, it would be impossible to convince anyone to buy an ICE!
@@dfreadhoff wait till the batteries die and you get a eye watering bill to replace them, next step is the government will put software that won't allow you to go above the speed limit, so get a petrol car or hybrid stick it in the garage and sell it to replace the batteries
Well said
@@dfreadhoff If "everybody" (in the world...) had a BEV, a whole lot of people would be stuck because a lot of the world has few charging facilities, and a lot more of the world lacks the electrical generating capacity to support more charging stations if they existed. Toyota supplies the global vehicle market, not just the American urban market, and this will require producing vehicles powered by gasoline, diesel, hydrogen, liquified natural gas, with hybrid variations of all of the above, as well as battery-powered electric cars and trucks... Toyota won't put all their eggs in one basket...
@@dfreadhoff 226,300 miles and 10 years first..then you can talk recycling not before.. Toyota are just clever here..
Good for Toyota! Stand your ground!
Well as an environmentally trained person, I must say two things. 1. Hydrogen is not an energy source. It is a form of energy storage, just like a battery. 2. Compared to batteries, hydrogen is extremely inefficient when looked at the whole chain from making the hydrogen to the wheel of the car. Thus, if one wants to make enough hydrogen in a sustainable way, that is not possible with solar or wind. That is simply unfeasible. That can only be done by nuclear fission or maybe in the future nuclear fusion. I think Toyota does not really understand this.