Toyota Targets 90% Emissions Reduction by 2050 on Fuel Cells
- Aims for 30,000 annual hydrogen-powered vehicle sales by 2020
- Goals could put further distance between Toyota and VW, GM
The fuel cell of a Toyota Mirai fuel-cell powered vehicle.
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Toyota Motor Corp. said it’s targeting a 90 percent reduction in emissions from its new vehicles by 2050 as it seeks to build on the success of its hybrid autos.
The maker of the hydrogen-powered Mirai sedan said Wednesday it aims to deliver more than 30,000 fuel-cell vehicles annually by around 2020. The Prius seller also set a goal to reach more than 15 million cumulative deliveries of hybrids in the same span.