Toyota's Bold Move: Gasoline Cars May Be Phased Out As Hybrids Take Over
Toyota's Bold Move: Gasoline Cars May Be Phased Out As Hybrids Take Over
Although Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) has been one of the slowest legacy automakers to develop electric vehicles, it reportedly might be the first to eliminate cars powered solely by gasoline.
丰田汽车股份有限公司（NYSE:TM）一直是发展电动汽车最慢的传统车企之一，但据报道，它可能成为首家取消仅由汽油驱动的汽车的公司。
Nearly 30 years after introducing the Prius, its groundbreaking gasoline-electric hybrid, Toyota plans to transition most, and possibly all, of its Toyota and Lexus lineup to hybrid-only models, reported Reuters, citing statements from two Toyota executives.
据路透社报道，自从推出了具有开创性的汽油电混合动力车型普锐斯30年之后，丰田计划将大多数甚至可能所有的丰田和雷克萨斯车型转变为仅有混合动力车型。这个计划是根据两位丰田高管的声明而得到的。
Toyota's persistent emphasis on hybrids rather than EVs reflects a broader challenge by the world's largest automaker against the prevailing industry and regulatory belief that all cars will soon be electric.
丰田一直强调混合动力技术而非电动汽车，这反映了世界最大汽车制造商在对抗主流行业和监管部门普遍相信所有车辆很快都将采用电动驱动技术的挑战。
In January, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda expressed his belief that the global share of EVs would peak at around 30%.
丰田汽车公司主席丰田章男（Akio Toyoda）在1月份表示，全球电动汽车的市场份额将在30％左右达到峰值。
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The Japanese automaker promotes a "multi-pathway" strategy, incorporating EVs, hybrids, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, green fuels and potentially other future technologies.
这家日本汽车制造商提倡“多条发展路径”战略，其中包括电动汽车、混合动力车、氢燃料电池车、绿色燃料和未来可能的其他技术。
"Going forward, we plan to evaluate, carline by carline, whether going all-hybrid makes sense," David Christ, head of sales and marketing for Toyota in North America, told Reuters.
“未来，我们计划逐个车系评估全面采用混合动力是否合理，”丰田北美销售和市场主管David Christ告诉路透社。
These evaluations will occur with each model redesign, if not sooner.
每次对车型进行重新设计时（如有需要），都将进行此类评估。
This includes the upcoming overhaul of the RAV4 for the 2026 model year. As America's top-selling SUV, the RAV4 already offers hybrid variants that makeup about half its sales. According to two sources familiar with Toyota's product planning, the company will likely eliminate the gasoline-only version for the North American market. However, no final decision has been made yet.
这包括到2026年对RAV4进行的即将到来的全面升级。作为美国畅销SUV车型，RAV4已经推出了混合动力版本，约占其销量的一半。据两个熟悉丰田产品规划的消息人士透露，该公司很可能会取消北美市场的仅有汽油车型。然而，最终决策尚未做出。
Toyota has already discontinued the gasoline-only Camry, its best-selling sedan, for the 2025 model year, and its rugged Land Cruiser and Sienna minivan now come exclusively as hybrids.
丰田已经停产汽油动力的畅销轿车凯美瑞，以及其强悍的陆巡车和Sienna面包车，现在只提供混合动力车型。
Many hybrid-only models are expected to offer a plug-in hybrid option with a larger battery. This initiative to transition nearly all of Toyota's North American lineup to hybrid-only vehicles has not been previously reported.
预计许多仅提供混动动力的车型都将提供更大电池容量的插电混合动力汽车选项。将近所有的丰田北美车型都过渡为仅提供混动动力的车型的计划此前尚未报道。
TM Price Action: Toyota shares are trading higher by 2.53% to $181.48 at publication Thursday.
TM的股价表现：周四发布时，丰田股票上涨2.53％，至181.48美元。
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