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.
豐田汽車股份有限公司（NYSE:TM）一直是發展電動汽車最慢的傳統車企之一，但據報道，它可能成爲首家取消僅由汽油驅動的汽車的公司。
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.
據路透社報道，自從推出了具有開創性的汽油電混合動力車型普銳斯30年之後，豐田計劃將大多數甚至可能所有的豐田和雷克薩斯車型轉變爲僅有混合動力車型。這個計劃是根據兩位豐田高管的聲明而得到的。
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.
豐田一直強調混合動力技術而非電動汽車，這反映了世界最大汽車製造商在對抗主流行業和監管部門普遍相信所有車輛很快都將採用電動驅動技術的挑戰。
In January, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda expressed his belief that the global share of EVs would peak at around 30%.
豐田汽車公司主席豐田章男（Akio Toyoda）在1月份表示，全球電動汽車的市場份額將在30％左右達到峯值。
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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.
這家日本汽車製造商提倡「多條發展路徑」戰略，其中包括電動汽車、混合動力車、氫燃料電池車、綠色燃料和未來可能的其他技術。
"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.
「未來，我們計劃逐個車系評估全面採用混合動力是否合理，」豐田北美銷售和市場主管David Christ告訴路透社。
These evaluations will occur with each model redesign, if not sooner.
每次對車型進行重新設計時（如有需要），都將進行此類評估。
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.
這包括到2026年對RAV4進行的即將到來的全面升級。作爲美國暢銷SUV車型，RAV4已經推出了混合動力版本，約佔其銷量的一半。據兩個熟悉豐田產品規劃的消息人士透露，該公司很可能會取消北美市場的僅有汽油車型。然而，最終決策尚未做出。
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.
豐田已經停產汽油動力的暢銷轎車凱美瑞，以及其強悍的陸巡車和Sienna麪包車，現在只提供混合動力車型。
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.
預計許多僅提供混動動力的車型都將提供更大電池容量的插電混合動力汽車選項。將近所有的豐田北美車型都過渡爲僅提供混動動力的車型的計劃此前尚未報道。
TM Price Action: Toyota shares are trading higher by 2.53% to $181.48 at publication Thursday.
TM的股價表現：週四發佈時，豐田股票上漲2.53％，至181.48美元。
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