Toyota Chairman Admits He Is Not Ready For An EV Future

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda just said the quiet part out loud. In an interview with Carwow released Monday, he admitted what many EV fans have long suspected: He doesn’t want the car industry to go fully electric.

 

“Everybody is shifting to BEVs, this is the biggest fear for me,” he told Carwow. “Three or four years ago, I was the only one to say to the media that I love smell, I love sound and I love engines, and I want to keep the jobs for engine suppliers.

 

“But it seems to me that I’m the only one. I feel very alone.”