https://www.scmp.com/rss/515455/feed Jiangbei Hao is an energy specialist at Greenpeace East Asia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As the new CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation, the world’s largest carmaker, Koji Sato, appointed on April 1, faces a daunting task. While global sales of electric vehicles have surged, Toyota lags far behind its competitors in rolling out EVs, with all-electric vehicles comprising just 0.2 per cent of its sales in 2021. The impact of Toyota’s slow EV transition is especially clear as governments around the world enact climate legislation. Most notably, the US Inflation Reduction Act, signed into... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3217590/new-toyota-ceo-must-speed-transition-ev-first-mindset?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3217590/new-toyota-ceo-must-speed-transition-ev-first-mindset?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Apr 2023 11:30:16 +0000