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Your first and second paragraph contradict each other. Even though Toyota doesn't offer a single BEV in their lineup, they are completely fine with the stricter

Your first and second paragraph contradict each other. Even though Toyota doesn't offer a single BEV in their lineup, they are completely fine with the stricter emission standards. Nobody is forcing anyone to sell BEVs, what is forced is efficiency. Full BEV is only one way to achieve that goal. Look at Hyundai Ioniq hybrid - a perfectly capable midsize family car, affordable, introduced to the market in 2017. It will meet emission standards all the way until 2029.

Reason077 6y ago
Toyota now sells the full-electric Lexus UX 300e in Europe, so it’s no longer true that they “don’t offer a single BEV”.
- dagurp 6y ago
  The specs of that car suggest that they want it to fail. It's not competitive to the EVs out there and is too expensive.
  - Reason077 6y ago
    You may well be right. But they do offer a single EV!
    - clouddrover 6y ago
      And more to follow: https://electrek.co/2020/12/07/toyota-electric-suv-battery-electric-cars/ https://electrek.co/2020/12/07/toyota-electric-suv-battery-e...
  - bartvk 6y ago
    It has a bit more range as my Renault Zoe. Which is now 4 years old. It feels to me that this Lexus is nothing more than a compliance car.
clouddrover 6y ago
I'm talking about the targets for emissions across the entire fleet, not for the emissions of individual models. Volkswagen must sell BEVs to meet its fleet emissions standards. Unfortunately for them, they missed their 2020 target so they will be paying a fine: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-idUSKBN29Q1JI https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-idUS... Volkswagen doesn't want to waste money on fines so they've made a big commitment to EVs. They've become the biggest BEV maker in Europe and in time they'll be the biggest BEV maker world wide, which isn't that surprising. Volkswagen owns 12 automotive brands and they're the world's biggest car company.

Reason077 6y ago

Toyota now sells the full-electric Lexus UX 300e in Europe, so it’s no longer true that they “don’t offer a single BEV”.

dagurp 6y ago
The specs of that car suggest that they want it to fail. It's not competitive to the EVs out there and is too expensive.
- Reason077 6y ago
  You may well be right. But they do offer a single EV!
  - clouddrover 6y ago
    And more to follow: https://electrek.co/2020/12/07/toyota-electric-suv-battery-electric-cars/ https://electrek.co/2020/12/07/toyota-electric-suv-battery-e...
- bartvk 6y ago
  It has a bit more range as my Renault Zoe. Which is now 4 years old. It feels to me that this Lexus is nothing more than a compliance car.

clouddrover 6y ago

I'm talking about the targets for emissions across the entire fleet, not for the emissions of individual models. Volkswagen must sell BEVs to meet its fleet emissions standards. Unfortunately for them, they missed their 2020 target so they will be paying a fine: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-idUSKBN29Q1JI https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-idUS... Volkswagen doesn't want to waste money on fines so they've made a big commitment to EVs. They've become the biggest BEV maker in Europe and in time they'll be the biggest BEV maker world wide, which isn't that surprising. Volkswagen owns 12 automotive brands and they're the world's biggest car company.