TOKYO : Toyota Motor Corp aims to introduce 10 new battery electric vehicle models by 2026, a senior executive said on Friday, as the Japanese automaker looks to catch up in electric vehicles.Hiroki Nakajima, the company's chief technology officer, made the remark at a briefing about the automaker's strat
TOKYO : Toyota Motor Corp aims to introduce 10 new battery electric vehicle models by 2026, a senior executive said on Friday, as the Japanese automaker looks to catch up in electric vehicles.
Hiroki Nakajima, the company's chief technology officer, made the remark at a briefing about the automaker's strategy under new CEO Koji Sato.
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