According to foreign media reports, global car companies are chasing the electrification of vehicles, focusing on electric vehicles, while Toyota is committed to the research and development of hybrid-electric vehicles and set it as the next 10 years. Priority research topics for many years.

　　According to foreign media reports, global car companies are pursuing the electrification of vehicles, focusing on electric vehicles, while Toyota is committed to the research and development of hybrid-electric vehicles, which will be more than 10 years in the future. Priority research topics.

　　Shinzuo Abe, general manager of Toyota's powertrain department, talked about Toyota's future strategy in an interview with Ward Motors. Part of the interview is as follows:

　　The proportion of hybrid vehicles in Japan and Europe will continue to grow. Considering the implementation of the new 2025 greenhouse gas emission regulations, the development of hybrid vehicles in the US market is also promising.

　　Toyota believes that hybrid vehicles will arrive earlier than pure electric vehicles. However, the company also believes that some European car companies will directly transform their models from diesel vehicles to electric vehicles, skipping the link of hybrid vehicles.

　　When transitioning to pure electric vehicles, the biggest problem is lithium batteries, which involve issues such as cost, size, weight, and attenuation. Secondly, it lies in the charging of electric vehicles. Car companies need to ensure the convenience of users in the charging of electric vehicles.

　　As a car company, the company must consider its safety risks when launching batteries. Battery fire is the most serious situation. Therefore, car companies need to conduct field tests on batteries, which can be divided into separate battery tests and on-board battery tests.

　　Toyota expects to be able to manufacture solid-state batteries after 2020, but to achieve mass production of solid-state batteries, it will have to wait until after 2030.