Toyota To Launch Hydrogen-Powered Prius And Corolla In 202327 Oct 2021 11:59
Reading the opening and last paragraph of this article sounds interesting (makes a good read):
Toyota is one of the last major manufacturers to launch an electric vehicle, holding back its introductory ‘bZ’ EV debut until 2022. The reasoning behind that stance is explained in the last paragraph. In the meantime however, Japan’s No 1 carmaker has been heavily pushing hydrogen as a viable future carbon neutral fuel through its production of the Mirai fuel cell car and its planned heavy-duty truck fuel cell module assembly in Kentucky, with at least two more hydrogen-powered models—a Prius and a Corolla—destined to land in showrooms by the end of 2022...
...To explain the firm’s slow adoption of electric cars, a Toyota spokesman in 2019 mentioned that Toyota is able to produce enough batteries for 28,000 electric cars each year, or 1.5 million hybrid cars. One other important factor is emissions. Toyota says that selling 1.5 million hybrid cars reduces carbon emissions by a third more than selling 28,000 electric cars. So, put simply, its carbon footprint is smaller if it sells many more gasoline-electric hybrid and hydrogen powered vehicles.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2021/08/29/toyota-to-launch-hydrogen-powered-prius-and-corolla-in-2023/?sh=39bb69d92fa1