A few days ago, Akio Toyoda, Toyota's chairman, former CEO and founding family member, said that the government and manufacturers to ban internal combustion engine vehicles are "short-sighted". At the same time, Akio Toyoda also predicts that if there are only electric vehicles in the future, the automotive industry, especially in the field of internal combustion engine technology, will lose millions of jobs.
According to Akio Toyoda, "There are 5.5 million people in Japan who work in the automotive industry, including those who have been working in engine-related jobs for a long time. If electric vehicles become the only option, including our suppliers, these people will lose their jobs. In addition to predicting industry job losses, Toyota's chairman slammed politicians for aggressively promoting electric vehicles, claiming that if all cars were electric, Japan would run out of power reserves throughout the summer.
