Jakarta –
Worldwide sales of electric vehicles are decreasing. Reuters said carmakers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz said they were worried that high interest rates and sluggish market dynamics would further reduce the popularity of electric cars. Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM) as the agent holding the Toyota brand in Indonesia provided its response.
“Yes, we are always monitoring and looking at the situation, and I don’t think in the future we will say which technology is better. All technology is basically good, it’s just a matter of how each market accepts it,” said the Marketing Director of PT Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM ), Anton Jimmi Suwandy, at the 2023 Toyota Media Gathering.
Even though sales of electric vehicles in the world are sluggish, Anton believes that Toyota will provide all technological options from the automotive industry, to meet all consumer needs.
“From Toyota, we see that we have to provide all options. Because all segments also require their own choices, so let the customer or market decide. Moreover, Indonesia is a large country (it has hundreds of millions of people), Anton added.
The illustration is that PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) officially launched the All New Yaris Cross in Indonesia, Monday (15/5/2023). Photo: Rifkianto Nugroho
On the same occasion, Anton also said that although petrol or ICE vehicle technology is increasingly sophisticated and capable of reducing exhaust emissions. The choice of electrified vehicles is still needed as an option for society.
“There is still a need (electrified vehicles), because the goal or target is carbon neutral, if carbon neutral only ICE I don’t think it will be able to fulfill it, so there has to be a combination of better ICE, better fuel, there is hybrid too, there is plug- in hybrid and BEV. I think that’s a combination that we can’t avoid, because we’re heading towards carbon neutrality. I think if it’s just ICE (or just conventional petrol vehicles) that’s not the answer,” concluded Anton.
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2023-12-26 09:11:55
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