90% of Toyota's vehicles for 2020 Tokyo Games to be electrified english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 14 hours ago - 18:56 | All, JapanToyota Motor Corp. said Friday some 90 percent of around 3,700 vehicles and mobility devices it will provide to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be electrified, as it seeks to showcase its advanced low-emission technology at the world event.
Of the total, 1,350 units will be either electric or fuel-cell vehicles that produce no carbon dioxide when running, while the rest will be hybrids and plug-in hybrids powered by electric-gasoline engines, Toyota, a sponsor of the Summer Games, said.
(File photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s fuel cell vehicle Mirai. )
Fuel-cell vehicles are powered by electricity generation through a chemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, a green system that Toyota has long been focusing on as a promising future technology.
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