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CHIBA, Japan — To accelerate the global move toward sustainable vehicles, Toyota is suggesting simply replacing the inner workings of vehicles already on the roads with cleaner technology like fuel cells and electric motors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to leave any car lover behind,\u201d Chief Executive Akio Toyoda said Friday, appearing on the stage at the Tokyo Auto Salon, an industry event similar to the world\u2019s auto shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The message was clear: Toyota Motor Corp. wants the world to know it hasn\u2019t fallen behind in electric vehicles, as some detractors have implied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan\u2019s top automaker, behind the Lexus luxury brands and the Prius hybrid, is highlighting its clout: It has all the technology, engineering, financial reserves and industry experience needed to remain a powerful competitor in green vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toyoda told reporters it would take a long time for all the cars to become zero emission, as they only make up a fraction of the vehicles being sold. Changing old cars to go green, or \u201cconversion,\u201d was a better option, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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