At this point, it looks impossible,” Jack Hollis, chief operating officer of Toyota Motor North America, said during a virtual media roundtable Friday.
It’s going to limit a customer’s choice of the vehicles they want.” The California Air Resources Board reports 12 states and Washington, D.C., have adopted the rules.
The EV mandates are part of CARB’s Advanced Clean Cars regulations that require 100% of new vehicle sales in the state of California to be zero-emission models by 2035. watch now J.D.
The California Air Resources Board did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Even if it’s a push, even if it’s a reach, but at this point, it’s an impossible stage.”
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DETROIT — Toyota Motor warned on Friday that the electric vehicle regulations led by California, which are scheduled to take effect next year, are “impossible” to comply with and will reduce consumer choice in a number of states if they are not modified.
According to the California Air Resources Board’s “Advanced Clean Cars II” regulations, 35 percent of vehicles built in the 2026 model year—which will start production the following year—must be zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs. According to the rules, battery-electric, fuel cell, and, to a lesser extent, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are considered zero emissions.
“I haven’t come across any forecast, whether from the public or private sector, that indicates that number is attainable. During a virtual roundtable with the media on Friday, Jack Hollis, the chief operating officer of Toyota Motor North America, stated, “At this point, it looks impossible.”. There isn’t any demand. It will restrict a customer’s ability to select the cars they desire. “.”.
There are 12 states and Washington, D.C., according to the California Air Resources Board. have accepted the regulations. Beginning with the 2027 model year, about half of them did so. The EV requirements are a component of CARB’s Advanced Clean Cars rules, which stipulate that by 2035, all new cars sold in California must be zero-emission models.
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The J. A. According to Power, no states have complied with the EV mandate this year. At least 20% of retail sales this year have been EVs or PHEVs, with the exception of California (27%), Colorado (22%), and Washington (20%). Other states that are far from complying include Rhode Island (9 percent), New Mexico (5 percent), and New York (12 percent).
Through October, J., the national average for EV/PHEV adoption in retail sales is just 9%. D. Friday, Power said.
“Unnatural acts” in the automotive industry, which have already started at some automakers, will result from the mandates remaining the same, according to Hollis, as companies will supply a disproportionate number of electrified models to states that have complied with the rules.
“The industry will be distorted by it. The company will be distorted as a result. Why? Because it doesn’t align with the market’s current demand,” stated Hollis, a seasoned automotive executive.
In the past, a number of automotive insiders told CNBC that regardless of this year’s election outcome, the EV mandate issue needed to be addressed.
A request for comment from the California Air Resources Board was not immediately answered.
During the first term of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a legal battle arose to repeal states’ authority to establish their own emissions standards. Many officials anticipate that once Trump returns to the White House, he will continue to push for that goal.
According to Hollis, he “hopes it doesn’t come to that” this time and that the auto industry, states, and federal government can reach an agreement. He added that Toyota would rather use a single national standard, which was previously the opinion of many automakers.
“We would always prefer a 50-state rule, as that would allow us to treat all dealers and customers equally and fairly, regardless of what that may be,” Hollis stated. “We would hope that California and [the Environmental Protection Agency] would align and that it would be boiled down to a manageable portion.”. This stage is unachievable, regardless of whether it is a push or a reach. “”.
