Multiple powertrains to co-exist in mkt: Toyota

TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR MOTOR (TKM) said on Wednesday that multiple powertrains and fuel options will continue to exist in the passenger vehicle (EV) market even as other carmakers in India have taken an aggressive electrification policy.

- ARSHAD KHAN @ New Delhi

TKM said the national goal is to cut down carbon emissions and fuel imports and studies have shown hybrids are playing a key role in this. "Global perspective, clearly the trend is toward sustainable mobility and many cleaner technologies. Globally, last year hybrids sales grew by 33% and EVs sales grew by 31-32%. In the Indian context, there is a huge s