ROMA – Numbers in hand: 2 million electric cars sold in the world already at the end of last April and 19 tons of CO2 less to date, thanks to an environmentalist and far-sighted policy. These are the main data that emerge from the analysis released by Lexus, luxury brand of Toyota, who undoubtedly deserves the credit for having contributed to spreading a culture declined to the ecological transition applied to cars.
The Japanese company currently sells nine electrified models – including hybrids and zero emissions – in about 90 countries around the world. Globally they accounted for 33% of Lexus in 2020. In Western and Central Europe the share rises to 96%, in Italy even to 100%, thanks to the decision made in 2013 to market exclusively electrified cars equipped with Premium Hybrid technology. Electric, with a total of over 38,800 units.
By 2025, Lexus predicts that by 2025, zero-emission models will account for more than 50% of the brand’s global sales, while by 2050, the goal is to achieve carbon neutrality throughout the vehicle’s lifecycle, such as the materials, components and production of the cars together with the
Future models will be equipped with DIRECT4 and steer-by-wire systems. It is a four-wheel drive torque distribution technology: it combines precision control of the driving force with responsive-by-wire steering systems that improve vehicle responsiveness, all to the benefit of performance.
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