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Podcast: IEN Radio
Episode: Toyota Lobbies Against Electric Vehicles
Description: With an international agreement to curb climate change looming over the coming decades, countries around the world are starting to look at timetables for phasing out the production of new gasoline-powered cars.But in the U.S. and elsewhere, an unlikely opponent has emerged to fight an ambitious transition to all-electric vehicles.Toyota, whose Prius once made it the darling of eco-conscious car buyers, is opposing stricter emissions limits and electric vehicle initiatives around the world, the New York Times reports.The world’s largest automaker says it embraces electric vehicles and is wo...