Toyota says diesels arent dead, might pair with hybrid tech | KLRT [Video]

Diesel engines may still have a future at Toyota, in some markets at least.

In a recent interview with Australian publication Drive, Toyota Australia sales and marketing boss said diesel is “not going to die off anytime soon,” adding that it remains viable as part of hybrid powertrains, “particularly for heavy vehicles.” That likely won’t be the case in the U.S., where Toyota doesn’t currently sell any diesels.

For Toyota, this seems like a turnaround versus nearly a decade ago, when it said that is was essentially stopping investment on diesel engines, and would soon stop selling them in Europe. However, Toyota continues to offer diesel engines in some European-market SUVs. Chairman Akio Toyota has also called for a new generation of combustion engines, showing the automaker isn’t done with fossil fuels.

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