Holding Automakers Accountable to the Electric Vehicle Transition

Holding Automakers Accountable to the Electric Vehicle Transition

Holding Automakers Accountable to the Electric Vehicle Transition

Automakers often get praised in the media for their electric vehicle commitments. But the transition is not happening fast enough. In reality, most automakers are still producing majority fossil fuel vehicles. We are pushing the auto industry to get electric vehicles on the road to slash pollution, clean up our air,  and save people money.


December 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Toyota committed to sell only electric vehicles by 2035 in Europe, aligning the automaker with an EU pledge adopted in July. Yet the automaker still doesn’t manufacture and sell any battery electric vehicles in the US,…

November 8, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Public Citizen, Moms Clean Air Force, and League of Conservation Voters launched Pollutamotor.com, a website and accompanying digital ads asserting that Toyota, which still…

October 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Reuters reported that Toyota’s Chief Scientist made remarks casting doubt on the need for a full transition to all-electric vehicles at the Reuters Events Automotive Summit, a global meeting that unites CEOs and board…

August 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, E&E reported on the Sierra Club’s latest report, which highlights Toyota’s lobbying in the US for weak federal fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards (informally known as “clean car standards”) and a slow global…