Paths to the Future
Antoinette Taus, an actor/singer, passionate about environmental protection activities, journeys through Thailand and Japan. During her travels she discovers how sustainable innovation can be inspired by traditional wisdom and modern concepts.
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Episode 1
A New Rhythm
Antoinette's passion for sustainability takes center stage as she encounters a new type of Battery EV Songthaew, a Thai local minibus, that beautifully blends traditional Thai culture with modern innovation.
Multi-Pathway Strategy
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Episode 2
The Threads of Ingenuity
Antoinette travels to Aichi, Japan, where she learns how car waste can be transformed into beautiful textiles through a special weaving technique used by local artisans.
Toyota's Upcycling Story
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Episode 3
The Spirit of Craftsmanship
While enjoying a traditional Japanese meal in Miyagi, Japan, Antoinette is introduced to a workshop that creates glasses from upcycled automotive glass. She meets a local craftsman and learns about the innovative process.
Geological Design
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Antoinette Taus
Antoinette Taus, Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Environment Programme and Founder of the nonprofit CORA, is dedicated to advancing sustainability and empowering local communities.
An award-winning actor, singer, and host, she uses her voice and platform to inspire collective action for people and the planet.
“Achieving zero,
and adding new value beyond it”
As part of efforts to pass our beautiful “Home Planet” to the next generation, Toyota has identified and is helping to solve issues faced by individuals and overall society, which Toyota calls “Achieving Zero,” hoping to help reduce the negative impacts caused by these issues to people and the environment to zero. Additionally, Toyota is also looking “BEYOND ZERO” to create and provide greater value by continuing to diligently seek ways to improve lives and society for the future.
Multi-Pathway Strategy
“From the outset, we have focused on the fact that our enemy is carbon, and doing what we can right now.
Why are we doing this? Looking around the world, each country has its own unique energy situation. Delivering “Mobility for All” is about serving every country, every road. All of us, from our leadership down, are working hard to ensure that no one is left behind.”
Akio Toyoda
Chairman of the Board of Directors (Representative Director)
Toyota Motor Corporation
The push for carbon neutrality is a matter of urgency if automobiles are to remain a necessary part of society.
Efforts to provide Toyota's customers around the world with options for mobility under Toyota's multi-pathway strategy, while also promoting the decarbonization of Toyota's monozukuri (manufacturing) and supply chains, serve as the core of their activities.
It is important to consider the ways in which mobility takes into account the future of energy.
The multi-pathway strategy's basic premise is that we need to move away from fossil fuels from the perspectives of the global environment and sustainability.
Furthermore, over the medium to long term, renewable energy sources are expected to continue to proliferate, with electricity and hydrogen emerging as the primary energy sources sustaining society. In the short term, however, it is critical to acknowledge global realities and implement changes in practical ways that maintain energy security.
That is precisely why Toyota is committed to providing mobility options that are in tune with a diverse range of energy situations and customer needs, while also keeping an eye on the future of electricity and hydrogen. In short, the underlying concept of Toyota's multi-pathway strategy is to focus on promoting a practical transition even as Toyota pursues carbon neutrality.
Featured in Episodes 1~3
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Episode 1Hilux Revo-e(For trial service of the “Songthaew”)
BEV
Battery Electric Vehicle
BEVs are electric vehicles that lack engines and are therefore powered solely by motors. BEVs can run without directly emitting CO2 while in operation.
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Episode 1Yaris Cross
HEV
Hybrid Electric Vehicle
HEVs are hybrid vehicles that achieve low fuel consumption by effectively using two propulsion systems: an engine and a motor.
＊No need for new infrastructure facilities
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Episode 2Mirai
FCEV
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
FCEVs are fuel cell vehicles, also known as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. These engine-less vehicles run on a motor powered by electricity generated through a chemical reaction between the hydrogen and oxygen in the tank. FCEVs can run without directly emitting CO2 while in operation.
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Episode 3Prius
PHEV
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
PHEVs feature rechargeable batteries and, like BEVs, are capable of running solely on electricity without emitting CO2 in various situations as part of daily use. For long-distance driving, PHEVs can run on both motor and engine power, offering a long driving range.
＊Operation is possible without charging infrastructure
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Hilux Revo-e (For trial service of the “Songthaew”)
BEV
Episode 1Battery Electric VehicleBEVs are electric vehicles that lack engines and are therefore powered solely by motors. BEVs can run without directly emitting CO2 while in operation. -
Yaris Cross
HEV
Episode 1Hybrid Electric VehicleHEVs are hybrid vehicles that achieve low fuel consumption by effectively using two propulsion systems: an engine and a motor.＊No need for new infrastructure facilities -
Mirai
FCEV
Episode 2Fuel Cell Electric VehicleFCEVs are fuel cell vehicles, also known as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. These engine-less vehicles run on a motor powered by electricity generated through a chemical reaction between the hydrogen and oxygen in the tank. FCEVs can run without directly emitting CO2 while in operation. -
Prius
PHEV
Episode 3Plug-in Hybrid Electric VehiclePHEVs feature rechargeable batteries and, like BEVs, are capable of running solely on electricity without emitting CO2 in various situations as part of daily use. For long-distance driving, PHEVs can run on both motor and engine power, offering a long driving range.＊Operation is possible without charging infrastructure
