I seem to recall a period not that long ago when one’s worth was dependent on the size of one’s wheels. Bush was in office, Kid Rock topped the charts, and electric cars were about as common as unicorns. In those dark times of giant, gas-guzzling SUVs, otherwise decent humans drove Hummers. Thankfully, those days are over. Take Toyota’s ambitious new environmental targets. The carmaker announced Wednesday that it aims to drastically reduce the sale…
Toyota wants gasoline cars to go the way of the dinosaurs
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