Toyota targets end of carbon emitters

Japanese car manufacturing giant Toyota is committing to all but eliminate carbon emissions from its production processes by 2050.

The target is one of several set by Toyota, which also pledged to sell 1.5 million hybrid cars a year by 2020.

Toyota said it will increase the use of renewable energy and hydrogen-based production methods at its factories.

Separately it said it plans to sell more than 30,000 hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles around or shortly after 2020.

Unveiling new environmental targets Toyota confirmed that its new Prius hybrid would be a fifth more fuel-efficient than its predecessor.