Toyota Recalls Its First Electric Cars Amid Fears The Wheels Could Fall Off
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Toyota is forced to recall 2700 cars that were its very first electrical vehicles due to fears that the wheels might break off
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which is an affront to the world's biggest carmaker's plan to launch an electric car that is solely battery powered.
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The worldwide recall affects the Japanese manufacturer's bZ4X sport utility vehicle, which is the first step to develop a completely battery electric vehicle (EV) following
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the company found a flaw with the bolts connecting wheel to chassis. The company is examining whether the parts should be replaced.
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"Until the remedy is available, no one should drive these vehicles," the company stated in its statement.
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Toyota is the largest automobile manufacturer in the world by sales over the past two years, beating Volkswagen.
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But unlike its German rival , it hasn't adopted all-electric technology to the similar extent, but aiming to produce traditional fossil fuel vehicles,
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The company claims that more consumers will be able to purchase hybrid cars until the infrastructure of electric charging stations improves.