Akio Toyoda, Chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, will participate as an industry in the business of producing hydrogen using renewable energy in Fukushima Prefecture after the nuclear accident 10 years ago, and will power cars. We have clarified the policy of considering various ways of using hydrogen, such as the utilization of hydrogen.
Chairman Toyota of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association held a press conference online on the 11th, 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In this, Chairman Toyoda announced that he will participate in the business of producing hydrogen using renewable energy in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture after the nuclear accident as the automobile industry.
After that, he said, "It is interesting to see how mobility is involved in research and development and demonstration experiments," and expressed his intention to consider ways to utilize locally produced hydrogen as a power source for cars and a power source for stores.
In the future, we will also verify how much hydrogen will be needed in a city with 300,000 people.
Regarding the national policy toward the realization of a carbon-free society, Chairman Toyoda said, "In the automobile industry, there was a shift overseas to make cars where labor costs are low, but from now on, it will be a country with low carbon dioxide emissions. There is a possibility of a shift. If that happens, it will affect the employment of 700,000 to 1 million people in the automobile-related industry with 5.5 million people. I want you to think about energy policy with the car in the middle. " He said that the policy should be considered while considering employment.
10 years after the earthquake Chairman Toyoda "Contributing to reconstruction through employment"
Regarding the 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake on the 11th, Akio Toyoda, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, recognizes that the automobile industry has also contributed to the reconstruction in terms of industry and employment, such as making Tohoku a new production base. Was shown.
In this, Chairman Toyoda said, "At that time, the automobile industry was in a severe situation of so-called" six-fold pain "due to the strong yen and power shortage, but it clung to the stone and protected the foundation of manufacturing in Japan." I did.
He added, "People in the Tohoku region have high expectations for the reconstruction of the automobile industry, and I wanted to help the reconstruction by all means." He acknowledged that the automobile industry has also contributed to the reconstruction in terms of industry and employment. Shown.
According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, between 2010 and 2018 before the earthquake, the number of people working in the automobile industry in the Tohoku region increased by 8,000, and the shipment value of automobiles and parts was 1.2 trillion yen to 2 trillion yen. It means that the yen has increased too much.
After the earthquake, Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. has positioned Tohoku as the third production base after Chubu and Kyushu, and has integrated its three subsidiaries into one to produce its main vehicles.