Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda tests high-performance full-electric sports car

Toyoda withLuca Ciferri — Akio Toyoda (second from left) is pictured with Luca Ciferri, Associate Publisher and Editor of Automotive News Europe, on the far right of the picture. (LUCA CIFERRI)

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