Toyota, a leader in hybrid vehicle technology, is pushing back on California’s current EV regulations, which require that 35 percent of sales of 2026 model-year vehicles be zero-emission. The automaker claims the requirement is “impossible” to achieve and needs to be reevaluated.

Jack Hollis, the chief operating officer of Toyota Motor North America, said California's EV regulations would be "impossible" to meet, CNBC reported on Friday. “I have not seen a forecast by anyone … government or private, anywhere that has told us that that number is achievable," Hollis said.

Toyota’s Jack Hollis called the EV mandate “impossible,” citing a lack of demand for electric vehicles. California’s emissions wavier has effectively created two sets of regulations and it’s been a contentious issue for years.