Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it has allowed royalty-free access to nearly 24,000 patents for its hybrid vehicles, seeking to become a "supplier" of low-emission technology as the industry adopts stricter emissions regulations.Toyota hopes that opening up its technology covering motors and batteries to other companies will enlarge the global market of electrified vehicles, in particular for the gasoline-electric hybrids, a field the Japanese auto giant leads with its Prius vehicles that were first released in 1997.The company will provide until the end of 2030 around 23,740 patents rela…READ FULL ARTICLE
