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Carmakers tap green bonds for electric vehicles
Published Fri, May 27, 2016 · 09:50 PM
New York
INVESTORS expect more carmakers to tap the green bond market after car companies raised US$2.5 billion in 2016 to finance electric and hybrid vehicles.
This month, the financial arm of Toyota Motor Corp sold a US$1.6 billion green bond to fund consumer purchases and leases of energy-efficient Toyota and Lexus vehicles. To meet demand, the bond was upsized from an earlier plan to sell US$1.2 billion.
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