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Toyota Didn't Get the Memo On Electric Cars, Is Sticking To Its Hybrid Strategy
Moto News Today ^ | 09/30/2022

Posted on 11/01/2022 9:25:13 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Toyota’s got it right - not the first time either...


101 posted on 11/02/2022 9:09:32 AM PDT by GOPJ (Women who love their families vote Republican.)
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To: SeekAndFind

If I were to buy a car that uses electricity, it would be a hybrid.

I would not buy an electric car unless it could go 1500 miles on a charge. And that is a looooooong way off.


102 posted on 11/02/2022 4:24:05 PM PDT by JoeRender
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To: Dr. Sivana
Maybe Toyota doesn't see the battery technology as mature enough. They ARE spending money on battery research.

"Rare earth minerals" are called that for a reason.

103 posted on 11/02/2022 9:47:46 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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"Yes, hydrogen has its own issues (cost of collecting and storing hydrogen, leaking). Honda already has product. Perhaps Japan, an island nation sees possibilities of collection of hydrogen from the ocean.

At least you don't have to do so much digging to get it compared to lithium and cobalt.
"

There are quite a few ways to produce hydrogen. I'm interested to see what is found from the various development efforts. I wonder what the replacement (maintenance) costs for materials might be for a hydrogen car as compared to one that uses lithium.


104 posted on 11/03/2022 10:20:19 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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