Posted on 12/22/2022 6:24:49 AM PST by Red Badger
Heretic! Burn the witch!
Plus parking garages will collapse if they are filled with EVs.
Contradicting Biden and Bootieplug?
Burn him at the stake!
A CEO with a modicum of common sense???? Unheard of in this day and age.
Toyota’s one of the few rational players in the auto industry. They’re going to clean up over the next few years as the overwhelming majority of Americans reject BEVs.
I wholeheartedly agree except I don't think we're silent -- just ignored.
And this post was typed by someone who's glad we own an EV and use it for most of our driving. We would never have even thought of getting an EV except that my wife and I need 2 cars anyway and keep an ICE pickup handy for the times an EV won't cut it.
I know, right? The fact he's smart, says EV's aren't the future and that Toyota builds the most reliable brand in the world is the reason I bought my 2023 Toyota Tacoma TRD OffRoad.
It's a FANTASTIC vehicle!
“Silent” my a$$.
We’re just being legislated to insignificance by tyrants.
This is why Toyota is the best auto manufacturer. Their leadership actually has some wisdom and isn’t just trying to placate greenies and leftist politicians.
It should be obvious that all-electric is practical for a limited subset of drivers, but almost all the big car makers are chasing them like they are the only option for the future. It isn’t like Toyota isn’t interested in the eco market, they jumped to the lead in hybrids early on. I think that once the fad in all-electric cars fades in the next few years, Toyota will be seen as a leader for going its own way.
I’m a big believer in EVs, but that means I think they could reasonably become 70% of all vehicles. (Delivery trucks, urban commuters, show cars)
But EVs replacing 100% of vehicles is impossible.
I'm not talking just of generating capacity, but power distribution systems as well.
To that end: I would like to see widely distributed power generation, by a multitude of methods. Nuclear (fission). SMRs in every neighborhood. Geothermal. Hydro. Plus the occasional windmill and solar panel.
People may be waking up. The co2 number does NOT matter. Our climate has been what it should be since the beginning of time. It does change...but not because of us. It’s a God thing.
Only 15% interest, but whole car corps are dumping classical ICE in the next years.
Of course, that could be because of the tyrants forcing the change.
I will state it again: technological progress CANNOT be legislated.
No matter what these fools think.
No, he is talking about people IN the industry, not overall populations.
With this weeks cold snap EV owners are about to get a real lesson in what does and does not work.
EV is a Dead-End
Again, it’s NOT the populace. He’s talking about car business insiders.
Used cars will become valuable until California bans them. No ICE vehicles will get registrations.
Ford is too.......................
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