[MinorityRepublican]

That’s a surprise.

[gibsonguy]

Car companies by necessity have to plan out years in advance. This decision was probably made at least 2-3 years ago. At that time the EV wave seemed unstoppable and it still may be. It is only recently that some of the real problems have become known with EV’s and they are big problems. Toyota was/is hedging their bets.

[3RIVRS]

Meh. Not really. Toyota is trying to thread a needle here with some green cred. They know EVs are a bust so they haven’t been wasting time on them. But hybrid is proven and acceptable to a lot of folks. And Toyota was on the front lines of that technology. So from a lot of angles this makes sense.

It’s not for me but a lot of people like them.

[Dr. Sivana]

That’s a surprise.

No. It isn't. It is frustrating to see all of these posters wondering why the the car manufacturers are only offering EVs, CVTs, Turbo-Fours instead of V-6s, hybrids instead of ICE, few small trucks, almost no sedans.

The car and truck market is totally warped by a maze of CAFE and emissions regulations. The auto manufacturers don't have the clout to complain out loud, so they pretend it is an improvement (except Toyota made a few mild rumblings about EVs not being the only way to go).

This is NOT car companies wanting to "go green" or anticipating market demand, this is almost completely car companies scrambling to jump through hoops. Ford tried to expand EVs, so they could hold onto teh ICE Mustang and F-150. Chevy for the ICE Corvette, Toyota put hybrids into Camrys and Crowns, so to don't have to push EVs.

This is the EU and US governments calling the shots. The auto manufacturers can pretend to like it, or give up 80% of their markets.