Posted on 12/26/2022 2:02:31 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda recently caused the climate lobby to blow a fuse by speaking a truth about battery electric vehicles that his fellow auto executives dare not. “Just like the fully autonomous cars that we were all supposed to be driving by now,” Mr. Toyoda said in Thailand, “I think BEVs are just going to take longer to become mainstream than the media would like us to believe.” He added that a “silent majority” in the auto industry share his view, “but they think it’s the trend, so they can’t speak out loudly.”
The Biden administration seems to believe that millions of Americans will rush out to buy electric vehicles if only the government throws enough subsidies at them.
Imagine if the 100 million Americans who took to the road over the holidays were driving electric cars. How many would have been stranded as temperatures plunged? There wouldn’t be enough tow trucks—or emergency medics—for people freezing in their cars.
... the web of federal rules, including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, and a 1960 federal law that bars charging stations in rest areas.
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I don't mind being out on the bleeding edge for a fun toy but not forced there.
Because of massive market distortions, I will wait this one out.
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We need to overthrow the GOPee and get a Party of Proud Petroleum Pumpers and Burners.
If the jabs don’t kill enough, stranded frozen motorists will decrease the population . . just like Ebeneezer Scrooge, Bill Gates and the Agenda 30 crowd wants.
Yep EVs are being pushed by no nothing Politicians and The Climate Cult
Interesting to hear the head of Toyota, saying that we are force feeding electric cars into the world.
Also interesting that he says people are afraid to speak out on this subject.
How do you feel about the even bigger government cram down of experimental "vaccines"?
They meant to say battery powered cars.
I am probably getting an electric bike in the spring.
Something to get around my small town.
But I will never get an electric car.
I’m only in favor if electric cars are truly a more efficient technology.
Because there isn’t the infrastructure to support an EV ownership, its impossible to support it imo.
We need a way to make and economically supply Batteries locally, we also need the electric generation to make that possible.
Its not a simply implemented technology.
......Imagine if the 100 million Americans who took to the road over the holidays were driving electric cars. How many would have been stranded as temperatures plunged? There wouldn’t be enough tow trucks—or emergency medics—for people freezing in their cars......
They would have DIED!!!!
And electric cars have a tendency to EXPLODE!! More death!!!!
We need a government with NO climate jockeys and NO Ukraine proxy-war supporters!!! The Dims are the party of death!!!!
Electric Vehicles = White Wall Tires
Trends come and go and repeat...
For profit private companies are subject to the laws of physics and economics.
Film at eleven.
I’m sure electric vehicles can have their “niche” so to speak.
I don’t get how California has decreed that there will be no new internal combustion engine cars sold in California by 2035. A number of other states, and some European countries, are also targeting 2035 as the date when the internal combustion engine will be phased out.
Among other issues, do we know the state of the electrical grid in 2035? Will we be able to generate enough electricity to recharge over 100 million cars a day at that time? Are we working on that?
And do any of these people ever stop to think, that the electricity to recharge all these electric cars will be generated in coal or natural gas fired power plants, the evil fossil fuels we want to phase out?
I think there’s a big disconnect in how we are rushing forward with electric cars. But the powers that be, feel the need to go in that direction, and don’t give a (blank) about some of the basic questions such as I’ve noted.
The elites hate the idea of locally generated and controlled electricity—which is exactly why we need it.
I now own 3...a 1961 VW truck, a 1998 Honda Civic..and a 1999 Ford Explorer Sport.
Will not EVER own a EV.
MASSIVE subsidies to Big Oil causes massive market disruption in the Automotive Market. It amounts to ~$17k subsidy per gasoline car sold in the USA including Federal and State subsidies. Otherwise you would be spending $17k more on gasoline/diesel over the 20 year lifespan of an internal combustion car.
Toyota will be seeking a Japanese government bailout in 10, 9, 8......
I’m only in favor if electric cars are truly a more efficient technology.
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All the CCP Chinese that control the African child forced labor to mine the minerals to make EVs thank you for your support.
I’ve had to run people to the ER.
I will never own an EV, especially if it’s my only vehicle.
Batteries don’t produce more power than the power required to produce and charge the rechargeable ones.
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