Posted on 07/28/2021 8:33:51 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Verge reports that Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, is working behind the scenes to stall any federal mandates that would ban gas-burning cars.
According to The New York Times, a top Toyota executive has met with congressional leaders behind closed doors in recent weeks to advocate against the Biden administration’s plans to spend billions of dollars to incentivize the shift to EVs. The executive, Chris Reynolds, has argued that hybrids, like the Toyota Prius, as well as hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles should also be in the mix.
In addition, Toyota is also pushing back against EV-friendly policy through the auto industry’s main DC-based lobbying group, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. The group, which represents the major car companies and their suppliers and is chaired by Reynolds, has been arguing against the Biden administration’s plan to adopt the so-called California compromise as its official position, the Times reports.
Anything coming out of California is not a compromise, but let’s leave that aside for now.
The Verge reports that Toyota has lagged behind other carmakers on full battery-powered EV and that’s behind its lobbying to go slow on the full switch. That doesn’t really wash. Toyota has been an early adopter on hybrids and the bottom line is that the Japanese carmaker knows how to make a buck making cars. They make more than anyone else and they tend to make cars and trucks that are among the most reliable. Toyota is largely agnostic on what kinds of cars it has to make, it makes what it knows will sell — and cars that it knows can be powered to do what buyers want them to do.
This is the part that the Verge leaves out. It’s no secret that Toyota has cautioned the whole world on shifting to EVs.
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The answer is obvious and controversial: more natural gas and more nuclear power. But if you just listen to the likes of AOC and her cohorts, you may be inclined to think windmills and solar panels are the answer. They’re not.
China is fast cornering the market on rare earth metals and lithium, two major ingredients in so-called renewable energy. That’s a security issue, among others. And neither wind nor solar is ready to power billions of cars a few years from now. Not even close.
Ping.
Who needs to run the numbers, brown outs are occurring now.
And on another happy note, Gov. Brown(C) OR, gleefully signed into law more restrictions on electrical production.
Toyota being rational.
Heck, if an average guy like me can see this, any car manufacturer that can’t deserves to fail.
Agreed. It seems crazy to me that a company like GM seems to be going “all in” with EVs. The whole thing still isn’t ready for prime time.
1. Infrastructure isn’t there. The grid in California, for example, can barely handle air-conditioning spikes in the summer. Adding 8 million EVs into that mix over the next decade is a good idea? Seriously? If you think that pencils out, you’re likely sampling some of of CA’s recreational cannabis.
2. Range just isn’t there. I fairly regularly drive my gasoline-powered cars ~600 miles with one 5-minute gas (and restroom) break. Good luck doing that with an EV anytime soon. I have friends who have done the Bay Area-to-Southern California ~450-mile run in EVs and they describe lengthy, multi-hour breaks for recharging on I-5 or US-101. Fun.
Do whatever you want. I’m buying a giant V8 to drive for the rest of my life
Definitely. The power grids cannot handle the projected load. There are not enough power stations. There is not enough power.
And when they eliminate oil/coal/natural gas for generating electricity, and go to solar and wind power, there will be much less power available. It will be a disaster!
RE: The power grids cannot handle the projected load. There are not enough power stations. There is not enough power.
One answer is obvious and controversial: more natural gas and more nuclear power. But if you just listen to the likes of AOC and her cohorts, you may be inclined to think windmills and solar panels are the answer. They’re not.
China is fast cornering the market on rare earth metals and lithium, two major ingredients in so-called renewable energy. That’s a security issue, among others. And neither wind nor solar is ready to power billions of cars a few years from now. Not even close.
If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil.
If you compromise with stupidity, you just get more stupid....................
You won’t be able to drive it.
They won’t allow it on the roads and you won’t be able to buy gasoline for it anyway....................
Leftists tell us that electricity grows on trees and it’s free...so let’s force Toyota to make ONLY EV cars & trucks.
Just follow the science...right?
You know what is really hard to find? A household with ONLY electric cars. EV owners know better than to try that.
Not to mention the fact that if your route happens to take you near Skinwalker Ranch, you could find your previously full battery suddenly drained in an instant.
And “...when they eliminate oil/coal/natural gas for generating electricity, and go to solar and wind power..”, we’ll all be back in the 1700s.
Great point. Playthings for the rich who can afford multiple vehicles. A third (or 4th) vehicle for commuting on days that aren’t too hot/cold etc.
Dude, Skinwalker ranch is in north eastern Utah.
Toyota has announced that they will not make any further campaign contributions to any American politician who publicly questions the validity of the 2020 US presidential election.
So regardless whether it’s powered by electrons or dead dinosaurs, every penny you spend on a Toyota automobile is a contribution to the demoncrat party.
Don’t you think that’s the plan? IF you can get a charge - you can still only travel a couple hundred miles(as long as you go slow).
Mobility gives you too much freedom. Your only option will be the rails, airlines or bus, but you won’t be able to use those options unless your papers are in order.
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