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Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by vardump on Monday January 13, 2020 @01:33PM (#22037173)
> Toyota of course has the top-selling hybrid, and introduced a plug-in hybrid version recently.

I thought that was in 2012? Of course "recently" is kind of subjective.

Edit: Ah, so they only introduced plug-in hybrids in the United States in 2016. Wonder what took them so long.

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Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by javagram on Monday January 13, 2020 @02:01PM (#22037436)
Fuel prices in the USA are quite low. There isn’t much demand for a plugin hybrid. People looking for “green” cred and branding may go straight to an electric car, while everyone else buys SUVs and light trucks.
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Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by jppope on Monday January 13, 2020 @05:14PM (#22039306)
Most of the major automakers work in 5 year cycles, where the cars are basically the same for 5 years but get cosmetic changes. Major design changes need to be part of the next cycle if its non-trivial.
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