Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to electric vehicles

Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e... by bsder on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:51PM (#27966976)

> A hybrid with a range extender and 1/3 of the battery, can better accommodate the needs of daily commuters

You are describing the Chevy Volt (hybrid).

And GM quit making them because the Bolt (all electric) is so much cheaper to produce. Consumer convenience or emissions is irrelevant.

Hybrids are, unfortunately, a dead end because everybody is assuming that they are going to get swept away by all-electric once the infrastructure is in place. They're right--but everybody is assuming that will take 10 years when in reality it will take more like 25.

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Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e... by dragonwriter on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:56PM (#27967004)

> And GM quit making them because

...they couldn't compete with the offerings, including plug-ins, from firms with established track records in the hybrid space; especially Toyota.

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