Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investments in hybrids, hydrogen

Re:Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investment... by yurishimo on Thursday July 29, 2021 @12:29AM (#27992792)

Depends on where they're located. Outside America, subcompact cars are still the norm unless you need the utility of something large for your immediate family/job. Only got 2 kids? Subcompact.

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Re:Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investment... by dragonwriter on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:32AM (#27993114)

> Outside America, subcompact cars are still the norm unless you need the utility of something large for your immediate family/job.

Yes, and by that standard the Volt is a big car (not a subcompact), but still has small cargo space for a hatchback (2/3 of a Yaris, which is a subcompact.)

By American standards, its a fairly small car that has very small cargo space relative to its size, and so tiny cargo space compared to what the market expects. And also small compared to competing PHEVs, which to be fair generally also have small cargo space relative to size.

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