> Don’t make the logical mistake of assuming “silent majority” claims are automatically “likely false.”

Is that a mistake? Would it not be fairly safe to assume that if someone had hard evidence to back up their big claim they would not resort to crediting "a silent majority"? Until they make a falsifiable claim, I'm going to err on the side of "probably bullshit."

You're not doing the world any favors by giving the time of day to bullshitters. In the absence of evidence, apply Occam's razor: is it more likely that Toyota is bravely taking a stand for the poor and downtrodden automakers, or is it more likely they're trying to do the same thing they've done for years and spread FUD about EVs merely as a way to save face and justify their boneheaded investments in hydrogen cars?