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Toyota's approach.
Audi Says Goodbye to IC Engines
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It's all political feel good stuff. Media presence is very important for the brands. You can bet that if Audi could make more money on ICE in 10 years they would certainly go that way instead.
Exactly. As Matt from The Smoking Tire has said, saying you’re getting rid of gas cars by 20XX is front page news, when it inevitably gets pushed out its somewhere on page 10 and nobody really talks about it.
They DO know what the future holds. The Chinese and Europeans want cleaner air and not only have their govts mandated that it happen by X date they've also given hundreds of millions in subsidies to automakers in order to help them make it happen. Basically there's no going back.
Now whether it's successful is on thing but a transition to BEV/Hybrid is not going to stop.
IMO Toyota is concerned about losing their advantage on affordability, reliability and job losses.
They're facing greater competition on all sides.
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Yep, The Canadian Government just adopted 2035 as the date, following the Europeans.
I wouldn't put the Chicoms in that group, what they say and what they do are two completely different things. China's goal is world economic domination, human life, the environment and anything else is of no consequence.
Ya perhaps they also want to insulate themselves from being offended.
Baloney.....things can and will change when change has to happen. Just like anything else.....we will get adjust. It's the chicken or the egg problem. Do you upgrade the electrical infracture before it's needed? Don't think so.
99.99% of trips are EASILY within an EV's range. So sure, there will be ICE cars, but a lot less. And it will be lower cost to own an EV to top that off.
It is coming, no doubt, but there's no way the automakers can possibly put a date on it...
I think you've got the wrong side mentioned in your question, besides your post is violating the no P rule...
We just had 4 power outages in 4 days that lasted 3 hours or longer along with power surges and 2 in the last 2 weeks before that. They cant even keep the friggin lights on man. EV will not be popular or widespead in the NE, I would bet money on that.
Well as you know they have to set A date. That's just business.
True, in 1995 the "experts" said the east coast would be under water and uninhabitable in 10 years. Dates come and go.
I agree.....EV's wont cut it in all climates. Hybrids are the way to go. Plus there gonna have to come up with chargers that either run on stored power or gasoline in case the power goes out.
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Bottom line is that EVs require many large quantities of rare metals not just for the batteries, but for the motors and the reality is that just isn't enough of those metals to actually meet market demands, on top of that the electrical grids will NOT handle large numbers of EV charging.
At least in the USA those companies that say they are only making EVs will leave our market and to that I say good riddance.
At least in the USA those companies that say they are only making EVs will leave our market and to that I say good riddance.
¡Audios!
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Seems to me that electric charge stations will start to addition to, or even replace, some of the existing gas pumps at these locations. Cant let a good gas station network go to waste!
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