You can say the HV and PHEV is a patch, but it fills Toyota’s ongoing strategy. They see a slower transition to full EVs that most people on this sub would prefer.
The dealer markup is a separate issue. Toyota corporation doesn’t see anything from the markup at John Smith’s Toyota dealership. Their goal is to produce enough vehicles so that an individual dealer cannot markup a model due to scarcity.
For whatever reason, Toyota hasn’t been able to get the parts they need to build as many Primes as people want to buy (computer chips?).
I think Toyotas mission was to use hydrogen vehicles as their EV. Frankly hydrogen might be a better option than electric if they had succeeded in making it available at the same time. It might still be if it reaches the point that it is widely available. Bob Honda and Toyota missed the mark on EV’s. It’s a shame. I think both make great cars.
You can say the HV and PHEV is a patch, but it fills Toyota’s ongoing strategy. They see a slower transition to full EVs that most people on this sub would prefer.
The dealer markup is a separate issue. Toyota corporation doesn’t see anything from the markup at John Smith’s Toyota dealership. Their goal is to produce enough vehicles so that an individual dealer cannot markup a model due to scarcity.
For whatever reason, Toyota hasn’t been able to get the parts they need to build as many Primes as people want to buy (computer chips?).
I think Toyotas mission was to use hydrogen vehicles as their EV. Frankly hydrogen might be a better option than electric if they had succeeded in making it available at the same time. It might still be if it reaches the point that it is widely available. Bob Honda and Toyota missed the mark on EV’s. It’s a shame. I think both make great cars.