• grizzly_teddy@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It was a smart short term decision. They won’t be able to scale and catch up on EVs and will now completely miss the boat. Hybrids will be too expensive and irrelevant within 5 years.

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      1 year ago

      I’ll take that bet.

      EV’s won’t be the majority of new vehicle sales within even 10 years, much less the shorter and ridiculously optimistic 5 year timeline you propose in your comment there.

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        1 year ago

        in europe it absolutely is. EVs are only accelerating and even poor countries are over 30% new car share.

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        1 year ago

        EV’s won’t be the majority of new vehicle sales within even 10 years

        That’s a joke. What do you think happens to the market when the cost of the battery is 50-70% less than today? This will happen by 2030. Tesla EVs will be cheaper than ICE cars, let alone hybrids. Toyota won’t be able to compete.