Interestingly realistic numbers, but that definitely puts plans in perspective.
It’s pretty clear that solid state is Toyota’s end goal, but they have been overly optimistic about it’s actual manufacturability.
This really doesn’t matter as long as they continue to develop other battery products and don’t focus of this 1 technology.
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?).
It’s complicated to NO.
Peak gasoline consumption may have been in 2018. Gasoline demand will probably only continue to decrease from here on out.
That doesn’t mean that Gasoline supply will stay the same though. Refineries will be adjusted to make more of other products. In the short term, gas prices may drop because of over supply, but then supply will be cut.
As supply goes down we will eventually reach a point where gas becomes a niche product and it costs more again because it’s rare.