inari@piefed.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agoToyota Veteran Reveals His Worst Fear: 'Everybody Is Shifting To EVs' - Akio Toyoda says he feels "very alone" in defending combustion engineswww.motor1.comexternal-linkmessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1161
arrow-up1161external-linkToyota Veteran Reveals His Worst Fear: 'Everybody Is Shifting To EVs' - Akio Toyoda says he feels "very alone" in defending combustion engineswww.motor1.cominari@piefed.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square59linkfedilink
minus-squareJacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoReading his complaint I was thinking, combustion engines will still be around, after all I see people driving steam powered antique autos almost every summer. But that doesn’t mean we should stay dependent on old, damaging tech for basic tasks
minus-squareCookieOfFortune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoYeah but Toyota’s market is daily drivers. Camry, RAV4, boring everyday cars. These are cars that can already go electric for most people.
Reading his complaint I was thinking, combustion engines will still be around, after all I see people driving steam powered antique autos almost every summer. But that doesn’t mean we should stay dependent on old, damaging tech for basic tasks
Yeah but Toyota’s market is daily drivers. Camry, RAV4, boring everyday cars. These are cars that can already go electric for most people.