[bootlooped]

But they're still iterating on current ICE engines, which you could call development. And in that case they're still developing ICE technology. It sounds like the only thing they're claiming is they will not come up with completely new designs.

[seanmcdirmid]

The old product will get big fixes and some minor performance improvements (basically maintenance mode), but all the real R&D is happening on the new product.

[yitchelle]

R&D happens on every product. Sometimes only the D occurs without the R.