[loeg]

Another key word is "Toyota" -- even if the battery tech is great, is Toyota really going to start making EVs or selling batteries? Japanese manufacturers have been dragging their feet on full EVs, possibly because the domestic Japanese grid can't really support EVs.

[jqpabc123]

possibly because the domestic Japanese grid can't really support EVs.

The domestic grid has no impact on most Toyota/Japanese cars which are exported or built elsewhere --- often using engines made in Japan.

This was about saving a large segment of the Japanese economy which is centered around the internal combustion engine and associated expertise and know how.

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/11/15/toyotas-team-japan-aims...

[FreshStart]

Very similar to Germany. Als tooting the hydrogen horn.. Again similar to Germany. A wild pattern of sabotaging the successor by naming his little brother king emerges.

[Shawnj2]

They’ve been selling the Bz4x for about a year now which is basically an electric RAV4

[throwaway5959]

It’s comically bad. The charging curve is horrible, entertainment system is a joke, doesn’t look appealing and has issues with retaining charge on the 12 volt battery.

[jqpabc123]

Not to mention the wheels falling off.

It's almost like they released a bad car in an attempt to give EVs a bad name.