[dzhiurgis]

Why make electric cars when you can bribe politicians to tax EVs and promote hybrids?

[cenamus]

Are you talking about Toyota or every german automaker ;)

[nixass]

Or even US government? (by removing incentives)

[bigstrat2003]

Removing incentives is not "taxing EVs", it's leveling the playing field. If EVs can't compete without the competition being tilted in their favor, they aren't up to scratch yet.

[dzhiurgis]

If EV costs more you pay more sales tax / gst / vat.

Also most places now tax EV registration with extra fee or per mile so you add fair share towards roads making hybrid TCO lower.

[breve]

Hybrids sell better.

Toyota sells more cars than any other automaker. 2023 was a record sales year for Toyota. 2025 is looking like it will be another record year for them:

https://www.autoblog.com/news/nearly-900000-cars-sold-toyota...