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Why do you need Toyota specifically to make EVs?
I don't. I'm gonna keep buying European cars. I was replying to the person who said Japanese manufacturers are no longer competitive when it comes to EVs, then you came in and implied it's better that they focus on hybrids instead of EVs.
I responded to your expectation that Toyota should have become a leader for full EVs. I just tried to explain why I think it makes sense for them to keep doing what they're good at, which is hybrids. But overall I agree with the points you made, and I think lots of people like Toyota for being no-nonsense and reliable, and some of those people (like you and me) prefer EVs. I'm sure they will make some EVs soon enough though.
Well my expectation was less "what I needed them to do" and more "they could've done this and forced the industry to modernize faster because they would've had the upper hand, so why didn't they"
But I think all the Japanese manufacturers just... Went really conservative. They used to experiment more, but I feel like in the 00s they just started focusing on what they know will sell well.