Elon Musk’s Hybrid Hatred Backfires as Toyota’s Sales Soar - Afronomist
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In the realm of automotive innovation, few figures loom as large as Elon Musk. Known for his audacious vision and unfiltered opinions, Musk has vocally declared hybrid cars a "dead end" technology, urging the world to pivot swiftly towards fully electric vehicles. However, the plot thickens as we explore how Toyota, a global hybrid juggernaut,
  • chronostasis1BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If I was to pick between a Tesla or a new Toyota hybrid . Always Toyota . Better quality and not just shitty software and horrible built quality.

  • ParticularUse9479BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Hybrids allow for carbon cutting now without infrastructure change. And it doesn’t matter what your living situation is.

    At the end of the day it must be nice to own a home that you can plug your car in every night like plugging in your phone before going to bed. Good for you, you’re lucky. Us who have to park on the street don’t have that option

  • RougeRoguelikeBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    EVs are going to die off. EV vehicles require huge amounts of processed metals, and we get those from shitholes like russian and china…

  • 3_ohhh_4BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Wouldn’t drive a Tesla just because of Elon’s idiocy

  • deppaotokoBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Can you tell me about the business model of electric vehicle charging stations in the United States? In Japan, the number of charging stations exploded from around 2010, but it has been declining since 2020. The reason is that most owners do not want to continue operating charging stations, even with investment in new chargers, due to the aging of chargers. In other words, it is said that “charging stations are not profitable at all.” ChargePoint in the United States is also reported to have fallen by more than 90% from its peak, and its earnings for the current quarter were also poor. What about other electric vehicle charging station operators?

  • travelavatarBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I have a prius plug in. It got the cheap charging of an EV with all the benefits and the safety of petrol engine when i run out on longer distances. No stress that i am left without fuel.

    Also even after the battery will die i will be able to use the engine given that the hybrid system allows it

  • Snap305BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Toyota has waiting lists 40 people long for the new Grand Highlander Hybrid… idk what the people who were estimating sales were on when they only estimated 20% would be hybrids, but I want what they’re having.