They are using the slowdown in EV sales as a result of people abandoning EV’s.

What do you mean?

The article says sales increased 40% year on year in North America.

I think the standard LBX comes with a 3 cylinder engine, so I guess it won’t be too out of place in terms of this particular model.

Perhaps the traditional automakers aren’t interested in buying our EV brands as they can’t see a way to integrate them into their own future product lineups and manufacturing processes.

Toyota could buy Rivian, for example, but Toyota is developing its own EV platform for release in 2026, making the Rivian platform superfluous to Toyota’s requirements.

Did you read the article?

The advantage is that it frees up space in the cabin. It also potentially makes manufacturing simpler.

Toyota’s latest system is pretty good.

The author’s a bit off the mark, as Toyota’s concepts at the show are mainly dependent on their next gen battery tech, and not their solid state battery tech.

Why are Toyota investing so much money in EV development and production facilities if they’re not serious about EVs? Your argument doesn’t make sense, as you only consider Toyota’s lineup right now.