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minus-squarevsis@feddit.cllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down4·1 year agoEVs are expensive because of the battery. A cheap car is not a novelty, specially for asian manufacturers. There is no cheap EV because there is no cheap big ion-li battery. Toyota strategy of focus on hybrid and hydrogen seemed weird to me. But over the years has been started to make sense. The world needs a better battery. Until that, EVs will be heavy and expensive.
minus-squareHypx@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoHydrogen cars are basically EVs without the giant battery. So it neatly avoids the huge cost and weight problem. Which is why Toyota thinks they are the future.
EVs are expensive because of the battery.
A cheap car is not a novelty, specially for asian manufacturers. There is no cheap EV because there is no cheap big ion-li battery.
Toyota strategy of focus on hybrid and hydrogen seemed weird to me. But over the years has been started to make sense.
The world needs a better battery. Until that, EVs will be heavy and expensive.
Hydrogen cars are basically EVs without the giant battery. So it neatly avoids the huge cost and weight problem. Which is why Toyota thinks they are the future.