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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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'We Will Not Survive': Toyota Boss Wants Japanese Automakers To Team Up To Beat Chinese EVs (insideevs.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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Toyota boss has a radical solution to catch up to Chinese automakers, which are eating its lunch worldwide. Will it work?

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[–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

What's a "property car"?

[–] fizzle@quokk.au -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Proper car

[–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you consider EVs not "proper cars" or just don't like the chinese ones?

The "Chinese EVs" are winning simply because they're the only ones fully behind producing EVs. Japan was ahead of the curve with the Toyota Prius, Mistubishi MIEV and Nissan Leaf but rather than capitalize on their early success they decided to stick with outdated fossil fuels because they like the smell and noise..

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 3 points 1 week ago

The Chinese EVs are shipping more units because they're the cheapest EVs, because the industry is heavily government subsidised.