schizoidmanNearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds
☂️-is that purely because they can’t make them well or is there another reason?
honestly the japanese EV ive been in felt decent?
I know Toyota is still ragging on EVs because they invested a lot into hydrogen tech and want that to be the next big thing instead. But I didn’t know Honda, Mazda and Suzuki also under-invested.
Code_aIt isn’t about development investment. It’s about engines. Engines have long tail after sales profits from maintenance and parts.
It’s why Toyota recently unveiled their ammonia fueled engine and declared electric vehicles are dead.
Electric engines remove a ton of after sales profits in the form of servicing, spare parts and upgrades.