RE: https://mastodon.online/@electrek/116291601873699914

OK! Toyota is ready to fight!👍🏿

Everyone looks at the number of cars that are sold in China each year, and begins to salivate. Their eyes turn to dollar signs!🤑

Then they get in market, and realize how much quality and value you need to pack into a tiny price.🤯

It's harder than spaceflight!

You can't just sell someone a basic, mid-level car for $60,000, and then expect them to put $5 a gallon gas in it every month. That only works on Americans that don't know any better.🤡

You have to sell someone a great car that they never have to put gas in, and that only costs $18,000.

@mekkaokereke
Germans too. 😔

@iamlayer8 @mekkaokereke

German carmakers utterly failed to meet this moment. All they can think of is more government handouts to keep the ICE car market in Europe going for a little longer while they downsize.

@juergen_hubert
Well, they also heavily push pro-fossil propaganda directly and indirectly.

Too bad they'll drag many of their suppliers with them into the grave >:(

@iamlayer8 @mekkaokereke