RE: https://mastodon.online/@electrek/116331049080423778

well duh, Toyota.

Toyota has a solid rep for durable, reliable cars. Many Toyota owners have been clamouring for a Corolla BEV. The bZ is the next best thing, it's not far off from the Corolla in size.

But nooo, ever patriotic Toyota got sidetracked to the hydrogen dead-end because some doofus in the Japanese govt was persuaded that HFCVs were the future. But a coal-H2 gasfication project set up by Kawasaki and the Aus govt in Melbourne has collapsed as unfeasible.

FINALLY a Toyota BEV!

@weezmgk

"suddenly" is a tad late !!

@Sheep_Overboard I think it tells the tale that there was a customer base waiting _very specifically_ for a Toyota BEV.