The “reality” of EVs is becoming apparent, Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda told reporters at the Japan Mobility Show last week.

When rich people figure out they cannot get even richer without infrastructure repairs then they will be repaired sold off to private entities and turned into toll roads.

And what if they DIDN’T have <problem that I made up to justify my position>?

I would much prefer not having to deal with maintenance at all to free maintenance (that I paid for with the purchase).

Its a pipe dream UNTIL it goes into production, and WHEN it doesn’t have all the magical features he said it would for the price he said it would, the thing he announced will STILL be a pipe dream.

PhD = Piled Higher and Deeper.

It’s just that it is a complexity that could be avoided by choosing a different style.

He’s never going to love you the way you want him to...

If they start making 250k a year in 2025 and their backlog is 2 million,... they would theoretically not sell a Cybertruck to someone who didn’t preorder until 2032?

I don’t know if you’ve ever driven or owned an Avalanche, but if you haul lumber or sheet goods (or any long material), I think you’re really going to like the 4 door with mid gate configuration if you use it. Its super versatile.

Remember all the noise about Tesla not being profitable? Then tesla pulled a profit and the story changed to “it was only because of environmental credits”.

The I-375 Reconnecting Communities Project

EV chargers are first come, first serve, just as gas pumps are.

I don’t know that it makes sense to read economic judgement into it...

Except that its pretty specifically the fault of people like the owners of dealerships that the government is underfunded and runs poorly as a result.

Seems like a great use for the line of credit that that these cash flow critical businesses almost certainly have.

I would have more sympathy if dealership owners weren’t so conservative and politically active.

That’s flat-out wrong because you definitely can text while shifting gears; it’s just harder to text in a stick sift car than in a car with an automatic transmission.

‘There is no doubt these vehicles were to be used in carrying out serious violent acts for crimes syndicates.

So, do we think that the cash was to buy more gear?