THIS!  Toyota has been VERY clear in their researched opinion that BEVs are not the solution for the masses due to the numerous issues that continue to be glossed over by governments that are pushing the current agenda.  Toyota has been heavily researching hydrodgen as a long term, solution that will meet the needs of…

Hybrids are indeed good enough, and the potential of them have not been explored fully yet.  Personally, my bigger issue is the fact that EV’s are not there yet technologically, and by the time they are, we will only then have real world information on the practicality of them long term.  Not to mention the conspiracy…

This same issue also had the same effects to the Hemi’s with the cylinder deactivation, lifter tick issues. So it’s not so much a GM issue but just the end result to saving mpg with half the engine working. 

I’m in the battery business and I agree, battery technology is changing very quickly. That being said, you can have all of these batteries that can accept a charge very quickly, but if you don’t have the infrastructure to charge them, it’s not going to take hold as quickly.

Tailwinds

This is largely because they have to actually develop an internal combustion engine working with all sorts of factors like fluid flow thru piping, blocks, manifolds, heads, radiators, cylinders, forced induction, climate variation, etc, VS just sourcing an electric motor/battery. Electric input/output in comparison is …

ICE vehicles aren't going anywhere in the next decade or two. We dont have the lithium production to support a full switch to EVs, and won't anytime soon

One does not.

Thermal efficiency. Expect longer stroke smaller bore, spray bore liners, reduced oil pressure, variable oil pump, more advanced VCT/VVT, reduced valve train friction.

BuT IcE iS dEaD

My 993 is worth more than a new car, and I happily paid a little more so I can can listen to my music and sort through my songs without having to pick up my phone. It’s nice to be able to take a roadtrip and have a GPS that isn’t suction cupped to my windshield.

Eat shit.

Or it could be that EV development costs are lower because it was committed to upfront. They’ve already spent $2 billion alone just to develop the Ultium battery.

Early 2000's cars are not so old as to have issues with modern tech being added to them. I upgraded the head unit in my 2001 BMW to a 10" touch screen with Android Auto and it was exactly what it needed to up its daily driver potential.

In Porsche, that means they will prep your vehicle for the new display for 1475.99.  Actually getting the new display and installing it will cost an additional 5,000.

I’m not going to tell someone what to do with their vehicle. If they prefer a certain approach, and that approach includes a touch screen, have at it.

Bend over. 

Installing them in a vehicle smaller than a Bluebird bus and lighter than a cement mixer might be a good place to start.

Cylinder deactivation and flat ground.

Sure, with an enthusiast eye. But when it concerns their sales volume, where the majority of their revenue comes from light & heavy duty truck sales, this is an important upgrade.

I mean pretty much of course they need to keep developing their V8 engines for trucks, unless they expect people to tow less than 100 miles before needing a 2 hour charge for their giant batteries.