Excellent response!

Agreed. I’ve given Toyota the benefit of the doubt for the most part because I think the temperament towards EV’s is fairly pragmatic, even if it’s rooted on just being behind the 8-ball. But holy moses, that 30% assumption is some head-in-the-sand shit.

The required infrastructure for hydrogen seem like it would make EV charging look like child's play. 

I love Toyota. But they are constantly dragging their feet on this while at the same time the Chinese automakers are quietly taking over. German automakers are suffering due to the rampant growth of Chinese brands being brought over to Europe. The BYD Dolphin just got “Budge car of the year” in the UK. They are all…

When does the opener act like these views are being pushed by outsiders... these contradictory views are being pushed by very bloggers right here at Jalopnik.  Some keep touting it as a major downturn, while others keep pushing that its increasing sales records.  While both of these statements can be simultaneously…

This would be awesome but... this will get rolled back, cut back, stalled by the GOP, forgotten about in the coming civil war, or they will be torn down or vandalized by fragile MAGA petrosexuals.

6 years is a long time, don’t bet against it.

And it makes less power than the 5-liter. 

know history. That was a sales pitch just like greenland is not very green.

“The Average EV Driver Is Sitting At A Fast Charger For More Than 40 Minutes”

Most EV drivers I know charge at home and maybe use public chargers a few times a year.

Almost a Mother Russia joke.

Really UPS drivers don’t have a worthwhile occupation?  Mail people?  Truck drivers?  Now to the big question - what’s different about those jobs than delivering food?

I wish people understood the dynamic between a Franchisee and a Franchisor - making comparisons as if the two operate as one entity is just a sign of ignorance towards how businesses work.

These are ment to be ENTRY LEVEL jobs and pay accordingly. The mandate that these slackers who can’t muster the motivation to be under-achievers should earn enough to “live” on removes the incentive to work on their skills and education and get a real job that supports their lifestyle.

That is the way that business works.  when something is no longer profitable, it is abandoned.  

I am struggling more than a little with the cognitive dissonance of this article, but more the theme.

The article mentions nothing about the amount of profit the California franchises make (as a percentage or otherwise). So the article doesn’t address the point at all.

Revenue != Profit