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Toyota is taking the Corolla electric

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  1. paimapi · · focus · HN ↗
    and all it took was two decades and millions of spend in anti-EV lobbying before they finally gave in, huh

    (also kind of wild to me that an EV focused blog wouldn't mention this a single time since Toyota is (was?) arguably one of the staunchest and most stubborn anti-EV manufacturers out there)

    1. Apocryphon · · focus · HN ↗
      Don't they have existing EV models, though?
      1. paimapi · · focus · HN ↗
        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.ucs.org&#x2F;dave-reichmuth&#x2F;why-does-toyota-oppose-clean-air&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.ucs.org&#x2F;dave-reichmuth&#x2F;why-does-toyota-oppose-c...

        it&#x27;s sunk cost on their hydrogen cell R&amp;D - they want there to still be room for that instead of going with electrification but they have to diversify their portfolio to keep up with markets

        &gt; &quot;Toyota in particular has been vocal that they are uninterested in making ZEVs available in California. [...] Toyota has invested in hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles [instead].&quot;

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