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Toyota also made its big platform bet on mild hybrids and hydrogen, which Elon rightly scoffed at. No doubt there was big culture friction.
by bobsil1 8y ago
Toyota also made its big platform bet on mild hybrids and hydrogen, which Elon rightly scoffed at. No doubt there was big culture friction.
- ProfessorLayton 8y agoAgree with your hydrogen point, but curious to know a bit more about your mild hybrid reference. AFAIK Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive was the best in class parallel hybrid system. In fact, many hybrids on the market, such as the Fusion Hybrid, were licensed HSD from Toyota. Honda now has a more advanced 2-motor series hybrid system, similar to the Volt, but both systems are a lot more complex (expensive) than the brilliantly simple way HSD combines power from the motor and engine. Additionally, the hybrid bet paid off handsomely for Toyota.
- clouddrover 8y agoAnd the Toyota Prius is reckoned to be the cheapest car to own and maintain: https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/02/most-and-least-expensive-cars-to-own/index.htm https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/02/most-and-le... https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/the-most-and-least-expensive-cars-to-maintain-by-maddy-martin https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/the-most-and-least-expe... I'd say any scoffing was misguided.