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They were focusing on hydrogen cells and this slowed them down as the EV market took off.
by jacquesl 6y ago
They were focusing on hydrogen cells and this slowed them down as the EV market took off.
- chrisseaton 6y agoI don't think Tesla would have been possible if Toyota hadn't blasted the way for them. Before Toyota's work people didn't think any kind of EV was practical.
- gpapilion 6y agoI’m not sure Toyota would have invested in the super charging network. I’m also not sure a Tesla would have been good without it. If you want to do a road trip in an EV Tesla is often the best/only option.
- btilly 6y agoThe classic business book on disruptive innovation, produced before the Prius existed, shows that people who cared actually knew better. EVs were not viable until battery technology improved enough. Batteries have been improving about 7%/year. Based on those figures from the 1990s and an estimate of minimum acceleration, range, and recharge time to be acceptable on the road, EVs were predicted to become viable for the mass market around 2020. Guess what. Those trends held and EVs became viable for the mass market around 2020. :-)