Large-battery EVs (LBEVs) are an unscalable luxury, both for cost and recharging infrastructure. Even if Toyota has chosen to advance its interests more aggress

Large-battery EVs (LBEVs) are an unscalable luxury, both for cost and recharging infrastructure. Even if Toyota has chosen to advance its interests more aggressively, the criticism of the EV market is valid. The electrical infrastructures of the US and the EU are not able to support a total adoption of EVs, especially not LBEVs. Consumers appear to be choosing LBEVs, not small-battery EVs. They want range even though most people need only a range of less than 100km. [1] Toyota's (or anyone else's) hybrid vehicles are a better choice for combination short-range/long-range drivers, where short trips are clean, and long trips use the energy density of petrol. IMHO what Toyota should be doing is adding a larger battery to its hybrids, e.g. 17 kWh instead of 8.8 kWh. I believe the Honda Clarity has a 17 kWh battery. From your articles: “Toyota’s view is also that countries are jumping in with the idea of the electric-vehicle endgame without a real plan, and it’s more political showmanship than sound planning,” Mr. Liker said. Toyota will inevitably be marketing EVs, though. "For one, China, an important market for Toyota, has moved aggressively to require automakers there to make electric vehicles. That has spurred Toyota to start producing electric cars under a joint venture." [1] https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1128626_why-you-really-don-t-need-your-ev-to-go-500-miles https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1128626_why-you-really-...