> These jobs will be lost anyway. Job lossess can be minimised with proper planning by the economists and the industry. For example, some of the ancillary unit

> These jobs will be lost anyway. Job lossess can be minimised with proper planning by the economists and the industry. For example, some of the ancillary units could be converted to serve the EV sector. The rest could be converted to other manufacturing industries. All this require time and proper planning by the government and industry leaders. > It's only a matter of time, and then the question is are they going to be lost to Toyota's EVs, or foreign EVs? Temporary protectionist measures can be taken to not allow foreign EVs until the Japanese automobile industry is ready to compete with them. And note that EV technology is not complex and is readily available. That is why Tesla and others try to differentiate themselves by offering "self-driving" tech in their EV.