1997/Prius hardly seems “behind” everyone when it was groundbreaking. IMO Toyota has chosen a path that is congruent with the reality that is, not what might b

1997/Prius hardly seems “behind” everyone when it was groundbreaking. IMO Toyota has chosen a path that is congruent with the reality that is, not what might be. I call that pragmatic. Those calling for full electrification right now when we can’t even keep our porch lights illuminated every single night in California, not so pragmatic IMO. Present battery tech requires a huge infrastructure buildout required and I’m not talking about charging solutions for residents of multi-family dwellings. If such a time should come to pass where those problems are solved, Toyota will at that time capitalize on everyone else’s mistakes and possibly buy solutions like batteries and enter the market then. It’s a basic risk containment strategy.