Ignoring improvements in battery tech, look at what BYD/Tesla are doing now with packaging/production/aero/etc. https://www.drive.com.au/news/toyota-tesla-mode

Ignoring improvements in battery tech, look at what BYD/Tesla are doing now with packaging/production/aero/etc. https://www.drive.com.au/news/toyota-tesla-model-y-work-of-art-report/ https://www.drive.com.au/news/toyota-tesla-model-y-work-of-a... Most auto production is optimized for ICEs. Even 20+ years ago, Toyota's engineers knew there was plenty to do in the EV space. https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1995235_1995384_1995781,00.html https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28... The problem was/is that optimizing EVs will undercut ICE sales, so Toyota just ignored what their engineers said for decades to maintain the status quo and, like most legacy auto manufacturers, fell behind newcomers in the EV space.