possibly because the domestic Japanese grid can't really support EVs. The domestic grid has no impact on most Toyota/Japanese cars which are exported or built

possibly because the domestic Japanese grid can't really support EVs. The domestic grid has no impact on most Toyota/Japanese cars which are exported or built elsewhere --- often using engines made in Japan. This was about saving a large segment of the Japanese economy which is centered around the internal combustion engine and associated expertise and know how. https://cleantechnica.com/2021/11/15/toyotas-team-japan-aims-to-save-internal-combustion-engine-from-extinction/ https://cleantechnica.com/2021/11/15/toyotas-team-japan-aims...