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It might be the real deal, but the last half dozen times they said it, it wasn't. They don't have much credibility with these statements.
by recursive 1y ago
It might be the real deal, but the last half dozen times they said it, it wasn't. They don't have much credibility with these statements.
- legitster 1y agoI think this is a bit unfair. In 2017 said they were going to have the technology by 2021. They are a couple of years late, but they say they have the technology in test cars now and are moving to production. Given it was over 20 years before Lithium batteries were first proposed and when they were commercially viable, we're probably being a bit harsh.
- unclad5968 1y agoIf someone says they'll have something by 2021 and they don't have it in 2025, you've adequately explained why no one believes them. Nobody cares whether or not the delay was justifiable, because they could continue having justifiable delays for the next decade.
- nostrademons 1y agoUnless they're Elon Musk, apparently.
- recursive 1y agoI think most people also don't believe Elon about these kinds of promises either.
- nostrademons 1y agoSure, and yet TSLA stock continues to reach even higher heights of insanity. It's worth almost 6x what Toyota is.
- recursive 1y agoIt would seem that life's not fair. Invest in Toyota I guess.
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- mensetmanusman 1y agoIt’s because there is a risk that Teslas unbounded ambitions actually pay off and they destroy all the competition.
- terminalshort 1y agoAnd once they have t nobody will even remember the delays
- simondotau 1y agoA bit harsh? Toyota have destroyed their own credibility. I don't even take new battery tech claims seriously AFTER a company begins shipping product. Wake me up when a new battery has been independently tested, the economic viability has been demonstrated, and factory capacity is ramping up to supply enough product to make a meaningful impact in the market.
- BLKNSLVR 1y agoWake me up when they've been in use for at least five years so that there are some useful real world statistics about their performance, safety, and degradation levels.
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- burnerthrow008 1y agoIsn’t that exactly what all the Tesla fans have been saying? I guess the roadster isn’t late now?
- deepfriedchokes 1y agoFrom an article last month linked in the above press release: “Toyota’s all-solid-state EV battery plans officially gained approval from Japan’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (METI). The certification gives Toyota the green light to develop and build next-gen EV batteries as part of Japan’s plans to boost domestic supply.” Seems like it’s more legit this time.
- theshrike79 1y agoIs this the same ministry who wanted hydrogen vehicles everywhere? They aimed to have all the buses for the Tokyo Olympics be hydrogen powered for example. They got two. And the Olympics were postponed.