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And yet they had one of the first hybrids (although not a plug-in hybrid) in the Prius.
by badc0ffee 8mo ago
And yet they had one of the first hybrids (although not a plug-in hybrid) in the Prius.
- seanmcdirmid 8mo agoHonda also was early in hybrids, but they like Toyota are also late on EVs.
- formerly_proven 8mo agoThe difference is probably philosophical. A (non-phev) hybrid is primarily an ICE car in every way. Building hybrids is building ICE cars with a little extra. Building EVs is different.
- seanmcdirmid 8mo agoHonda and Toyota invested a lot in hybrid tech, they probably want to milk that investment more and the hydrogen distraction kept them from also investing in BEV tech. China was basically starting a car industry from scratch so didn’t have those sunk costs to worry about.