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Honda also was early in hybrids, but they like Toyota are also late on EVs.
by seanmcdirmid 8mo ago
Honda 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.