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Toyota CEO: This New Engine Will Destroy the Entire EV Industry [video]

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Tune in next week and learn how to staple jam to the ceiling.

Seriously though, can't Toyota just admit they bet on the wrong horse?

Hydrogen has many downsides compared to batteries, it will never displace BEVs for most regular cars. Perhaps it can make sense for some applications but it will never destroy the entire EV industry. Not even close.

The biggest advantage of EVs is that you can charge it at home.

Everyone has an electrical outlet at home. No one has a hydrogen plant at home.

The simple convenience of waking up and having a full "tank" can't be overstated.

If you live in an apartment with only on-street parking, you frequently cannot in fact charge your EV at home. It's a big, often overlooked issue in cities.

Apartments are everywhere. It’s an everywhere problem.

Here in Oslo, Norway there's quite a lot of street chargers around. Not quite as convenient as having one in your garage, but much better than nothing.

Though with cars getting longer ranges it's less of an issue. We got a new BEV recently and even though we have a charger at home we're down to charging once or twice a week for the most part.

Toyota has been saying this for a decade, without much to show for it. Why should I believe Toyota now?

"get ready to dive into the future of Toyota as it's developing a new Water powered engine to destroy its competition. in today's video, we will explore the concept of Water Engines and its plan to dominate the entire automotive industry with its help. "

And next, they will unveil their secret perpetual motion machine.

Just to add: horrible computer narration - right in the middle of the uncanny valley. If this video really comes from Toyata, surely they would have hired a human narrator?

This is a bunch of stock footage with an AI-scripted voice over?

Even taking it at face value, they conveniently gloss over the power requirements of electrolysis.

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