it never fails to amaze me that when talking about EV groups that it's always just universally presumed that making a good quality, reliable, easy to service and maintain vehicle is a solved problem, and that all that matters now is whether or not you offer a specific drive-train.

even this late into the game Toyota is at a significant advantage compared to most EV groups : they have the whole 'vehicle' thing just-about mastered, they have significant production capability, and they've been dabbling with electric technologies just about longer than anyone aside from GM.

Meanwhile BYD and Tesla are still struggling with body panel fit-and-finish, delivery, repair turnaround, parts availability and numerous small QC problems.

Offering an electric drivetrain is many times easier than fixing those other problems; Toyota should know -- they've been chasing those same problems and squashing them since 1935.