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asdfginoi··on Toyota is taking the Corolla electric
From a few posts upstream:

>and all it took was two decades and millions of spend in anti-EV lobbying before they finally gave in, huh

EVs are a stupid idea and will remain so for the foreseeable future. If you want to complain about their funding of climate deniers, complain about that. But don't criticize them for their justified dismissal of the EV mania.

I am disappointed Toyota is making EVs now. That doesn't mean I am a fan of the company; I don't even own a car.

asdfginoi··on Toyota is taking the Corolla electric
I am with Toyota on this one. They have done more to reduce carbon emissions than any other automaker. Hybrids, particularly plug-in hybrids, achieve most of the benefits of EVs without any of the tradeoffs, and they make far more efficient use of our limited supply of batteries.

Public policy should not insist on one technology to the exclusion of viable alternatives.

Fuel cells are stupid, though.