Still some kinks to iron out. But looking at the source of electricity in Asia Pac, is this just pushing pollution out of sight.
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Scotty reviews Toyota BZ 4X
Still some kinks to iron out. But looking at the source of electricity in Asia Pac, is this just pushing pollution out of sight.
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(Old Spike)
He still is an annoying presenter. Not really a review if he never sits in the car.....
(Old Spike)
This is a big move. Toyota was 'no way in hell' about BEVs till quite recently. They were/are still really focused on hydrogen. The big problem with hydrogen seems to be the infrastructure. Technically, we should simply be able to produce hydrogen from water and electricty in units sitting where gas stations are now. But it's just not happening. So then we're back to production facilities/shipping/trucking.
(Site Administrator)
Exactly that. But the improved battery lifespan is also noteworthy in this instance. I hate to think about when everybody needs these replaced around the same time.
(Old Spike)
I beleive they just offered a big warranty, no actualy guarantees the batteries will last longer. I beleive it is hard to know and there also seems to be so many environmental and usage factors. I wouldn't doubt they are simply doing the math and saying that the battery costs $X now and in 8 years it will be $1/8th X and we could replace the 20% expected to fail for pretty cheap.
(Site Administrator)
Supply and demand is another factor GK. We saw what happened to electricity rates in California and Arizona after a lot of people switched to solar. Prices for solar were adjusted to more closely match that of the competitors, nearly stripping away the financial incentive after factoring in the cost of the conversion. They called it a 'correction'.