Danny wrote:

> Stanford Rally 2002.
> Noticeably absent this year where all the major manufactures who had
> appeared with their EV's in the few recent previous years. No Honda 
> no Nissan  no GM no Toyota (except the Rav4) and no Ford. Is it me or
> did most auto makers kill off their unborn EV's finally. Oddly to
> Toyota's credit they offer the only real manufactured EV for sale but
> only a few private owners provided any for the public to see.

Toyota smartly addressed two issues that prior manufactured EVs didn't. They offered a 
"family-type" vehicle in the form of an SUV, and 
utilizing the NiMH pack, they offered the range that was not restrictive to the vast 
majority of potential purchasers.


Vince

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