One of the other considerations or two is that Toyota has access to scientists and engineers who are (or should be well versed) in hydrogen fuel cell technology. Like the Prius, Toyota can take business risks if they see some potential benefit that might pay off in the future. Quick refueling has been the bane of EVs and hydrogen fuel cell tanks offer the potential to be refueled just as quickly as an ICE vehicles. As long as Toyota thinks that is possible, they will continue in that direction. They are not worried about next quarter's financial results.
If EV battery packs can be recharged at faster and faster rates without inducing negative impacts such as shortening pack life or damaging the electrical infrastructure, Toyota may give up on hydrogen fuel cell technology. We may see it coming, but it won't be official until we read it in the press. Hopefully, the best technology wins. On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 11:36 PM paul dove via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > I don't believe that is true. I think it's just arrogance like when GM axed > the EV1. Read the book The car that could to get a glimpse of the GM culture. > Toyota has an enormous amount of clout in Japanese government, business and > banking circles. Toyota pretty much gets what it wants from Japan's senior > political figures. > > > On Thursday, June 27, 2019, 7:54:38 AM CDT, Paul Wujek via EV > <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > On 2019-06-26 9:43 p.m., Bill Dube via EV wrote: > > I really would like to know what motivates Toyota to keep pushing H2 > > passenger > > cars. > I have always suspected that the Toyota H2 push is because of interference > from > the Japanese government and oil companies who likely hold a lot of sway in how > Toyota operates. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20190627/98ec7e5f/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
