Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Toyota dealers say there is no sale$ demand.us for EVs

2018-12-14 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
Hello Bruce, Hope your operation goes well. My prayers are with you. From your information and from Tom Keenan: Toyota is into the EV business but the dealers as Tom Keenan points out may not be enthusiastic about selling EVs: "If this is based on dealership interviews/meetings, then then

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Toyota dealers say there is no sale$ demand.us for EVs

2018-12-13 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
On Behalf Of Peter Eckhoff via EV Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 3:24 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Peter Eckhoff Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Toyota dealers say there is no sale$ demand.us for EVs I don't get it either. According to Exxon-Mobil, we have until around 2040, maybe

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Toyota dealers say there is no sale$ demand.us for EVs

2018-12-13 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
I don't get it either. According to Exxon-Mobil, we have until around 2040, maybe a bit longer, until the world wide liquid supply of crude oil peaks. All Toyota has to do is to view the worldwide sales of EVs on InsideEVs Sales charts to realize there is a market for EVs. Not sure what their

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Toyota dealers say there is no sale$ demand.us for EVs

2018-12-13 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
[Shrug] Their loss. In 1973, when the Mideast oil cartel shut the petroleum spigot down to a trickle, owners of 13mpg US-made land yachts were putting their names on waiting lists to buy 30mpg small cars. But it wasn't GM and Ford dealers that were collecting their "additional dealer

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Toyota dealers say there is no sale$ demand.us for EVs

2018-12-13 Thread Paul Compton via EV
Having gone from "You don't have to plug it in" to "Self charging" for their advertising in the UK, I have little time for Toyota. On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 16:45, Tom Keenan via EV wrote: > > If this is based on dealership interviews/meetings, then then perhaps the > dealership answer was really

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Toyota dealers say there is no sale$ demand.us for EVs

2018-12-13 Thread Tom Keenan via EV
If this is based on dealership interviews/meetings, then then perhaps the dealership answer was really (...since we make less money on servicing electrics) we don’t want to sell them. Thus, we pretend there is no demand. Tom Keenan > On Dec 13, 2018, at 12:46 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > >