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 <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > > https://evbite.com/there-might-not-be-toyota-all-electric-car-and-heres-why/ > There Might Not Be Another Toyota All-Electric Car, and Here’s Why > December 8, 2018 David Mowatt > > [images > https://i2.wp.com/evbite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RAV4-EV.jpg > ] > > While the Japanese automaker has made considerable strides in the electric > plug-in and hybrid market thanks to their various Prius model variants, it > has been quite some time since we’ve seen a purely electric vehicle from > Toyota. According to Jack Hollis, the general manager of Toyota Motor North > America, it is unlikely we’ll be see a Toyota all-electric car anytime soon. > > With other well-known automakers pushing desperately towards > electrification, it always appeared rather odd that Toyota never seemed to > step outside of the plug-in and hybrid world in order to construct a > fully-electric car to compete with the ever changing marketplace. > > According to Jack Hollis, Toyota dealers don’t believe they can sell enough > fully-electric vehicles to warrant a business case, plain and simple. > > During a roundtable interview at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show, Hollis > shared: > > “If our dealers, and we just met with our national dealer council two > weeks ago, if our dealers felt like there was a significant demand (for EVs) > we would have already had fully electric and electric vehicles already on > the road today. > > “Having that technology, which you’ll remember if you go back the > electric RAV4 was one of the first electric offerings in the marketplace in > the US, period. So the technology there and what we can offer is available, > but like any good demand and supply economy, if the demand is low, do you > really want to supply?” > > Longtime fans of the Japanese automaker may remember the RAV4 EV, the first > Toyota all-electric car. Initially introduced in 1997, the fully-electric > crossover was discontinued in 2003 before Toyota later reintroduced a second > model in 2012. The second generation RAV4 EV, unfortunately, was > discontinued after just a few years on the market. In spite of the RAV4 EV’s > relatively short lifespan, its very existence shows that Toyota do know how > to make fully-electric vehicles—they just don’t believe they can make money > doing so at the moment. > > Hollis added: > > “But I will say at the exact same time, there is daily investment ... of > our electrification strategy, so I do not believe that our dealers, and they > would agree, that we should not go down just with an electric offering but > we should with an electrification offering where we have a wider range of > products, a wide range of energy sources and uses available. And that’s > really what were pursuing, a wider range. And then as we go over time well > be able to see where the marketplace moves. But at this point, there is no > reason to race that to market.” > > Toyota clearly plans to take their time as they ease into the electric > vehicle marketplace, which we can’t fault them for. Unlike automakers like > Volkswagen who claim to be able to pump out over 50 million electric > vehicles, it’s interesting to see Toyota opt for a slower, more relaxed pace > in regards to their electrification goals. Only time will tell when we’ll > see another Toyota all-electric car, but we hope it will be well worth the > wait. > [© evbite.com] > > > https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2018/12/toyota-if-our-dealers-thought-they-could-sell-evs-we-d-already-have-one.html > Toyota: We Don't Have a Business Case to Make EVs » AutoGuide ... > Dec 06, 2018 - Toyota sells a ton of electrified vehicles between its > various Prius model ... “If our dealers, and we just met with our national > dealer council two ... was a significant demand (for EVs) we would have > already had fully ... And make no mistake about it, Toyota will offer an EV > one day – it's just ... > https://www.autoguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Toyota-RAV-4-EV.jpg > > > [dated] > Toyota expanding NEV manufacturing in China - electrive.com > https://www.electrive.com/2018/08/17/toyota-expanding-ev-manufacturing-in-china/ > Aug 17, 2018 - Specifically, Toyota plans to increase production capacities > for electric vehicles in their factories in Tianjin and Guangzhou. The first > location ... > > > https://www.reuters.com/article/us-toyota-china-gac-exclusive/exclusive-toyota-plans-to-roll-into-chinas-ev-market-in-gac-motor-vehicle-idUSKCN1IJ07K > Exclusive: Toyota plans to roll into China's EV market in GAC Motor vehicle > May 17, 2018 - BEIJING (Reuters) - Toyota plans to start selling the GAC > Toyota ix4 by the end of the year. The car is a battery-powered compact SUV > based on GAC’s Trumpchi GS4, and has been in development for two years ... > > > + > https://uk.news.yahoo.com/first-drive-kia-e-niro-080000072.html?guccounter=1 > First Drive: Kia’s e-Niro recharges the South Korean brand’s electric car > offerings > 4 December 2018 Think of electric car ownership and you might first of all > consider the clever technology that powers EVs before turning your mind to > the 'range anxiety' we've all ... > media.zenfs.com/en-GB/homerun/snappa_motoring_693/c9b004d2485774646eafcaf70fc3a4dc > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/archive/ > https://mail-archive.com/ev@lists.evdl.org/maillist.html > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > _______________________________________________ > 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)
