Esa Ruoho wrote:
but the tesla sedan isnt a luxury car
Ah, is that so? It doesn't say that in this article. The other Tesla cars are high-end luxury vehicles.
Several Japanese car companies are hustling to bring electric vehicles to market, and some are already selling, as I mentioned here.
The Japanese auto industry is in a serious recession, albeit nothing like GM or Chrysler. The one bright spot is the Prius. A new model was announced recently. It seems largely similar to the present one to me, but there is now a long waiting list for it, and the factory is running in multiple shifts and hiring more people.
In a few years, I doubt there will many conventional ICE-only automobiles manufactured in Japan. Maybe none at all. They will all be hybrid or pure electric. Customers demand it. This is partly because gasoline is very expensive in Japan although not as expensive as in Europe. It is also because Japanese consumers like cool gadgets.
- Jed
