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Mercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism grows (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (9 children)

Toyota say they can make 90 hybrids using the same raw materials as one BEV or six PHEVs, leading to a 37-fold reduction in lifetime carbon emissions .

There's the rub. 'The market' is demanding EVs with massive range-per-charge, leading to huuuge batteries (of which only 10% capacity is used, most of the time) and high prices. It's all a bit crazy.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago

I'm very skeptical of anything Toyota says about EVs.

Toyota Rav4 PHEV 18.1kWh Toyota Rav4 Hybrid ~1.6kWh Model Y LR 81kWh

81 / 18.1 = 4.48 PHEV 81 / 1.6 = 50.6 Hybrids

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