• vividspecter
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    2 months ago

    You mean Toyota, the same company that has spent years lobbying against emissions standards in Australia and dragging their feet on EVs?

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      2 months ago

      I don’t see why it’s a big deal that they’re dragging their feet on EVs in classic Toyota style. This is what they do and why they’re so reliable. Other companies jump headfirst into projects often with disastrous results.

      Not to mention Toyota was first with the hybrid and hybridizing a good chunk of their fleet so its not as if they’re selling a bunch of gas guzzlers like Dodge/Chrysler.

      I don’t agree with the other guy that people are stupid for buying any other brand, but Toyota is consistently the best bang for your buck in most categories.

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      2 months ago

      Yes, Toyota. The last bastion of low cost, durable cars in the US especially with the nonsensical EPA loopholes and the bans/tariffs of reasonable trucks, EVs, etc. All of that on top of the car industry going out for blood after COVID taught them that smaller batches of expensive cars can sell quite well, loans be damned. I had to take what I could get with 25k.

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      2 months ago

      If you’re a financially strapped consumer looking for a car, you’ll find no better deal than one of Toyota’s models, excepting some special scenarios. Their slow progress towards EV adoption doesn’t negate that.