Why Toyota is INTENTIONALLY Slow at Making Electric Cars

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Correction:
@1:11 The RAV4 EV is actually the first generation model from 1997 - 2003
@1:34 is the second generation model made in partnership with Tesla from 2012 - 2014

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1:49 Akio Toyoda photo from Toyota. Elon Musk photo from NASA/Kim Shiflett
2:37 Herbert Deiss photo from Volkswagen
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Articles referenced:
IEA report https://www.iea.org/reports/electric-vehicles
Brattle report https://www.brattle.com/insights-events/publications/electric-power-sector-investments-of-75-125-billion-needed-to-support-projected-20-million-evs-by-2030-according-to-brattle-economists/
Washington Post article https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/13/electric-vehicles-grid-upgrade/