Comments by "serafina costa" (@serafinacosta7118) on "Velocity" channel.

Sato is right. True, Japanese companies decision making is by consensus and seniority. He is toeing the line. No Carlos Ghosn antics here. In Japan , you don’t rock the boat. You row the boat in unison. The World isn’t North America , nor Europe. If you take Eastern Asia out of the equation , only a quarter of the world stands to get uniform electrification to met the demands to fuel EVs. Once you solve hydrogen transport and processing , then you can repurpose traditional fuel stations to pump hydrogen. No costly teardowns. Brazil has some serious and funded Hydrogen Plants in the works. The world outside America has no space for strip malls. Hence no place to drop EV charging stations. Curbside EV charging stations would be abused, just as ones planted in high rise basement garages.
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Ford will be gone. GM will be SAIC, their bankroll. Ford has retreated from India , Brazil, China , Russia . Meaning no Ford Plants there anymore. They are stilling clinging to their teeth in Europe , and nowhere in Africa or Asia. And in North America , they are only making trucks and SUVs. If there is an EV Company to give Tesla a run for its money , it is BYD., from China. They are taking over Ford’s last operating plant in Brazil. Ford Motors Co has become a governmrnt subsidy whore , begging for handouts to stay put. And in the US alone, they are faced with insurmountable pension liabilities , and the Ford Motors Red Carpet Leasing ticking time bomb.
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Toyota sells cars the world over. In places where charging stations are a pipe dream, and a long ways to come. These captive brand customers couldn’t give a cow’s lick to EV vehicles. They rely on Toyota for their motoring needs, because Toyota makes above average reliable cars that are value priced. And they provide a decent gap in hybrids, that are just as reliable as their IC counterparts. Places like Brazil are getting sizable investments in Hidrogen produduction. Which is precisely where Toyota is far ahead on clean next gen fuel cell technology. So Toyota brass is on a wait and see as far as where clean vehicles will go. They have cash to play catch up if only EV is the only viable alternative. And besides , they already dabble on battery tech. And Matsushita is a Japanese company. And let is not forget mining is an environmentally dirty business. Rare metals need to be dug out of pits , or brine , and pollute downstream water and water deposits. Tesla can’t make a dent in emerging economies. And the Chinese car makers are getting a head start in these markets, and Europe. So Elon can pout as much as he wants , hire a few “ influencers “ , yet at the end of the day , he is still full of it.
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Electric battery minerals mining is a dirty business. A lot of the cobalt mining comes from Congo, on open pits , and child labor. And your brine where lithium is extracted consumes a lot of water. And let’s not forget that the majority of EV owners can’t get sílica battery panels to cover their private suburban dwellings without getting a lien on their properties since solar panels servicing contracts are drawn that way. And never mind the extra costs to get a battery pack, or else overnight charge won’t happen. And let’s not forget thaf fleet electrification demands extra amount of electric power generation. If the power feeding your grid can’t get enough of hydro damns , then it’s coal, gas, nuke. First Law of Thermodynamics baby. What you consume has to be generated and converted somewhere. Japan is not a hydro powered country. There are nuclear reactors for that. Yes, a 100% of their fuel is imported , hence why 60% of their car buyers driver Kai Cars. Do more with less. And most urbanized areas are well serviced by trains. Meanwhile , countries like Brazil are investing massive sums into hydrogen production. Not on electrification. A market Toyota is in. The brass at Toyota isn’t stubborn. They just pragmátic. They are not about to write off losses on the account of public euphoria and generated hype over EVs . Let the fools rush in.
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