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Originally Posted by ChevyRules
Oh I am not opposed to Toyota offering plug in hybrids and normal hybrids still. I am not advocating they need to switch completely over and be full EV or bust like GM is marketing it as for them.
But fact is they are about 3-5 years behind the others in their EV development. I just interpret their statement as damage control PR due to that fact. Trying to control the message/narrative. Just like how Steve Jobs explained one year why the iPod didn't offer video capability when other MP3 players did saying the experience sucked. But then the next year the iPod gained video capabilities despite not drastically changing said experience. All PR and controlling the narrative.
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I agree to a certain extent but BEVs will only represent a small portion of the market for a while, which is why I am scratching my head over GMs "all-in" move to quickly. I mean how many BEVs do they think they can produce? All BEV manufactures are battery constrained.
IMO, I think GM is marketing one thing but really doing another. If they don't have Alpha BEV replacements then ready then I would think they would continue to sell the Camaro and Cadillac sedans until they do. Why stop selling a product with no replacement? The majority of pickup trucks that are not BEV ready. They have a new ICE based refreshed Colorado coming out soon as well.