Ford revamps electric vehicle strategy with push into hybrids

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3. Toyota's 1-6-90 rule needs some serious clarification/explanation

I'm not in a place where I can do a deep dive but this matters:

By what measure does a battery electric vehicle require 90X the raw materials of a hybrid vehicle?

It can't be taken literally the mass of an EV is not significantly greater than it's hybrid equivalent.

FWIW, I loved my 2012 Volt while I had it-- ran mostly on the battery and only needed two oil changes in it's livetime.

The 2007 Prius lost its battery at the same time it was burning a quart of oil every 5,000 miles.

My first and second Tesla needed nothing beyond tires, wiper blades and fluid, little more.

So, how did they arrive at 90X the raw materials? Are they measuring the mass of unrefined ore for lithium, iron, copper, et al?