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Caribbeans

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4. Toyota is the biggest car company in the world

Reply to CoopersDad (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 21, 2024, 04:08 PM

Aug 2024

with 14 factories in North America alone and 67 globally.

Who knows more about vehicles, a buffoon like Elon Musk that literally blew $44 BILLION DOLLARS on Twitter instead of beefing up the horrid Tesla service situation or Toyota?

The 1-6-90 rule comes from the company that makes the most reliable cars on the market. The company that spends billions every year on something called R&D.

Globally, Toyota spends approximately $1 million per hour on R&D, to ensure that Toyota rapidly and continuously develops cutting-edge, high-quality, and appealing vehicles and technologies. https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-maintains-leadership-in-automotive-innovation-top-spot-among-automakers-in-annual-u-s-patent-ranking/

How much did Tesla spend on R&D last year?

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Ford revamps electric vehicle strategy with push into hybrids [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 OP

Smart move. efhmc Aug 2024 #1

Toyota 1:6:90 rule Caribbeans Aug 2024 #2

Toyota's 1-6-90 rule needs some serious clarification/explanation CoopersDad Aug 2024 #3

Toyota is the biggest car company in the world Caribbeans Aug 2024 #4

Can you explain how Toyota arrives at their 90X conclusion? CoopersDad Aug 2024 #5

My educated guess is that has to do with the size of the battery Finishline42 Aug 2024 #6

Thank you for the response, for trying to answer my original question. CoopersDad Aug 2024 #7

Yes, Toyota is probably not completely up front about their reasoning caraher Aug 2024 #8

I agree - Toyota decided to not develop BEV and their current stance is trying to justify that decision Finishline42 Aug 2024 #9

Conventional hybrids get ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of their energy from gasoline (or diesel), so anyone progree Aug 2024 #10