He bet on it because Biden policies were pushing EVs so it kind of made sense. Sensible people weren’t thinking Trump would get reelected and then promptly fuck everything up as hard as he has.
They’re upset he’s stuck in his EV vision with the US market being the absolute chaos it is right now. The thing is he’s not wrong about EVs being the future it’s just that the future was delayed because right wing lunatics are seizing power and thumping war drums.
Global warming doesn’t really care what they want though and the current oil situation may push more consumers toward EVs though so who knows. It feels like the future is impossible to predict these days.
Narita-Jinsei on
EV’s are not the answer unless you can recharge in matter of minutes. Think about having to stop on a road trip and needing to wait hours to refuel. And charging stations will need to me at existing every gas station. If you just driving around town, then fine… And a Hybrid is far more logical.
VitFlaccide on
EVs are the future, and the bet is at worse too early.
Far_Government_9782 on
OK, fine. Sack the boss, get a petrolhead in instead to push ICE and hybrids and downplay EVs.
Then when the tide turns in the US and EVs start taking off again, start another round of whining and whinging that the new petrolhead boss got it wrong.
The overall trajectory is clear: the world is moving towards EVs. The Honda employees need to look at the LT picture if they want jobs in 10 years’ time.
AverageHobnailer on
This is why Japan never progresses. So afraid of any failures that they hardly try, then when someone does try and fails, they overreact.
Fun-Can-8935 on
they are not wrong. get an oilhead in first, ensure their own employment, care about EVs in the future
SilverFoxJp on
I can understand the frustration of Honda employees. I think the impairment is around 3 trillion JPY? If I am not wrong?
IT was a strategical decision that did not pan out so he is bound to face the backlash
dinosuit5000 on
I won’t look at a car unless it’s an ev. I like not having to top off fluids, change oil, dealing with starters, alternator, spark plugs, weird noises, and increasing gas prices. Especially gas prices! I came from manual sport cars and switched to ev. I’m never going back to petrol cars. Oh, and changing brakes! Hell no!
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He bet on it because Biden policies were pushing EVs so it kind of made sense. Sensible people weren’t thinking Trump would get reelected and then promptly fuck everything up as hard as he has.
They’re upset he’s stuck in his EV vision with the US market being the absolute chaos it is right now. The thing is he’s not wrong about EVs being the future it’s just that the future was delayed because right wing lunatics are seizing power and thumping war drums.
Global warming doesn’t really care what they want though and the current oil situation may push more consumers toward EVs though so who knows. It feels like the future is impossible to predict these days.
EV’s are not the answer unless you can recharge in matter of minutes. Think about having to stop on a road trip and needing to wait hours to refuel. And charging stations will need to me at existing every gas station. If you just driving around town, then fine… And a Hybrid is far more logical.
EVs are the future, and the bet is at worse too early.
OK, fine. Sack the boss, get a petrolhead in instead to push ICE and hybrids and downplay EVs.
Then when the tide turns in the US and EVs start taking off again, start another round of whining and whinging that the new petrolhead boss got it wrong.
The overall trajectory is clear: the world is moving towards EVs. The Honda employees need to look at the LT picture if they want jobs in 10 years’ time.
This is why Japan never progresses. So afraid of any failures that they hardly try, then when someone does try and fails, they overreact.
they are not wrong. get an oilhead in first, ensure their own employment, care about EVs in the future
I can understand the frustration of Honda employees. I think the impairment is around 3 trillion JPY? If I am not wrong?
IT was a strategical decision that did not pan out so he is bound to face the backlash
I won’t look at a car unless it’s an ev. I like not having to top off fluids, change oil, dealing with starters, alternator, spark plugs, weird noises, and increasing gas prices. Especially gas prices! I came from manual sport cars and switched to ev. I’m never going back to petrol cars. Oh, and changing brakes! Hell no!