Toyota Says We Can Have Cheaper Electric Cars Or Longer Range, But Not Both

1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auJalopnik Internationalhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/jalopnikinternational/Toyota Says We Can Have Cheaper Electric Cars Or Longer Range, But Not Bothrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LFCyNAXmP7"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/12/toyota-says-we-can-have-cheaper-electric-cars-or-longer-range-but-not-both/">Toyota Says We Can Have Cheaper Electric Cars Or Longer Range, But Not Both</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/12/toyota-says-we-can-have-cheaper-electric-cars-or-longer-range-but-not-both/embed/#?secret=LFCyNAXmP7" width="600" height="338" title="“Toyota Says We Can Have Cheaper Electric Cars Or Longer Range, But Not Both” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="LFCyNAXmP7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/01/1ba38d1a4771f52ceabe84bbd35df504.jpg?quality=751278720Toyota is taking a different approach than other carmakers as it transitions to fully-electric cars by focusing on low price over high range. In an interview with Green Car Reports, Toyota said the key to the electric transition is making EVs affordable, rather than making EVs with longer ranges.