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So BMW has BMWi, but at the same time appear to be planning plugin hybrids as their "mainstream" low CO2 vehicles for the foreseeable, and have backed Hydrogen strongly historically.
VW are introducing EV versions of their range, but at a large premium with middle-of-the-road EV performance, and again seem to have plans for "better" hybrids.
Renault, Nissan, GM etc seem to be stuck in a rut.
Do you think any "traditional" manufacturer is going to go all out on EVs in the foreseeable future (whenever that may be), or are they just too invested in the old-school networks, practices and oil that they just wont do it?
I like what Yamaha appear to be up to (http://speakev.com/threads/looks-really-cool-nice-little-yamaha-ev.1342/) but they're hardly "mainstream" in most people's eyes.
VW are introducing EV versions of their range, but at a large premium with middle-of-the-road EV performance, and again seem to have plans for "better" hybrids.
Renault, Nissan, GM etc seem to be stuck in a rut.
Do you think any "traditional" manufacturer is going to go all out on EVs in the foreseeable future (whenever that may be), or are they just too invested in the old-school networks, practices and oil that they just wont do it?
I like what Yamaha appear to be up to (http://speakev.com/threads/looks-really-cool-nice-little-yamaha-ev.1342/) but they're hardly "mainstream" in most people's eyes.