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This coming from the company that is probably near the bottom in terms of electrification progression. No one should believe anything Toyota (or anyone else) says until they actually release the product. Right now Toyota's only full electric vehicle is the abysmal Bz4X and its Lexus cousin. The Japamese car makers are laughably behind the rest of the industry.
Costs too much. Range is atrocious. Charge speed is shit. Interior is just god awful, and the exterior is hideous.
You can "trust" them all you want, I guess.
A corolla isn't as prestigious as an Audi, it doesn't have as many features for the price as a Kia would have, it isn't as fast as a BMW or as luxurious as a Mercedes.
After 10-15 years all those other cars will be off the road, most likely due to needing repairs that cost more than the vehicle is worth. The corolla will still be as boring and plain and dependable as it was when it rolled out of the factory.
I loudly bemoaned Toyota's glacial development of BEV products, but I presume that they ultimately made the right call to release a good vehicle late to market rather than rush to market with a vehicle that would tarnish their reputation for reliability.
I'm happy to wait for a Toyota EV that costs more and has lower "performance " figures than a Korean or American equivalent.
Just because they didn't take the tesla route of claiming 500miles but only deliver half of ut in the real world? They set on hybrids, which you know, has batteries and electric motors as well. Then they use that knowlege to make an EV that isn't just shit.