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I, for one am extremely happy that an industry leader like Mr. Toyoda actually came out and said this.

My view is this is a "Capt. Obvious" comment, but one other industry leader are unwilling to voice because of 1) the lemming-like attitude of the industry, and 2) the need to get as many people as possible to buy EV's to justify the investments the companies made in this technology. Oh, and also because it brings back "planned obsolesce" in a big way - How many people will spend the large $$$ for a new battery pack on a 10 year old car? How many people will be able to service their own cars since EV's don't have to be OBDII compliant?

It only takes some quick thumbnail calculations to show clearly that the electrical grid infrastructure cannot provide the power required if EV percentages increased significantly. Just look at California - rolling brownouts because of problems now will only get worse. I think someday soon the "don't charge your car on hot days" (because of the A/C demand on the grid) will be heard more frequently in CA.

IMHO, hydrogen fuel options should be receiving a LOT more attention than it is now. But then, I'm an R&D guy so what do I know....