Hindsight is 20/20. It’s tempting to call out Detroit’s automakers for missing the mark by focusing on EV development while ignoring hybrids, even though Toyota had demonstrated for years that US consumers were buying them in big numbers. It might not be fair to single out General Motors, Ford, and to a lesser extent, Stellantis for putting their eggs in the EV basket when Volkswagen and other automakers were heading in a similar direction. Product-development dollars only go so far; trying to spend equal amounts to support all propulsion methods is simply impractical.
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