Toyota is one car company that is not putting all their eggs in one basket and have said time and again that our infrastructure will not support this mass change. Then there is the issue of materials and who owns them. They have cited many other problems going this far this fast, but those are the big two up front.

"The automaker noted issues with the materials required to produce batteries en masse as a potential sticking point in the further uptake of electric vehicles. Specific emphasis was placed on the lifecycle emissions output of such mining and production operations. Chief Technology Officer Masahiko Maeda also pointed out current market realities, saying "Some people love battery-electric vehicles but others don't see the current technologies as convenient."

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