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Old 03-09-2021, 01:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Toyota to make some EV's. Why are they so ass-ugly?

Hey all, I was browsing the internet this morning and saw this.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a2...rollout-plans/



Why can't electric car manufacturers just make a regular car when it's an EV? I want---more than anything---a Toyota Corolla, just powered by batteries instead of an internal combustion engine. Instead we get these Cyberpunk reject-looking, faux-flat-gold-enameled, faceted monstrosities.

I hate that car preferences in America, specifically, have leaned hard into "bigger is better" for vehicles in general. My Toyota Yaris was perfect for 99% of my driving. SUPER nimble when parking in the city, and averaged more than 40 MPG in mixed driving its entire career, oftentimes without even trying.

Why oh WHY can't I just get something like that in electric?

As a side note, let's take bets on how many of these vehicles are going to switch to all-touchscreen controls. Nothing says "safe driving" like having to peck at a ****ing iPad screen while you're driving down the highway, eh?

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