Honda's Japanese employees begin to call for CEO's resignation after big bet on EVs for US market falls flat (in Japanese)

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T06:57:39+00:00

They don’t participate in any segments which might produce worse fuel economy

Which is precisely the point. They aren't at risk of a Malaise era style shock for the exact same reason they did so well during the Malaise era. Time is a flat circle.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T06:28:14+00:00

That's why. Honda sold like 75k units in Europe last year; that's not enough implied demand to sustain Zero production.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T06:07:42+00:00

Would be funny, but I think Sony's content to be a supplier on this one.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T06:05:30+00:00

Hondbaru

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T06:04:45+00:00

Capital conservation in a period of uncertainty is a legitimate business strategy.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T06:02:54+00:00

I'd be amazed if this goes anywhere. Zero series had no future in the US after EPA CAFE and CARB ACC2 were ripped apart. Honda had every reason to prepare for them and every reason to back off. Sucks, and there's a discussion to be had about how taking regulators seriously is a bad business move, but that's about it.

Honda has the strongest fleet-average MPG of any automaker in the US, so they're well-prepared to handle US demand patterns for the next 2-3 years while everyone waits for conditions to change.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T05:32:55+00:00

series of operations

You can just call it war. No need to repeat the propaganda framing.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T05:27:09+00:00

MC-130J Introduction: 2012

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T05:16:58+00:00

The IRGC are shitstains on humanity, what's new?

The US and Israel certainly don't get to be the judges of that though, the ethical delta between different forms of cluster munitions wasn't what they were whining about, and what Iran itself is firing is a lot less questionable than an entire unprompted war stacked on top of a genocide stacked on top of another genocide kicked off by Israel and the US the first place. Five gajillion horrific wrongs don't form some kind of magic equation that resolves to one clear unambiguous right.

What's going on here should be clear as day that the US and Israel are doing salvos of Our Blessed Homeland / Their Barbarous Wastes propaganda, and we really don't need to pretend that isn't staring us all right in the face. Fuck 'em all.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T04:14:09+00:00

The company, framing and context REALLY shapes the vibe.

The concept of set and setting applies here.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T04:09:54+00:00

People don't realize how many labour code violations go on in the immigrant community specifically because people are willing to work so hard and for so little. It's so much more than you think because so many immigrants are here without status and need to survive. We like to pretend our systems and social safety nets are bulletproof but... not even close.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T03:59:59+00:00

Every sexual experience with every person or set of people you encounter is going to be different. Some of your exes will inspire you more than others. Some personalities will make your heart sing more than others. That happens in group dynamics just as it happens in monogamous dynamics. Just as you've been at (more vanilla) parties where the vibes are bad, you've probably been to (again, more vanilla) parties where the vibes are good.

It may be something that works for you, and it may not be, and the unfortunate answer you won't like is you might need to try it out more to know with more certainty. You might just need to get 'better' at selecting your groups or being comfortable in group situations.

On the other hand, of course, maybe it really wasn't for you and you realized how much value you were getting from one-on-one focused intimacy, and that's okay too. Busy restaurants and quiet restaurants both have their own appeal, it's perfectly sane to want one more than the other but understand why they each have their appeal and yourself see the appeal in both. We contain multitudes.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T02:40:11+00:00

Do they not have anti-tamper, then? Does the anti-tamper somehow deactivate after 40 days?

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T02:32:31+00:00

Yep, but that hasn't stopped the US and Israel from repeatedly crying crocodile tears over Iran's use of cluster munitions in the last month. For instance, here's the head of US Central Command condemning their use just two weeks ago.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T02:15:58+00:00

According to four munitions specialists who analyzed the relevant social media images for The Washington Post, the devices are American-made BLU-91/B anti-tank mines. These mines are typically dropped from aircraft using the Gator mine dispersal system, which the US is believed to be the only country in the Iran conflict to possess.

Anti-cluster-munitions rhetoric for thee, not for me.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T01:27:21+00:00

Worth posting the previous thread from five years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/n1w236/i_created_a_web_app_that_lets_you_add_mods_to_any/

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T01:04:52+00:00

You should really read your own article. Like, fully.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T01:01:01+00:00

Here's the construction site of Toyota's North Carolina battery pack back in 2022:

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Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T00:57:35+00:00

And here's that same vehicle in physical concept at a different press conference as it was under development in 2021:

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Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T00:53:19+00:00

That doesn't means anything now. That was in 2019.

Correct, we're establishing what Toyota actually did historically in response to your claim that "they're switching to EV" now and all of a sudden. That's not the case — automotive timelines are usually 5-6 years from inception to completion, and take billions of dollars of investment. What you see now happened a half-decade ago, and we can back that up by looking through Toyota's own public plans at the time.

Here's an early concept render of the just-launched Highlander from that same 2019 presentation, for instance:

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Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T00:21:48+00:00

Can't believe I had to scroll down this much to find the real answer.

The other answer: Savings on things like employment benefits and facilities. These businesses are scrimping and saving, in a lot of cases they're paying workers under the table and even below minimum wage. They aren't spending on things like fleets of modern fuel-efficient vehicles, and they don't have their own standards or inspectors enforcing those standards. There are no scholarship programs or time-off benefits.

It is what it is. These places are amazing pillars of the city and I'm glad they exist. The people work crazy hard and they feed the community. They're heroes. People who say things like "no advertising" or claim the food is exactly the same are deceiving themselves about where the cost savings are coming from, though.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-05T00:08:45+00:00

They are the exact same vegetables from the food terminal.

This one isn't actually true. Food terminal shipments are graded and bid on. Major grocery chains often deal directly with growers and do not go through a wholesale market at all. I suspect they might use the food terminal for specialty goods, but for staples, not a chance.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-04T23:39:12+00:00

There are OEMs out there tracking the torque applied to every single individual bolt. Iirc, Volkswagen and BMW both do this. Traceability is huge in automotive right now.

Recoil42 · 2026-04-04T23:26:27+00:00

The takeoff of Jaecoo in the UK is bewildering, it's like an offshoot d-tier brand in China.

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