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Podcast: Elon Musk Podcast
Episode: Elon Musks Tesla is new inspiration for Toyota EVs
Description: Tesla’s ability to adopt offbeat strategies and novel manufacturing solutions, both within its factories and throughout its vehicle designs, has seemingly outstripped Toyota’s long-established prowess. However, according to Yoshio Nakamura, Toyota’s deputy chief of global production, the story may be set for an exciting plot twist.
In a recent conversation with Automotive News, Nakamura expressed a sincere admiration for Tesla’s disruptive technology. Rather than regarding it as a threat, he views this innovative advantage as a source of inspiration, a motivational challenge for Toyota to roll up its sleeves and claw back lost ground...