When VW advertised their…
When VW advertised their diesel powered vehicles as being "green" by polluting less, they were lying. They got fined many billions of dollars for their deceit, too. Toyota isn't deceiving anyone per se, but their product which is supposed to be able be drivable on electricity only, and to provide cabin heat on electricity only, is now functionally incapable of doing that for many thousands of owners, because the recall means their vehicles can catch on fire if they are charged in temperatures below 41F. I am not saying this is as bad as what VW did, at all, but comparing the two situations because, frankly, Toyota owes its customers and the world some reimbursement for all the extra gas its owners have had to burn the last several months, and all the extra pollution this situation has created. That would be far, far smaller than what VW had to cough up, but Toyota owes people it has let down, plain and simple.