A decade ago, about 17,000 EVs were on the roads worldwide.

十年前，全球大概有一万七千辆电动。

But their EVs are currently made in Korea.

但目前他们的电动是韩国制造。

You're going to see pressure on the bottom line when we launch our EVs, right?

当我们推出电动时，你会看到损益底线上的压力，对吧?

And EVs as well as plug-in hybrids are in the spotlight.

电动和插电式混合动力成为人们关注的焦点。

Earth has about 22 million tons of lithium — enough for about 2.5 billion EVs.

地球上大约有 2200 万吨锂，足够 25 亿辆电动使用。

At present there is little standardisation in the ev business.

目前，电动业务几乎没有标准化。

About a fifth of EVs sold in the EU are made in China.

在欧盟销售的电动中，约有五分之一是中国制造的。

EV market leader Tesla said it plans to remove rare earths from its next-generation EVs.

电动市场领头羊特斯拉表示，其计划在下一代电动中不使用稀土。

Other manufacturers are speeding new ev models to market as well.

其他制造商也在加快新款电动的上市度。

The company's effort to expand EVs in the South American country has not been easy.

该公司在这个南美国家增量电动的努力并不容易。

But Toyota is not all in on EVs.

但是丰田并没有全力以赴开发电动。

Founder Vuong had said in May that VinFast could sell 50,000 EVs this year.

创始人潘日旺曾在5月份表示，VinFast今年可能会售出5万辆电动。

" As new EVs arrive, loyalty to Tesla will be tested."

“随着新电动的上市，客户对特斯拉的忠诚度也将受到考验。”

But sales for Elon Musk's EVs have been stalling out in the country.

但埃隆·马斯克的电动在该国的销售正在停滞不前。

Sodium-ion batteries could be useful for EVs that require less power.

钠离子电池可用于需要较少电力的电动。

Tesla sells more EVs than any other company in the U.S.

特斯拉在美国销售的电动比其他任何公司多。

He told The Associated Press EVs require special equipment to receive the wireless signal.

他告诉美联社，电动需要特殊的设备来接收无线信号。

But there are still hundreds of thousands of EVs and hybrids on the road today.

但今天仍有成百上千的电动和混合动力在路上行驶。

It's there to prove that EVs can have that much range, but it's never gonna sell.

它的存在是为了证明电动可以有那么长的续航里程，但它永远卖不出去。

But more fundamentally, some analysts believe that Toyota wants to change the business model involving EVs.

但更为根本的原因是，一些分析师认为，丰田希望改变电动的商业模式。