I think it's completely clear. The US is holding itself back. As long as
the US continues to prevent people from importing small quantities of
vehicles and as long as the laws favor petroleum based industries, the
US consumer doesn't have a lot of choice.
In the mean time, the rest of the world will make the shift and become
very effective at producing very good EVs, of all types.
Eventually, people in the US will realize what's happened. But the shift
for the automotive industry and infrastructure will be painful.
Or, have we made enough progress that at least the infrastructure shift
will not be too bad ?
Peri
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Subject: Re: [EVDL] The Country Where 76% of Cars Sold Are Electric
Another interesting element of this story is that essentially all of the EVs
selling in Nepal are Chinese.
The same thing is happening in Uruguay, where as of April, 17% of the new
vehicles sold were EVs. Every one of the top 10 brands and models was
Chinese, with BYD in the lead and Dongfeng a distant second.
These places don't have their own EV or ICEV manufacturing, and they don't
have the anti-Chinese-EV tariff barriers that the US and Europe have put up.
So Chinese EVs are competing strictly on their merits.
China's automakers seem to be blasting ahead in EV features, range, and
price. I don't know about parts, service, and reliability.
In just 15 years, we've seen some major inflection points in EVs. These
include the introduction of the Mitsubishi Imiev, Nissan Leaf, Renault Zoe,
and Tesla S (2010-12), and the Tesla 3 (2017).
I think that we may be standing at the threshold of another EV leap. The
oil business, some governments, and some traditional automakers will no
doubt do all they can to hold it down. We'll see who wins.
David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey
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