Trump has inadvertently been one of the best proponents of EVs.
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hes also hurting also rotting his own party from the inside out too. i give him credit for that.
I’ll believe that when the party dies. Until then I’m skeptical.
It'd be hilarious (annoying, but hilarious) if he gets remembered in history for that reason.
Seems more likely that it's Elon who get credited with that.
Idk. Elon had a hand in popularising EVs before he went nuts, but Trump's the one who destabilised the world fuel markets.
But this assumes that the higher fuel prices are the main driver for the switch and I personally don't think this is the case.
Why Tesla took off was not because it was electric - we've had electric cars before. The real reason was that it's actually a good car and a viable alternative to an internal combustion one. People weren't just buying them to save the environment or save on the fuel costs. They were choosing the superior product.
Nowadays this is the case with pretty much all EVs. It's not a gimmick anymore but you can actually daily drive one and it's in many ways superior to the internal combustion alternatives. If they were still slow, small, ugly and with a low range I don't think the cheaper cost of "refueling" would matter.
But this assumes that the higher fuel prices are the main driver for the switch and I personally don't think this is the case.
I mean, that's the thrust of the whole article. Not just price, but stability and energy independence for govts.
The article says that high-gas prices is what pushed the sales below 50% - not that high fuel prices are the main driver of EV adoption.
I'm literally not seeing the difference between the two statements.
The straw that breaks the camel's back isn't any heavier than the pile of straw already loaded on it.
And who stopped oil from getting unnecessarily shipped around the world? Him too! That guy with oatmeal brains single-headedly demolished a global constitution. And he's working hard on dismantling the most polluting of all industries... Personal computing! That boat is gone.
The good news is that the world's biggest idiots will refuse to switch to electric. And they'll be financially penalized long term
And it will help benefit those who adopt evs
also because american cars, even EVs are OVERPRICED.
Yeah, we need some of that Chinese slave labor to make us cheaper cars.
It's pretty undeniable that American carmakers have lost the plot at this point. Other carmakers are still getting by, but American brands are now irrelevant outside the states.
Irrelevant? Teslas are absolutely everywhere here in Finland. A friend went to test drive one yesterday. Model Y is the best selling EV here.
Was referring to the traditional American carmakers. Tesla's kind of a special case. But yeah, it's insane how popular Tesla is in Scandinavia.
Well that is true. It's not a new thing though. American car brands have always had a reputation of being unreliable. The best selling brands here are Toyota, Volkswagen and Škoda.
The American classic/muscle car subculture has a strong presence as well but that's also a special case.
Did not expect this milestone to happen anytime soon, let alone right now.
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