Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Five facts about electric vehicles in 2024 (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Mexico sold roughly five times as many EVs this year as last
Other areas of note are the United Kingdom, which saw a roughly 17 per cent increase year-to-date.
In Turkey, the EV market grew by almost 50 per cent year-to-date

Basically in countries with no legacy auto manufacturers, EV sales increase much more rapidly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why would that be? Anti-EV lobbying from legacy auto manufacturers?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Perhaps a combination of many factors. Anti-EV lobbying being one.

Transitioning from ICE to EV production will result in job redundancy in the manufacturing and assembly of engine, gearbox, exhaust, and other ICE-specific components. This could lead to mass layoffs, which would have severe political and economic implications .

Additionally there is a significant technological gap between legacy ICE manufacturers and EV manufactures to the point that legacy auto may never bridge the gap and will always be a step behind new EV manufacturers. Which may lead the whole industry and even the country to be hesitant to switch.