Since the article is about Renault, I wanted to mention their EVs use motors with no rare-earth metals.
https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/magazine/energy-and-powertra...
EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
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Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#12It’s so wild to me to make a multiyear purchasing decision based upon recent events. My next car will be an EV not suggesting it’s a bad decision however I’m still blown away by statistics like this.
The thing is a lot of people might be right at the tipping point of buying an EV and then some news like this comes out and it pushes them over the line. I feel EVs at this moment are right at the level of “I’m gonna buy a new car, but maybe I’ll wait for the one after before I jump into an EV”. Better batteries (solid state), better charging speeds and more fast charger availability seem to have a large group of peo…
Renault seems to have made a sensibly priced range with some classic styles too. Familiar cars but with EV, rather than early adopter cars like the Nissan Leaf or weird tech bro cars.
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#13I'm not considering replacing my car just yet, but supplementing with an electric scooter or bike might be nice
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#14It’s so wild to me to make a multiyear purchasing decision based upon recent events. My next car will be an EV not suggesting it’s a bad decision however I’m still blown away by statistics like this.
> It’s so wild to me to make a multiyear purchasing decision based upon recent events.
Recent events? Russia going rogue and the US going haywire both happened a decade ago at least. Those are two major suppliers of fossil fuel for Europe. The current trend was bound to happen, it only required time for the industry to pivot.
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#15We went with a PHEV when I renewed our lease last month, specifically because gas prices
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#16And demand will probably go up a lot further still. Right now fuel prices are kept artificially low by every country releasing their strategic reserves, but these will run out at some point.
Europe is heading into the worst energy crisis since at least the 1970s, possibly worse. And yet very little is happening to prepare for it. Definitely some fun times ahead.
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
The thing is a lot of people might be right at the tipping point of buying an EV and then some news like this comes out and it pushes them over the line. I feel EVs at this moment are right at the level of “I’m gonna buy a new car, but maybe I’ll wait for the one after before I jump into an EV”. Better batteries (solid state), better charging speeds and more fast charger availability seem to have a large group of peo…
Renault seems to have made a sensibly priced range with some classic styles too. Familiar cars but with EV, rather than early adopter cars like the Nissan Leaf or weird tech bro cars.
The Renault 5 is selling like crazy.
Makes sense why, reasonable price, good design, made in Europe EV.
It's what a lot of people have been waiting for.
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#18It’s so wild to me to make a multiyear purchasing decision based upon recent events. My next car will be an EV not suggesting it’s a bad decision however I’m still blown away by statistics like this.
I'm well aware things can change, but having my everyday commute costs generally decoupled from geopolitics seems nice
Yeah buying an EV instead of a gas car is a hedge that doesn't cost much. There is an asymmetry in the upside and downside risk. The downside risk is all on gas with no upside. No downside for the EV.
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#19It’s so wild to me to make a multiyear purchasing decision based upon recent events. My next car will be an EV not suggesting it’s a bad decision however I’m still blown away by statistics like this.
I think this is people that were thinking of getting an EV anyway and they decided to do it earlier
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#20And demand will probably go up a lot further still. Right now fuel prices are kept artificially low by every country releasing their strategic reserves, but these will run out at some point. Europe is heading into the worst energy crisis since at least the 1970s, possibly worse. And yet very little is happening to prepare for it. Definitely some fun times ahead.
The US is on pace to run out of its strategic reserve in ~2 weeks.