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
#2A silver lining to the storm clouds of war.
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#3A silver lining to the storm clouds of war.
Yep, Trump enacted a de facto global carbon tax.
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#4It’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.
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#5It’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
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#6It’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 people waiting.
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#7It’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.
Pretty frustrating that so many people have to face the actual crisis to actually react to it. And that’s the case in so many situations
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#8Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#9It’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 moves up people's purchasing plans. If you were expecting to replace your vehicle in the next two years because of performance degradation, and now your fuel costs are substantially higher, then a purchase today might make more sense than your original plan.
Re: EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war
#10as a charging station network founder, I can confirm, the summer has never started off this welll.