• rafoix@lemmy.zip
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    Gasoline engine cars will eventually be limited to the US.

    BEV will take over the world.

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      1 month ago

      The US, despite the low margins has traditionally been a very influential market.

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        Key word being “has”. They’re going to quickly lose that status especially if the oil crisis keeps up.

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          Yup, china is going to gladly take all that influence. Electrification in the rest of the world isn’t suddenly going to stop, it’s just going to come from elsewhere.

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        The EU can’t get enough BYD vehicles and conversely wouldn’t be caught dead in a Tesla. Some EU cities, maybe countries, won’t even allow our stupid ass mega-trucks either.