I don't think I needed news reporting to know EV sales are up.
U.S. Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply Despite Shortages
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/business/electric-car-sales.html
Vehicles that run on batteries accounted for 5.6 percent of new-car
sales from April through June, still a small slice of the market but
twice the share a year ago
...
One of the lessons for Ford and other carmakers is that the switch to
electric vehicles requires them to fundamentally remake their factory
and supply networks. To make the transition, they have begun
underwriting makers of advanced batteries, for example, and are dealing
directly with mining companies to secure scarce raw materials.
...
The average price for an electric vehicle in the United States is about
$66,000, compared with $46,000 for all new cars.
...
Europe and China remain far ahead. Battery-powered vehicles account for
more than 10 percent of new cars sold in Europe and around 20 percent in
China.
...
Not all carmakers are sharing equally in the electric vehicle boom. ...
Major carmakers like Toyota, Honda and Stellantis, the maker of Jeep,
Chrysler and Ram vehicles, are largely absent from the pure electric
vehicle market in the United States, although they have announced plans
for battery-powered models.
...
Ford and the South Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia, which are corporate
siblings, have been the most popular E.V. brands in the United States
this year after Tesla.
...
Tesla remains the company to beat, but it is showing signs of
vulnerability. The company delivered more than 254,000 vehicles in the
second quarter, down from 310,000 in the first quarter because of
shutdowns and supply chain problems that affected its factory in
Shanghai.
...
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Peri
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