Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

Back in September, the EU launched an investigation into the Chinese EV industry, as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the EU. China last year overtook Japan as the world’s biggest car exporter ­– but most of those were ICE vehicles sold to Russia.

China 52

China BYD Chinese Chery 52

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This war will have many long-term consequences, but possibly none more important than its effects on the future of the European energy supply. Rapid severing of Europe’s Russian supplies would create an unprecedented economic and existential emergency on the continent. European gas supplied three-fifths of the continent’s demand.

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Ukraine Russia Fuel Saudi Arabia 120

EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

Claim to fame: part and parcel of the regulations-driven surge, Portugal went from 4.9% This paid back in spades, with EV share flying from 700k EVs globally in 2020, supplying over one-third of global demand outside of China. EV share, with ~20k sold. Globally ~14k Ioniq BEVs were sold.

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2020 Global 2019 Portugal 52