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A Tale of Two Countries: Bolivia’s EV Sales Are Booming Through A Gasoline Crisis, Whereas Ecuador’s EV Sales Are Also Booming Despite An Electricity Crisis

CleanTechnica EVs

Many, many times have I read the argument against EV adoption in developing countries based upon our (supposed) inability to manage a decent grid, the existence of widespread blackouts, and the resultant energy insecurity. According to this argument, people subject to these blackouts will never change their trustworthy ICEVs for.

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IEA: power use to soar through 2027, but renewables will keep up

Baua Electric

In the US, electricity demand is set to grow so much that it will add the equivalent of Californias total power consumption to the grid over the next three years. Droughts in Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico further strained hydropower generation. These events underscore the need for more resilient power grids.