Wow this sub is truly becoming unhinged.

a) We shouldn’t be jailing journalists for any reason.

b) The media here is simply reporting on decisions made by a hospital group on advice from the local government.

Also many posts blaming US interest rates.

Might need another “the world is bigger than America” thread as well.

Based on the stats 1, 2, 3 that I’ve seen there’s definitely a slowdown in the rate of growth compared to previous years.

I wish EV enthusiasts didn’t so quickly jump into /r/conspiracy land.

Because most of those articles talking about slowdown are simply reporting the reality of the EV market today. Which is that we’ve hit a bit of a bump along the road.

All of the early adopters have bought an EV and so we are in the phase of trying to attract everyday people. And they have very legitimate concerns over (a) the very high cost of EVs and (b) charging infrastructure especially outside US.

The industry will do just fine but there’s work to be done on addressing both issues. For example it’s hated here but I would like to see more EV drivetrains with generator backup so I don’t have to worry about road trips etc.

If the engine is not powering the drive train then it’s a generator.

I heard all of this as well from my uncle who works at Tesla.

Toyota’s revenue is up 24% year on year.

And with the EV transition still struggling at the moment with high prices it’s likely that hybrid cars will be popular for at least the next two decades.