This oil crisis was a huge boon for EVs. In Brazil, despite the "hate" most people have against EVs, BYD went from breaking into the top 10 in March to taking the #1 spot in consumer sales for the first time ever.
Brazil fuels their cars on sugarcane, so the impact is lessened.
Are they installing superchargers in the favelas? You're missing the forest for the trees, ICE will continue to be king for a long time.
As a companion to this article these pages have good charts and data:
> The increase reflects a rebound from an unusually weak April last year, when buyers pulled purchases forward to March to beat incoming vehicle tax increases
I am so confused by the categorisation of cars: BEV, HEV, PHEV and so on. I think the industry insiders who write some of these articles don't realise how hard it is for some of their readers to keep track.
To be fair, the article is written on a website for the auto industry, so it's reasonable for them to assume their target audience is familiar with these terms. I argue the onus is on OP for explaining these since they're sharing it to a different audience than it was written for.
Ignore the "EV" part.
B = Battery
H = Hybrid
PH = Plug-in hybrid (Same as a hybrid but you can charge up the hybrid battery at home)
There is also MHEV
"Mild" hybrid electric vehicle which is just using a oversized starter to break and then drive any accessories instead of the motor.
And EREV, the only hybrid that makes sense.
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"Must heve"?
"Mild Hybrid". Slight boost. I don't know of any on the market, but I'm sure they're there.
Fuel (diesel, specifically) in the UK is getting towards $10/gallon, so not surprising really!
People who can't afford diesel are not running out to buy an £80,000 EV I assure you.
This oil crisis was a huge boon for EVs. In Brazil, despite the "hate" most people have against EVs, BYD went from breaking into the top 10 in March to taking the #1 spot in consumer sales for the first time ever.
Brazil fuels their cars on sugarcane, so the impact is lessened.
Are they installing superchargers in the favelas? You're missing the forest for the trees, ICE will continue to be king for a long time.
As a companion to this article these pages have good charts and data:
The road to electric - in charts and data - https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/electric-cars/choosing/road-to-e...
Electric car charging prices at public chargers - https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/electric-cars/charging/electric-...
> The increase reflects a rebound from an unusually weak April last year, when buyers pulled purchases forward to March to beat incoming vehicle tax increases
I am so confused by the categorisation of cars: BEV, HEV, PHEV and so on. I think the industry insiders who write some of these articles don't realise how hard it is for some of their readers to keep track.
To be fair, the article is written on a website for the auto industry, so it's reasonable for them to assume their target audience is familiar with these terms. I argue the onus is on OP for explaining these since they're sharing it to a different audience than it was written for.
Ignore the "EV" part.
B = Battery
H = Hybrid
PH = Plug-in hybrid (Same as a hybrid but you can charge up the hybrid battery at home)
There is also MHEV
"Mild" hybrid electric vehicle which is just using a oversized starter to break and then drive any accessories instead of the motor.
And EREV, the only hybrid that makes sense.
[delayed]
"Must heve"?
"Mild Hybrid". Slight boost. I don't know of any on the market, but I'm sure they're there.
Fuel (diesel, specifically) in the UK is getting towards $10/gallon, so not surprising really!
People who can't afford diesel are not running out to buy an £80,000 EV I assure you.