Chinese automakers want to come to US. They could be here fairly soon

[Miguelito Loveless]

34. EV adoption was increasing double digit

in the US for quite some time, but with increasing backlash and disinformation campaigns by Big Oil and legacy auto. While the rate of increase did decline, the increase in sales was still positive. Dealers however did NOT want to sell EVs as it upset their profit model (ICE cars require more repairs and maintenance which is 50% of a dealer’s profits). I know this first hand from visiting dealerships posing as a buyer in my area. They would do everything possible to discourage buying EVs, including disparaging EVs with the usual canards. I also went with actual buyers of new and used EVs as a “friend” and got to listen to sales people lie through their teeth. Trump’s hostility towards EVs was present with legacy auto for the last decade.

The reason Tesla sold a lot of EVs is because it was the only dealer that wanted to sell EVs (and now Musk has screwed that up with his pro-Nazi/White Supremacist views and ties to Epstein.

Even with salesmen actively trashing EVs, sales growth was positive, but when Trump came in legacy auto caved immediately, as they shared his views. Meanwhile, Kia/Hyundai are selling more EVs every month.