The push for EVs (at least in Europe and Asia) is that governments are sick of oil being used as geopolitical leverage by the US.
As you said, you'd get a horse... There are people who will do that, but it's pretty marginal. Most people care about cost and convenience, and that's it.
Caleb James DeLisle
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2026-05-21 09:25:46 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…esk6
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