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Even auto giants know it: the electric car boom is out of charge

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Even auto giants know it: the electric car boom is out of charge Why the West's electric car dream is running out of road Lead “I think the customer has spoken…
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  • Government needs a reality check on EV mandates or risk carmakers pulling out of UK

    80% confidence

  • European consumer adoption of Chinese cars is much faster than Japanese or Korean cars

    80% confidence

  • Cracking EVs could deliver a modern Model T moment

    80% confidence

  • Global sales volumes haven't returned to pre-pandemic levels

    80% confidence

  • Competition in auto market in 2026 will be even more brutal and bloody

    80% confidence

  • Western brands will bring cheaper models using LFP battery technology

    80% confidence

  • EVs need cost parity with ICE cars and must offer more than just being clean

    80% confidence

  • Chinese have gotten EV pricing right by achieving parity or cheaper than ICE

    80% confidence

  • Not convinced China's ban on below-cost sales will stop price war

    80% confidence

  • Big thing that drives car companies is what their competitors are doing

    80% confidence

  • Universal Electric Vehicle platform is the most important product he has ever worked on

    80% confidence

  • Regulatory trajectories are steep and ahead of underlying demand

    80% confidence

  • Green energy transition is a scam

    80% confidence

  • Government sending mixed messages to industry and consumers

    80% confidence

  • Ground-up overhaul is needed to bring down cost of Western-made EVs

    80% confidence

  • The EV plans carmakers set out were too ambitious

    80% confidence

  • F-150 Lightning was the truck of the future

    80% confidence

  • This is us going back to our roots

    80% confidence

  • Prices for consumers will fall and price parity will be met

    80% confidence

  • Many drivers are still not comfortable making the shift to electric vehicles

    80% confidence

  • The customer has spoken regarding electric vehicles

    80% confidence

  • Most of the Western carmakers are now facing big issues

    80% confidence

  • Weakening ZEV mandate would undermine investor confidence

    80% confidence

  • Fundamental issue is cars are too expensive and compensated by subsidies which doesn't work

    80% confidence
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