BYD controls roughly 70% of Mexico’s EV market, with cheap vehicles attracting middle-class buyers seeking alternatives to rising gasoline costs and traditional electric cars.

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    Although somewhere as car-centric as the US they’re going to be driving something, and I think the actual goal is to keep them locked into some sort of gas car as long as possible.

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      But then why Europe, too? Does Russia have more politicians in their pocket than people want to admit? I have no idea why they’d want to stay remotely coupled to petrol unless they want to have to continue to buy some from Russia.

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        I don’t think it’s politicians driving that decision, I think it’s the money from Petro companies and car companies that are heavily invested and dominant in the gas car industry