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In South Africa, sales of electric cars more than quintupled in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year
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In Laos, imports of battery-powered vehicles from China are soaring.
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In Australia, Colombia and South Korea, the E.V. share of total new car sales has nearly doubled since fighting in the Middle East began.
Sigh. Mixed feelings. I absolutely understand the need to transition the global vehicle fleet to electric vehicles powered by sustainable and renewable energy production. Between environmental impacts and the sheer ungodly amount of corruption/war/destruction associated with the oil industry, moving away from oil and gas is probably the best single thing humanity could do right now.
But goddammit I love the sound and feel of internal combustion.