Fight the RightMar 21

‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/21/west-carmakers-retreat-electric-vehicle-risks-irrelevance-iran-war-evs-china

‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say

The Guardian
Show threadChrisMar 22
@Nigel_Purchase I got a lease on an EV a couple years ago and need to figure out what to do when it's up. My thinking at the time was that we'd surely have more and better choices for EVs in 3 years...not so sure about that any more
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@chris

Yes, it's become more difficult in the US. Can you extend the lease, or buy it out on acceptable terms?

Mar 22 at 5:41amWeb