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The spark was the Paris agreement and Europe pledging to reduce their CO2 emissions. EVs were already a common sight in France way before Tesla. https://en.wik
by yodsanklai 2y ago
The spark was the Paris agreement and Europe pledging to reduce their CO2 emissions. EVs were already a common sight in France way before Tesla.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicles_in_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicles_in_F...
I think your narrative is correct in the US, but not in the rest of the world.
- slg 2y ago>EVs were already a common sight in France way before Tesla. I can't say I'm an expert on French automotive sales. It is possible they have always had a small market for EVs going back years, but there clearly was an inflection point that occurred after Tesla had proved there was widespread demand for EVs with 2020 being the first year that EVs made up more than 2% of new car sales in France.[1] [1] - https://autovista24.autovistagroup.com/news/france-keeping-pace-in-europe-electrification-race/ https://autovista24.autovistagroup.com/news/france-keeping-p...
- scarface_74 2y agoIs 2% what we call “widespread demand” these days?
- boringg 2y agoNo France didn’t have meaningful ev traction. California and Tesla pushed out the market for EVs. Paris agreement helped Im sure but Tesla really did bring the EV market muscle - its undeniable. EVs have been around since the 90s but there was a collective effort to restrict their growth and production.