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> I looked up the actual stats, and sales growth has been slowing, with 2024 numbers being virtually identical to 2023 Where are you getting these stats/are y
by rsynnott 10mo ago
> I looked up the actual stats, and sales growth has been slowing, with 2024 numbers being virtually identical to 2023
Where are you getting these stats/are you _sure_ they’re not US-only stats? Any actual data I find shows a healthy increase in sales on the order of 25% 2023-2024, maybe 20% 2024-2025. (Eg https://open-ev-charts.org/#electric-sales:quarter https://open-ev-charts.org/#electric-sales:quarter). Possibly you have a really unusual personal definition of the words ‘virtually identical’ and ‘slump’?
- torginus 10mo agoSorry for the misunderstanding, I looked up US-only stats, as I thought that was the thing being discussed. My parent comment was about US sales, in retrospect, I shouldve made it clear :)
- rsynnott 10mo agoYeah, the US market is currently slow, but it’s also the smallest of the big three. And it’s a more complicated market; people drive longer distances, and like very big cars or trucks. And has a fairly weak domestic sector; only really three legacy manufacturers. It’ll get there, but it is going to lag Europe and China; it’s just more demanding.