EV demand up 50% in France and Germany since Iran war

The thing is a lot of people might be right at the tipping point of buying an EV and then some news like this comes out and it pushes them over the line.

I feel EVs at this moment are right at the level of “I’m gonna buy a new car, but maybe I’ll wait for the one after before I jump into an EV”. Better batteries (solid state), better charging speeds and more fast charger availability seem to have a large group of people waiting.

It moves up people's purchasing plans. If you were expecting to replace your vehicle in the next two years because of performance degradation, and now your fuel costs are substantially higher, then a purchase today might make more sense than your original plan.

I'm well aware things can change, but having my everyday commute costs generally decoupled from geopolitics seems nice

Pretty frustrating that so many people have to face the actual crisis to actually react to it. And that’s the case in so many situations

Yep, Trump enacted a de facto global carbon tax.