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Ember Energy: EV Sales Data Tracker - https://ember-energy.org/data/ev-sales-tracker/ (updated monthly) (scope to Europe, electric vehicles (EVs) represent the single largest lever for reducing fossil import dependence")

Ember Energy: European electricity prices and costs - https://ember-energy.org/data/european-electricity-prices-an... - (updated daily)

Collected vehicle registration data - https://robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/?lang=en&freq=monthl... (scoped to EU, EFTA, and UK)

Europe’s competitiveness depends on electricity grids - https://www.eib.org/en/stories/europe-electricity-grids - October 13th, 2026 (Europe installed ~80GW of renewable capacity in 2026, ~480GW is waiting to be connected, renewables and nuclear now generate over 70% of the EU’s electricity, and collectively ~750GW of renewable generation capacity is currently online and producing, as of this comment)

European EV sales hit record in 'pivotal' year for affordable cars, study shows - https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/europe... - October 5th, 2026

Europe's Renewables Boom is Becoming a Gas Demand Bust - https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuters-open-interest/eur... - August 13th, 2026

Ember Energy: European Electricity Review 2026 - https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricit... (Wind and solar surpass fossil fuels in half of EU countries in 2025)

(China destroyed oil import demand by an amount the UK imports annually in less than six months with rapid EV uptake, so it can be done; speed is a matter of will and capital)

parent toomuchtodo 16 days ago

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