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Comment by iamjake648

This post really fails to go beyond basic headlines.

> Federal subsidies were eliminated. Funding for charging infrastructure and battery manufacturing was rolled back.

These are both signs of a maturing market. It's a good thing that DCFC operators like Ionna, Walmart, etc. are still charging ahead at a pretty rapid pace, even without federal funding. Ionna especially has been deploying at a crazy speed.

> Individual states were barred from enforcing their own standards.

Litigation on this is still playing out. If car manufacturers aren't planning for these to swing back into force with a change of government, they are fooling themselves.

> Most domestic manufacturers have given up on EVs entirely and written off their investments.

Again, not true. Some investments like battery manufacturing, sure, but that's not what they were ever good at. GM has a pretty robust line of EVs, and Ford has bet big on their new platform underpinning on their new 'affordable' truck.

> Tesla is the only one standing, and their US sales have also been falling for the last couple years.

2023 was a stand out year for them, but it's not like they are falling off a cliff. We should expect Tesla sales to fall as other competitors like Rivian, Hyundai/Kia and even Toyota/Subaru release updated offerings.

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