Henry Epp

In Europe as well, EV sales have grown quite a bit, but policymakers there are also planning to ease their ban on combustion engine vehicles, which was supposed to take effect in 2035.

So now there's less of a requirement for automakers to build only EVs in Europe as well.

So overall, I mean, the rest of the world is adopting these a little bit faster, but the picture is changing pretty quickly.

It's likely that we will see fewer sales of electric vehicles in 2026.

I'm curious just how much.

I'm also interested to see what happens with used EVs because that's a growing part of the market that might introduce more people to electric vehicles and make them more affordable to a broader part of society.

you know, the consumer market.

Um, I'm also really curious how new models do.

Like I said, a lot of companies are not abandoning EVs entirely, and some are actually bringing out new models next year.

And many of them are going to be more affordable.

Um, Chevy, for example, is bringing back the bolts, which was a really popular affordable EV model that it abandoned a few years ago.

It's bringing that back for under $30,000.

There's, um,

Maybe you've heard of the Nissan Leaf, which was a really early EV.

That's coming back again with like a much sleeker look that's also around $30,000.

So it seems like some companies are sort of aiming at this more affordable part of the market.

And I'm really curious to see how that lands with consumers.

I mean, those cheaper models, if it's more affordable for more people to get in an electric vehicle, that could help this take off a little bit more.

Also, I mean, technology developments, the battery range on EVs just generally has gotten a lot better.

I mean, if that continues to be the trend and it's comparable to make a trip in an electric vehicle as it is in a gas-powered vehicle, that might convince some folks.