Ford Takes $19.5 Billion EV Hit. Is the EV Revolution Over?

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• Hybrids shouldn't be viewed as just transitional technology, they're a permanent part of a future lineup

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• These automakers are not giving up on EVs entirely, but recalibrating their strategies to align with current market realities and consumer demand

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• Hybrids are more of an interim solution rather than permanent

  80% confidence

• Don't want to own Detroit automakers as investments despite being bullish on their future

  80% confidence

• The subsidies were necessary because the tech just isn't ready for prime time, not ready for anyone except early adopters

  80% confidence

• EVs are the future and where the auto industry is going, but the timeline was likely always going to be longer than hoped

  80% confidence

• Surprised that younger EV companies like Rivian stock have held up given risks and cash constraints

  80% confidence

• Tesla is relatively fine and further along on the growth curve with cash in the bank and established sales channels

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• Tesla believes that subsidies going away might help them relative to competition

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• Range anxiety is a real concern and there is a real lack of confidence in current public charging networks' reliability and availability

  80% confidence

• Technology is the answer to the cost problem for EVs, with next generation batteries reducing cost through improved energy density

  80% confidence

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