High interest rates are derailing the ambitions of climate regulators and automakers to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles, underscored on October 25, 2023 by the scrapping of a GM-Honda partnership and a warning from a battery maker. Electric vehicle sales are still growing strongly, but that demand is not keeping up with the expectations of carmakers and other companies that have invested billions of dollars in the EV space. Expectations for persistently higher interest rates has led companies to alter plans as they eye 2024 warily. https://shorturl.at/lrsAZ
Source: IBP