🚗 Automotive 1d ago · Fred Lambert

This country went 100% electric vehicles overnight with a drastic approach

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This country went 100% electric vehicles overnight with a drastic approach
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Laos did something no other country has tried: it banned the import of new gas and diesel passenger cars outright. As of June 1, nearly every new car cleared for import has to be electric.
It’s the most aggressive EV mandate on the planet right now, and it has almost nothing to do with consumer demand.

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