John Ashbourne
John Ashbourne
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But I was surprised by this. Look at Vietnam! Look at Thailand!

EV-adoption rising to European levels in a few years.

Almost entirely because of Chinese automakers dramatically cutting the price of the transition
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
By now we’re all familiar with this chart
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
With an upside-down building, even simple things became complex. “When you flush the toilet, the stuff goes downhill, right?” the architect asked

“We’ve worked that out. We’re going to have hundreds of shuttle cars running back and forth, picking up the sewage on retractable bridges” Work continued
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I think this is right for comparing domestic output.

But doesn’t a nominal comparison capture something about the impact of the two parties on a third? You import/export/bribe/invest in nominal dollars.
December 6, 2023 at 7:37 PM
The four outside of China, btw, are in NYC, Jeddah, Bangkok, and Monterey
November 10, 2023 at 9:28 AM
“Raving”, obviously. Though they were often also very fast
October 31, 2023 at 4:32 PM