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timemagazine on April 8, 2026 6:46 pm Before the war in Iran broke out, the global adoption of EVs was largely being driven by a number of emerging economies, including India, Mexico and Brazil, who were [reporting](https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-ev-leapfrog-how-emerging-markets-are-driving-a-global-ev-boom/) higher EV sales than developed economies like the U.S. and Japan. Now, the surge in global [oil prices](https://time.com/article/2026/03/31/gas-prices-us-iran-war/) triggered by the [Strait of Hormuz](https://time.com/article/2026/04/07/strait-of-hormuz-countries-pass-deals-iran-us-war-trump/) closure, appears to have brought an unexpected boon to the EV market—with increased interest and sales reported in a number of countries. Read more above.
Strict_Jacket3648 on April 8, 2026 7:47 pm Good can’t happen fast enough, now lets do the same with gid scare renewables as well. If so we might not just survive this climate disaster but save some of the biodiversity too.
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Before the war in Iran broke out, the global adoption of EVs was largely being driven by a number of emerging economies, including India, Mexico and Brazil, who were [reporting](https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-ev-leapfrog-how-emerging-markets-are-driving-a-global-ev-boom/) higher EV sales than developed economies like the U.S. and Japan. Now, the surge in global [oil prices](https://time.com/article/2026/03/31/gas-prices-us-iran-war/) triggered by the [Strait of Hormuz](https://time.com/article/2026/04/07/strait-of-hormuz-countries-pass-deals-iran-us-war-trump/) closure, appears to have brought an unexpected boon to the EV market—with increased interest and sales reported in a number of countries. Read more above.
Good can’t happen fast enough, now lets do the same with gid scare renewables as well. If so we might not just survive this climate disaster but save some of the biodiversity too.