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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by m0zg on Monday July 29, 2019 @01:28AM (#20551731)
I meant in the US. In comparison all Tesla models sold 192K last year, for a marketshare of a whopping 1.1% (information is also from carsalesbase). It's funny that you're comparing US sales for Rav4 (just one of half a dozen popular Toyota models), with worldwide sales of electrics, and then extrapolate Tesla figures even though we're in the middle of the year.

Out in the real world very few people can afford a $45k+ car.

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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by benj111 on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:22AM (#20554314)
Your point about the Rav 4 sales being US only is reasonable. I've tried looking for global sales, I've been unsuccessful so far.

Apparently the biggest selling 'car' was the Ford F series, so not even one model and that sold just over a million.

https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/worlds-best-sellin...

Edit: Biggest selling in the world, in 2018

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