[Sprintey]

It's not really on topic, but I might suggest Murray N. Rothbard's "America's Great Depression" or "What has Government done to our Money?" to provide a take on some of these earlier events from the Austrian School. Harpers does shift left, yes; however that article just seems to stand the test of time (as well as providing a good monetary history lesson).

Agree on the social media, typed forums and a varied news feed are enough.

The reductions in vehicle size are interesting: it's been done before (VB Commodore) to disaster and done visually (AU Falcon) before to disaster, too.
Notice the Americans coming out with completely massive, square EV pickups and SUVs - their vision of the future is grounded in their past.

For sales %, the Chinese market is 4% and we are under 1% - early adopters still. I suppose the bubble will pop, there will be carnage, and consolidation to electric occurs in the aftermath.