Hyundai unveils its first high-performance electric car
ReutersOCT 2023
Hyundai Sued Over Allegations of Faking EV Sales Data
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The Spin
Narrative A
Despite massive government subsidies, consumers simply don't want to buy electric vehicles on a mass scale. Price differences, charging infrastructure, and anxieties over battery life are all reflected in an attempted gamification of the electric vehicle sales numbers. If true, these allegations prove that the electric push is an inorganic sham.
Narrative B
These allegations say more about Hyundai than they do about electric vehicles. From using child labor at their factories in Alabama to being implicated in the nationwide wave of auto thefts, Hyundai has been at the epicenter of numerous controversies in the auto world and must take corrective actions.