Oddly the growth of sales in EV other than Tesla is win win for EV industry. The increased sales attracts more investment in supporting technology- batteries, charging infrastructure … so all vendors can offer more for less. Why did Tesla provide no fee access to early patents. Obviously to help build out industry eco system.

The biggest win is Audi sales of EV (and VW, Ford, GM, Tesla …) suggests to the 95% of the market that has not considered buying an EV, now is the time to consider an EV.

So EV growth then oil demand in US drops, which means less oil profits for Middle East Terror, less chance of $2 T Middle East war if Iran attempts to block oil flow, increase exports of US oil, better balance of trade, lower pollution from oil so lower medical costs. EV batteries can be used for grid storage and increase ROI for solar and wind, which lowers energy costs for consumers.

Yup. Audi is doing its bit.