US-Iran war boosts used electric vehicle sales

Financial Times Financial Times · 12min

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill, sales of used electric vehicles are surging in the US, and the International Monetary Fund is warning that the war’s shocks will be felt by the global economy for a while.

Plus, the FT’s Marton Dunai gives a rundown of the upcoming Hungarian elections.  


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https://www.ft.com/content/f04ad855-81e3-49c5-827e-d3c4acb901c9?accessToken=zwAAAZ4OCKgUkdPwSthVgeNJxdOCftPErLkByQE.MEUCIQDhY7XyoLnOfAcN5o-860ODKEblV-c0N8Gwy7acdevpewIgHowyUpTQbWvE9MjSuyX9FiRg8041M5F3HLKbHIotaH8&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Refineries rush to secure oil cargoes as Iran maintains grip on Hormuz

https://www.ft.com/content/5436f549-52da-4d6d-85ba-955203f5c2f2?accessToken=zwAAAZ4NqM22lNPne_B4fMNL19OgpbCctremG89UNvVJUtpNbdOFupVSA_XC8s9U2ZnDqfBAztOcZiRcmyCVCs8KmGcKkIhE5dOfjxCgIylBHgE.MEUCIQDUDQbanzQDxmAMQUbycAuK6LmjxHYuy9Zbf68BA_cJ9QIgEHZ1EfjsxsPFAqYcoEKb4pDeYhRnV1wMypq9W48iXTc&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sales of used EVs surge in US as petrol prices pass $4 a gallon

https://www.ft.com/content/54d999c3-a9f0-40ce-9c66-245c9b20950a?accessToken=zwAAAZ4NqM22lNPne_B4fMNL19OgpbCctremG89UNvVJUtpNbdOFupVSA_XC8s9U2ZnDqfBAztOcZiRcmyCVCs8KmGcKkIhE5dOfjxCgIylBHgE.MEUCIQDUDQbanzQDxmAMQUbycAuK6LmjxHYuy9Zbf68BA_cJ9QIgEHZ1EfjsxsPFAqYcoEKb4pDeYhRnV1wMypq9W48iXTc&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who is Péter Magyar, Viktor Orbán’s nemesis?

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