Go Electric: This Time for Peace

Danny Kennedy argues that electric vehicles are emerging as the largest scalable peace dividend available. By destroying demand for oil, EVs weaken the economic foundations of modern militarism. Oil revenues fund militaries and enable projection of force — change the demand curve and you weaken their power. China's EV flywheel is already in motion, with battery costs at $85/kWh and 5.9 million vehicles exported in 2024. By 2025, 39 countries reached EV sales share above 10%. EVs don't stop wars by persuasion — they do it by changing balance sheets. Read the full article at proelectrica.substack.com