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The electric vehicle (EV) industry - which until recently looked like a promising investing theme as investors poured billions into startup companies, hoping to find the next multi-bagger - is now looking like a busted story. Many EV stocks, such as Arrival (ARVL), Vinfast (VFS), and Lucid Motors (LCID) are trading near all-time lows, while last week was the worst for Tesla (TSLA) stock so far in 2023.
To be sure, EV adoption is still growing, and the industry is expanding faster than the overall automotive market. However, it’s a different story when it comes to EV stocks, and investors have grown increasingly wary of these names – including Tesla, whose mercurial CEO Elon Musk believes it could one day become the most valuable company on the planet.