Inevitable, Mike Colias
Inevitable, Mike Colias
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Inevitable
Inside the Messy, Unstoppable Transition to Electric Vehicles

Author: Mike Colias

Narrator: Michael Butler Murray

Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 02/04/2025


Synopsis

The question is no longer if electric vehicles will happen, or even when they'll happen, but how. Veteran automotive reporter Mike Colias takes you inside the transformation in this thoroughly reported profile of the hard pivot in the car business, a $2 trillion industry undergoing the biggest change in its 120-year history—a change that is already sending ripples across the entire global economy.

Colias documents the inevitable shift from pistons to electrons from every angle, taking you inside the boardrooms where executives battle over their EV strategies to take on Tesla and, more recently, emerging Chinese powerhouses such as BYD. He brings you to family-run car dealerships deciding if they'll sell EVs—or sell their businesses. He follows entrepreneurs along lonely stretches of road that will soon need charging stations. He talks to power-train engineers whose skills were once the beating heart of the automotive industry but who now find themselves being replaced by coders.

Inevitable is a deeply enjoyable and smart book that uses masterful storytelling to capture the expanse and dynamism of the transition to electric vehicles in profound detail, bringing to life its seismic effects on everything and everyone.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erik on March 23, 2025

I am not a car person - at all. But I am an environmentalist, deeply concerned about climate change and the environment. So when my wife and I started to think about getting a new car to replace the old one, I started to read up on - and became fascinated by - electric vehicles. As a result, in the......more

Goodreads review by Kayla on March 17, 2025

This book gives an approachable perspective on the pursuit of electrifying vehicles in America. I recommend for those who’d like a deeper understanding of the pros and cons to the EV argument, the major players, and what they see in the headlines.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on March 13, 2025

Riveting Revelation of the EV Revolution Mike Colias’ “Inevitable” delivers an insightful, well-researched exploration of the chaotic shift from gas-powered cars to EVs. Blending sharp analysis with real-world case studies from major automakers, Colias unpacks the technological, economic, and politic......more

Goodreads review by Patricio on April 10, 2025

This was a recommendation from a colleague/friend with whom I usually talk books. And I decided to give it a try. I believe the book is great, I didn’t quite enjoy the order with which it was written, I believe that a chronological order would have been great in this one, however, that’s just my opin......more

Goodreads review by Megan on May 10, 2025

I received an advanced reader copy, and I enjoyed it, but I didn’t finish as quickly as I had hoped. This was an interesting book, and it is well written in a way that everyday people like me can understand. I learned more in this book than I expected. I won’t lie, I had a slow start with this one.......more