Uh, the EV market is on track to increase 80% YoY for 2023. How is this 'flat'? Do some math and figure out what just a few more years of ~80% growth (which has been consistently happening for years) on top of that 7.1% will do to the market, and you'll see why automakers are finally waking up and shitting their jimmies.
The market share growth of electric vehicles in the US seems to have stalled this year, as their piece of the pie hasn't budged, despite the red hot market for all kinds of cars. EV batteries, however, have greatly contributed to the weight record that the US vehicle fleet notched in the past few years.