Transportation, Electric Vehicles, Energy Crisis, Cuban economy, EV, Cuba, US oil blockade
February 15, 2026
Cubans turn to electric vehicles as US tightens oil blockade
The familiar rumble of 1959 Chevrolets, once the rhythmic heartbeat of Havana, is fading into the near silence of electric vehicles. This quiet transformation is accelerating as the island faces one of its worst fuel shortages in recent years. For decades, Cuba’s roads were defined by colorful vintage cars, a landscape that changed very little. […]