Meeting in Brazil this week, auto executives from Toyota to GM talked up traditional fuel sources like ethanol, natural gas, and diesel, underlining how South America’s protected auto market is likely to resist a broader global move toward electric vehicles for years to come. Even as automakers revamp their global businesses to focus on electric cars in Europe, North America, and Asia, executives who oversee production in Brazil and Argentina are still prioritizing internal combustion engines – in part because of subsidies for locally plentiful fuels. “The future of Argentina’s energy is natural gas,” said Cristiano Rattazzi, who heads the country’s unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, as well as its automakers’ trade group. He added […]