My recent article on “Tesla’s Warranty Accounting Mystery” got a lot of comments, and to reply correctly, I feel as if I should share some further research. In this article, I’m going to specifically discuss the “goodwill” warranty claims that keep coming up, what I know about them, and what I think I think about them.
The Ford Mustang Mach-E will be delivered to customers starting this year. Many headlines will imply that its top competitor is the Tesla Model Y. However, I think its top competitor is the Ford Escape. So, I wanted to dive into the costs, specs, and features of the different Ford models.
The Dog Days Are Over in the French EV market, with the pandemic’s disruption now behind it, and a new stimulus package from the local government that can go up to €12,000. (Now imagine if the €16,000 Dacia Spring EV lands in time for this kind of incentive — it will be yours for peanuts!)
Tagging onto my article from yesterday on Volkswagen ID.3 cost of ownership versus cost of ownership of the Renault Megane or Skoda Octavia, here’s a brief followup for perhaps a more common comparison vehicle — the Volkswagen Golf.
There’s great anticipation across the world for one of the most compelling new fully electric models coming to market this year — the Volkswagen ID.3. Let’s compare some 5 year cost of ownership estimates for the ID.3, Renault Megane, and Skoda Octavia.
Sweden remains an odd plug-in vehicle market in which plug-in hybrids heavily outweigh full electrics. Part of that may be because Volvo Cars only sells plug-in hybrids so far, and Volvo is sort of popular in Sweden.
Portugal is a somewhat surprising bright spot in the electric vehicle market. It has one of the highest EV market shares (share of its overall auto market) in the world, yet is not a very wealthy nation like Norway of the Netherlands. And it’s EV market share hasn’t popped all of a sudden. The country has been doing well consistently for a while.
Tesla has dropped the price of the Model Y by a few thousand dollars, with the starting price now at $49,990*. Let’s look at a couple of cost of ownership analyses between the Tesla Model Y and he Lexus RX
Norway continues to be a shining star in the electric vehicle world. In the first half of the year, 48% of automobiles sold in the country were fully electric, a global record for EV market share. Plug-in vehicles represented 69% of auto sales, another global record.
Tesla Model 3 Keeps #1 Position, while Plugin Vehicle Market Share Hits 16% in June
