In the United States EV (electric vehicle) market, the “price” of a car can vary quite a bit over time. And I’m not talking about Tesla’s seemingly schizophrenic pricing policies. I’m talking about the bottom line price of an electric car, net any government incentives and rebates. In an effort … [continued]
Approximately 274,000 plugin vehicles were registered in November in Europe, down 2% year over year (YoY), the market’s first drop since July 2022. The overall market grew by 6% in what wasn’t a good month for plugins on the continent. Last month’s plugin vehicle share of the overall European auto … [continued]
It’s a funny time in Tesla land in the USA. There are three core trim levels for Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles — the Standard Range RWD trim, the Long Range AWD trim, and the Performance AWD trim. The Performance version of the car comes with more power, … [continued]
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest team focused quite a bit on the Tesla brand in late 2023. One of their newsletters admonished GM and Ford, arguing that slowing the path toward EVs is a mistake — one that will only help Tesla and Elon Musk if these and other legacy automakers … [continued]
The latest Tesla Autopilot update has been downloaded and installed in about 2 million cars in the US. Has it made things better?
A recent video by CNBC takes an in-depth look at a problem Hertz is having: lack of demand for Tesla rentals. The Hertz-Tesla “deal” was a big news a couple of years ago, and has kept producing big news since. It massively pumped Tesla’s stock, so naturally many readers who … [continued]
For as long as I’ve been covering electric cars (over a decade), there have been two clear electric vehicle leaders globally — Tesla and BYD. Aside from its electric cars, BYD also led with electric buses and electric trucks — but we’re just going to look at electric cars (including … [continued]
Some months ago, I wrote an article about the surprise switch from CCS to NACS as the de facto standard for EV charging in North America. CCS charging won’t disappear, but Tesla has over 60% of the EVs on the road and now most manufacturers who were formerly committed to … [continued]
A couple of days ago, I wrote about a somewhat complicated situation in the used electric car market. I included several notes for matters affecting used EV prices and time on lot. However, looking at some of the details further, I wanted to revisit this and highlight a very important … [continued]
It’s been a few months since my last Tesla Model 3 cost of ownership update. Since then, I’ve had an air filter replaced and I got 4 new tires. Let’s dig in and see where I stand 4 years and 4 months after buying my Tesla Model 3 Standard Range … [continued]
