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]
Who is winning in the young Chinese smart EV startup competition? It’s complicated. The funny thing is how similar NIO’s and XPeng’s growth charts look. Of course, there are clear differences too, but overall, their sales charts over the past four years look like close cousins. Starting with the yearly … [continued]
Have you been waiting for the right time to pick up a new e-bike for the new year? If so, and your budget is right around $1000, then take a closer look at Aventon’s Pace 500.2 e-bike, because it is currently on sale for $999, down from its regular retail … [continued]
Bloomberg says green investments are starting to pay off for the international banking community and are creating more cash flow than investments in fossil fuels.
My wait for the 2023 numbers for auto sales in Denmark got interrupted by a blizzard so violent in my part of the country that I have personally never experienced anything like it. In a matter of a few hours, thousands of motorists got stranded on highways and motorways and … [continued]
Last year, Kelley Blue Book selected the Ford F-150 Lightning as its Best Electric Truck, and did so again for 2024. There’s a lot of misinformation and disinformation about electric vehicles online, but Kelley Blue Book has been a trusted information source for decades. It’s not the misinformed social media … [continued]
My local public radio station, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), which broadcasts throughout Oregon and southwest Washington, has been running advertisements for a fossil gas utility named Northwest Natural over the past year. OPB has aired ads about the gas utility’s appliance store where users can go and buy fossil fuel-powered, … [continued]
You’ve probably been frustrated this week if you were waiting for 2024’s cash rebate program to buy a General Motors (GM) electric vehicle (EV) and then learned that your favorite model isn’t eligible for a federal tax credit after all. Don’t despair. General Motors announced this week it will provide … [continued]
A few weeks ago, Financial Times revealed that a Trump staffer had bad news for the Cleantech industry: that Trump would gut the Inflation Reduction Act (including EV tax credits) if he gets back into the White House. Now, GM and Nissan are taking the news seriously enough that they … [continued]
Looking at what the XPeng X9 offers, I think it could be a huge hit. I just wonder about people’s willingness in this generation to buy minivans instead of SUVs. Can XPeng break through current trends and have a sales hit on its hands with the X9?
