Mercedes & Volkswagen Ramp Up Battery Factory Plans
Mercedes and Volkswagen announce new EV battery factories.
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Tesla Pushes For Stricter CAFE Penalties In USA
Because Tesla only sells electric cars which come under the ZEV category, the company has excess regulatory credits and can effectively sell them at a 100% profit. CAFE standards increase their value.
A Radical Way To Reduce Fossil Fuel Use From New Cars Sold In The US…
The first thing I want to say is that although this is an interesting thought experiment, I’m not saying this will happen or even that it should happen. I like to document these “back of the envelope” calculations to have something to refer to for all the electric vehicle naysayers … [continued]
Tesla Model 3 Shines in France As Plugin Vehicles Reach 20% Market Share!
The French plugin vehicle market took its usual holiday in August, with last month’s plugin registrations ending at 17,404 units, divided between 9,916 BEVs and 7,488 PHEVs. The former jumped 78% year over year (YoY), while the latter were up 42%. In isolation, these numbers might sound meh. After all, … [continued]
Volkswagen Group Is Now King Of EV Sales In Sweden & Switzerland
Under some of our recent EV sales reports, readers requested charts and stats for automotive group sales, not just sales by model or even brand. It was even pointed out that this is the only comparison many people in the industry actually care about. Those seem like good points, so … [continued]
Stellantis Takes 4 Out Of Top 5 Spots In July In France! (Plugin Vehicle Sales…
After a record month in June, the French plugin vehicle market took some time to breathe in July, with last month’s plugin registrations ending at 18,247 units, just 5% above July 2020. In isolation, the number sounds meh, but it is still the best July ever, and if you compare … [continued]
Ford’s Got More Ambitious EV Plans Than The White House
Almost all of the attention around Joe Biden’s event with UAW last week was around Tesla, ironically. There was also some coverage of the 2030 target (pro and con — I was on the side of pointing out how weak it is), and I tried to point out that the … [continued]
Stellantis: First BEV Jeep Coming In 2023, But What Electric Jeep Will We Get?
A recent Stellantis earnings presentation revealed that Jeep will release its first all-electric vehicle in 2023, and it also revealed various other rough release dates for Stellantis EVs and PHEVs. Sadly, though, the information is still very non-specific. Stellantis Gives Us Some More Scraps of Information The Detroit Press points … [continued]
Can Tesla, GM, Ford, & Others Deliver On Biden’s 50% EV By 2030 goal?
Is the 50% of light vehicles electrified by 2030 possible? Easily. And almost inevitably.
Will The White House Exclude Tesla, The #1 Most American Car Producer, From Its EV…
I saw a tweet from Walter Bloomberg stating that the White House is planning an event on Thursday with President Biden and EV executives from General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler parent Stellantis. The event is to focus on the administration’s proposed revisions to fuel economy requirements through the 2026 model … [continued]
