Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress initiated the biggest reshoring initiative in US history. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) stimulated billions upon billions of dollars of battery production factories and other cleantech production facilities in the US. It also encouraged EV production in the US via stipulations on consumer EV … [continued]
We’ve looked at the top selling electric vehicles and top selling EV brands in the United States. We’ve looked at overall auto industry sales trends in the US. We’ve looked at how much more electric vehicles have grown compared to fossil fuel vehicles (which have shrunk). Now, let’s complete this … [continued]
After three other US auto market reports for the 2nd quarter of 2024, I’m on to the last one, and it’s my favorite one. This one looks at the share of different auto brands’ and auto groups’ sales that are electric*. This report is more fleshed out than ever this … [continued]
GM is heavily investing in solar power agreements for three assembly facilities, including the Newport Solar project site that is expected to generate enough electricity to power 30,000 households annually. In addition, this week’s EV lineup appears to bring back Road Warrior, with an upgrade, and the Batmobile, with even … [continued]
The US auto industry is bouncing back compared to the past couple of years, but it’s still significantly below its pre-COVID days. Sales in the 3rd quarter of 2023 were 16% higher than sales in the 3rd quarter of 2022 and the 3rd quarter of 2021. However, they were only … [continued]
Having a place to charge is going to be one of the biggest challenges to the EV transition. Tesla realized this from the beginning of the modern EV era, and worked to build a huge fast charging network for its EV drivers, but most of the other manufacturers dropped the … [continued]
The Acura ZDX is the most powerful SUV from the brand in its history. It can be ordered online and deliveries start early next year.
If you’re a regular reader, you probably know that I’m a little irritated with Honda and Acura, to put it lightly. I have an Acura MDX in my driveway, and my wife loves the company. I can’t blame her, because Honda makes decent cars. However, when it revealed the third-generation … [continued]
If you’re a regular reader of my articles here, you probably know that I’m pretty frustrated with Honda and Acura. I have an Acura MDX in my driveway, and my wife is in love with Acura vehicles. But, when it announced the latest generation of the MDX, Acura not only … [continued]
US Auto Sales: Tesla Up 97% In Q2 2022 vs. Q2 2019, Overall US Auto Sales Down 22% (942,390 Units)
