Stellantis Scraps 4xe Plug-In Hybrid Platform For US
The 4xe versions of the Jeep Wrangler and Grand Wagoneer have been axed from the Stellantis lineup along with the Pacifica PHEV.
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While moving forward with plans for a lithium-sulfur EV battery, the US supermaterials startup Lyten is also busily snapping up the pieces of Northvolt's failed BESS empire.
US Startup Lyten Is (Still) Determined To Make A Lithium-Sulfur EV Battery Happen
While moving forward with plans for a lithium-sulfur EV battery, the US supermaterials startup Lyten is also busily snapping up the pieces of Northvolt’s failed BESS empire.
Why Is The Chrysler Airflow EV Now On Ice?
Stellantis has not exactly been leading the way on EVs in the USA. It sells almost no electric vehicles. Here’s the most recent ranking of what share of an automotive group’s sales came from EVs in the US: Yikes! 0.1%. That’s horrible. Sooner or later things have to turn around, … [continued]
How Ironic Is It That Stellantis Is Now Making A Profit On Plugin Vehicles?
Stellantis was one of the biggest laggards in electric cars for several years. Former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne kicked it off. He lobbied against electric vehicle and fuel economy regulations, and he even infamously told Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) customers to not buy the Fiat 500e at one … [continued]
US Auto Sales Down 8% in Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2019
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]
Stellantis Introduces STLA Medium EV Platform
Stellantis this week unveiled its new STLA Medium electric car platform that will form the basis for many of its future EVs.
Sandy Munro On Which Automakers Are Getting It Right Besides Tesla
In another piece highlighting some comments Sandy Munro made in an extended Q&A session at TeslaCon Florida, this one includes a few videos about the EV transition, big legacy automakers he believes in and ones he doesn’t, and even short commentary on the large potential customer Sandy decided to turn … [continued]
Quarterly US Auto Sales Down Nearly 1 Million While Tesla Sales Up 114% In 3…
US Auto Sales: Tesla Up 97% In Q2 2022 vs. Q2 2019, Overall US Auto Sales Down 22% (942,390 Units)
US Auto Sales Down 18% In 1st Quarter Of 2022 vs. 2019, Tesla Sales Up…
Following up on US auto sales reports for the 4th quarter of 2021 as well as the full year 2021 compared to 2020 and 2019, here is our report on US auto sales in the 1st quarter of 2021 compared to the 1st quarter of 2019 and the 1st quarter … [continued]
US Tesla Sales Up 93% In 2021 vs. 2019 While US Auto Sales Down 12%
US auto sales in 2019 were down 1.4% to 1.6% compared to 2018. That was before COVID-19 hit the United States and destroyed the US auto industry (among other things) for several months. So, when looking at 2021 US auto sales, I find it more interesting to compare to 2019 … [continued]
