GM was the leader of the US EV market among legacy automakers for several years.* Going back to the early days of this EV era, it all started with the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle (a plug-in hybrid with a bigger-than-typical battery). The Chevy Bolt EV then came along and … [continued]
US full electric vehicle (BEV) sales continue to grow by leaps and bounds. Despite all the hype about “weak” electric vehicle demand and sales, they are actually strong and growing. Compared to Q3 2021, BEV sales in Q3 2023 were up 143%. Compared to Q3 2022, BEV sales in Q3 … [continued]
Earlier this month, Ford announced to dealers that the Mustang Mach-E would be losing access to the tax credits it currently qualifies for. This takes the vehicle’s credit from $3750 to zero. In this article, I’ll take a look at the situation and how Ford can deal with it. This … [continued]
Ford’s electric vehicle evolution continues. It’s no EV startup, of course, but many of the people who recognize the EV revolution for what it is have seen Ford’s EV decisions from the Mustang Mach-E onward as being mostly good, or even very good, and it’s certainly a common opinion that … [continued]
When we discuss electric cars, trucks, and SUVs, one of the first things we discuss is their official range ratings. Unfortunately, these range ratings are not uniformly created and are not uniformly accurate. Therefore, some electric cars do better than expected in the real world and some do worse than … [continued]
I was on Google News and I saw a headline “8 Electric Cars to Avoid Buying.” I couldn’t help myself, of course. I shouldn’t have clicked it, but I had to. I don’t recommend reading it separate from this article, but here’s the link if you want to. Apparently, it … [continued]
Electric cars are now being discounted by dealers as supplies have caught up with demand after Covid supply chain issues.
After all the announcements during 2023, it was great to see that the Ford Mustang Mach-E had finally arrived in Brisbane, Queensland. A few demonstrator models have been sprinkled around the different Ford dealerships and we had to be quick to get a test drive. From the website, it looked … [continued]
The US electric car market continues to grow strongly. Yes, Tesla still dominates (that’s not changing anytime soon), but several other automakers are also seeing fast-growing full electric vehicle (BEV) sales, and the number of BEV options on the market has exploded in recent quarters. Overall (lacking just a little … [continued]
When it comes to the EV transition, Ford’s taking a different approach than many other automakers. Instead of focusing on bread-and-butter vehicles (like bland crossovers) to get EV sales while they move away from a dwindling pool of combustion vehicles to choose from, Ford split the business into three pieces. … [continued]
