Tesla has been known to tweak its referral program discounts from time to time and also adjust pricing of inventory (in-stock) models when it needs to move cars off the lot. Right now it’s doing both. The company just boosted the referral program discount to $2,500 on the Model 3 … [continued]
At the moment, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate that the following fully electric vehicles are eligible for the $7,500 US ZEV tax credit: Acura ZDX Cadillac LYRIQ Cadillac OPTIQ Chevrolet Blazer EV Chevrolet Equinox EV Chevrolet Silverado EV Ford F-150 Lightning Honda Prologue … [continued]
One of the funny things about a convincing con man: you believe all of the good stuff he tells you, but you ignore the warning signs. Going back a century or more, there’s been the story of a slick-talking con man from the city defrauding good but simple country folk. … [continued]
During the Tesla conference call for shareholders this week, where Tesla reportedly some not entirely positive financial results (and bad financial trends), there had to be a big announcement, right? Aside from Elon Musk thinking out loud that Tesla might be worth more than the next 5 most valuable companies … [continued]
Well, this would not be my first guess, or even my 5th, but the 2023 Nissan Ariya has just won the best pre-owned EV in 2025 award from Recurrent Auto. This was from a comparison of 30 EV models. “The award recognizes Ariya’s strong value retention, advanced technology and standout … [continued]
The UK’s Electrifying.com recently conducted a survey of car buyers in the UK. The survey found that “60% of car buyers now say Musk’s controversial reputation actively puts them off buying a Tesla,” the company writes. 60%! Is there any other company where 60% of potential buyers aren’t willing to … [continued]
Yesterday, I wrote about Elon Musk’s long history predicting robotaxi-capable Tesla Autopilot/Full Self Driving. We then got another update from Tesla, stating: “2025 will be a seminal year in Tesla’s history as FSD (Supervised) continues to rapidly improve with the aim of ultimately exceeding human levels of safety. This will … [continued]
There are clearly Tesla fans (and, more importantly, shareholders) who will try to spin any news as positive for Tesla. It happens constantly, and it’s quite annoying when it’s obviously false and unrealistic. On the flip side, I’ve covered Tesla closely for 13 years, which means I’ve covered the dramatic … [continued]
During the 2024 US presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly attacked electric vehicles and Joe Biden’s EV policies, including the US EV tax credit (which was first passed under George W. Bush, but which was updated and strengthened under Joe Biden — and which revived tax credits for Tesla under Biden). … [continued]
Theoretically, legacy automakers don’t want the transition to electric vehicles to go too fast. They want to make the most money possible from existing fossil-fueled models and production lines for those models. The investments have been made — into R&D, production lines, supply chains, etc. Now automakers want to get … [continued]
