Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 02:09:17 +0000
It’s time again to look back on quarterly US auto sales, comparing Q3 2024 to Q3 2023, Q3 2022, Q3 2021, Q3 2020, and Q3 2019. In other words, we’re going way back to try to get a good picture of auto sales trends in the country. Of course, a … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:37:47 +0000
Regardless of uncertainty over Trump’s electric vehicle policy, Ford is leaning on commercial fleet electrification to boost sales in 2025 and beyond.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:49:52 +0000
Elon Musk wants to be a major force in the next administration but is that partly for selfish reasons that could lead to ethics violations?
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:48:13 +0000
Something interesting has been going on with Tesla Cybertrucks. Tesla has been quietly replacing their battery packs, seemingly a lot of them. At least since September, Tesla has been swapping out Cybertruck battery packs for new ones when they are brought in for other maintenance issues. The first report we’re … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 04:59:59 +0000
Xiaomi sales have been absolutely stunning in 2024, but the company’s CEO, chairman, and founder wants to go far beyond this and make Xiaomi the 5th largest automaker in the world! In its first 9 months, the company sold a stunning 130,000 electric vehicles. Can it increase that many times … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:40:32 +0000
Paul Wildman and I have collaborated on articles charting the difficulties of the top three car makers: Toyota, Volkswagen, and Stellantis; and the effect of these difficulties on their respective national economies: Japan, Germany, France, and Italy. Recently, I suggested to Paul that we look at Hyundai/Kia, as they do … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 01:50:20 +0000
CATL has developed a new EV platform it says will reduce development time for new models from years to months.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 20:17:13 +0000
Space solar technology has created the conditions for launching data centers into orbit, taking advantage of ultra-low energy costs and opportunities for expansion.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:01:52 +0000
Volkswagen is moving forward with plans to begin manufacturing a whole new class of vehicles under the Scout Motors brand. Scout was originally a sub-brand of International Harvester, with all the technological sophistication that name implies. The company started as a manufacturer of farming equipment and machinery, which means its … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:29:19 +0000
To our electric vehicle (EV) owners: If you found yourself with the choice to buy another EV or return to an internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV), which would you do? Well, if you are like most participants in a recent study, you’d replace it with another EV. Those are the … [continued]
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