Used Tesla & Electric Car Market Getting Huge Boost — Thanks, Hertz! (And Xcelerate Auto)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:36:30 +0000

Just following the “EV SALES ARE FALLING” meme headlines, a new trend popping up in the media is covering the … [continued]

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List of 8 Electric Cars to Avoid Buying is Mostly Stupid

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:36:04 +0000

I was on Google News and I saw a headline “8 Electric Cars to Avoid Buying.” I couldn’t help myself, … [continued]

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What — If Any — Used EV Should I Buy?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:17:16 +0000

I’m one of those retirement-age folks who took up pickleball as part of my second childhood. Within two years I had wrenched my knee, and now I’m immersed in at least a couple of years of recuperation due to surgery and subsequent complications. Driving my co-owned Tesla Model Y during this time period in FL […]

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Utterly Unrealistic Range Tests Are Uninforming and (Mostly) Useless

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 14:31:39 +0000

In a recent press release from GM Brazil, the story of a wild range test of the Chevrolet Bolt EUV was shared. To commemorate the launch of the vehicle in Brazil, GM’s South American division worked with a local university to wring out as many miles as possible from the vehicle’s battery pack. The result? […]

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Chevy’s Not Taking Any Chances With Bolt Battery Packs

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 01:48:17 +0000

Some recent posts on Reddit give us some news that might look bad on the surface but really show us something good. It turns out that GM’s battery software errs far on the side of caution for Bolts and Bolt EUVs after the fire recall. As you can see in the image above, there’s a […]

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Cruise Robotaxis Entering More Cities

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 00:29:24 +0000

Cruise has slowly been expanding its network of robotaxis and their availability in certain markets. Though, it’s been a long time since the company entered new cities … until now. Cruise is now coming to Houston and Dallas. While Cruise vehicles will be fully self driving and operate even without safety drivers in other markets, […]

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Bye Bye, Bolt

Credit to Author: Stuart Ungar| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:45:22 +0000

After six years, the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV will soon be retired. While it wasn’t smooth sailing for all of those six years, the Bolt EV was the first mass-market long-range EV for Chevy, and it has some very loyal owners. Early on, there was the minor issue of the car’s seats not […]

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My First EV — Part 3, Home Charging

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 19:20:39 +0000

If you buy a new Chevy Bolt, GM gives you two options for charging at home: $500 cash for DIY, or $1,000 towards using one of its certified installers. I did not know much about installing a charger, so I opted for the second. All was done by email: click here to accept, click there […]

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