US Focus On Domestic EV Battery Supply Chain Pushing Tesla to Move Supplies from China to US

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:05:38 +0000

The most critical element of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was the broad effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US, and especially cleantech blue collar (or “green collar”) jobs in the fast growing EV, battery storage, and solar industries. We’ve never had such serious and impactful reshoring … [continued]

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Survey Shows Significant Differences in EV Life & Interests in China, Germany, & USA

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:40:10 +0000

Looking through Deloitte’s 2025 Global Automotive Consumer Study more closely today, some things jumped out at me on differences between the Chinese, German, and US EV markets. We already covered the obvious one from China being a more mature EV market — many more people plan to buy a BEV … [continued]

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Kia Is Electrifying This Australian Open

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:08:40 +0000

Australia’s EV market is coming alive, and the big sponsor of the biggest tennis event in the country is ready to help that along. Kia is the longest running main partner at the Australian Open (in other words, its biggest sponsor), and this year it is planning to electrify the … [continued]

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Tesla Supercharging Amenities Really Need to Be Better — Great Example

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:57:38 +0000

Also: You Can’t Rely on NACS Superchargers for Cross-Country Travel in Compatible Non-Tesla EVs If you live in northern Wisconsin, you see the “massive” brand-new Quick Trip gas stations/convenience stores everywhere. They are places where you can buy a soft drink, a gallon of milk, and/or a hot meal etc., … [continued]

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EVs Take 40.0% Share In The UK — ZEV Credits Changing Hands

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:44:45 +0000

December’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 40.0% share in the UK, up from 28.7% year on year. BEVs grew strongly to meet the 2024 ZEV mandate before the year closed out. Overall auto volume was 140,786 units, flat YoY and well below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s leading BEV brand … [continued]

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Most E-Bike Riders Can Be Perfectly Happy In The $1,000–2,000 Range

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:59:53 +0000

This is another section of our new e-bike guide for beginners. Check out the full guide here: A Quick & Dirty Guide to Buying an E-Bike. As I said in the last paragraph, some of us are quite serious about riding, and have the money to spend for either a … [continued]

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If Republicans Kill EV Subsidies, Sales Could Drop 27%

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:40:10 +0000

I just published on the top-line highlights of a recent Deloitte consumer survey focused on the auto industry, and much of that focused on EV matters. However, as I was looking more closely at one of the charts, I noticed an interesting stat. It’s just the 5th most popular response, … [continued]

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11% of Americans Plan to Buy Plugin Vehicle Next, 44% of Chinese Say So

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:30:39 +0000

New research from Deloitte finds that 5% of Americans would like a BEV to be their next vehicle and another 6% would like a plugin hybrid to be. That’s … meh, and it’s nothing close to the 27% and 17% of Chinese of the same mindset, respectively. But that’s where … [continued]

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Honda’s 0 Electric Vehicle Prototypes — The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 02:39:52 +0000

Earlier today, Honda unveiled two electric vehicle prototypes — the Honda 0 SUV and the Honda 0 Saloon. Let’s discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of this 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) splash. Honda 0 SUV and Honda 0 Saloon — The Good Honda is actually developing 100% … [continued]

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Volvo Electric Car Sales Grew 54% in 2024 Globally

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:21:39 +0000

Volvo Cars has released its 2024 sales figures globally, and also by region. A nice thing is the company provides a detailed breakdown of fully electric vehicle sales and plugin hybrid sales, including by region. So, let’s dive into those. I’m also adding some figures of my own — the … [continued]

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