Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 02:00:58 +0000
Former Ford CEO Mark Fields had some things to say about Tesla this week. In what may be a surprise to some, Fields says that EVs are the future of the industry and the questions are: when is the payoff, and what are the adoption rates
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 23:51:10 +0000
The Netherlands got most of the press from EV fans in recent weeks and months thanks to a stunning 54% plug-in vehicle (PEV) market share at the end of 2019 and the Tesla Model 3 bagging approximately twice as many 2019 sales as the #2 Volkswagen Polo
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:12:01 +0000
Far and away, the Swiss plug-in vehicle (PEV) leader was the Model 3, which had 29% of PEV market share. That means it had ~1.6% of the overall auto market in Switzerland all by itself, and it put the Model 3 at #4 in the overall auto market in the country, only trailing the Skoda Octavia, Volkswagen Tiguan, and Volkswagen Golf
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 06:00:26 +0000
The Tesla Model 3 ended up being the 7th best selling car in the United States in the 4th quarter of 2019 and the 9th best selling car across the whole year*
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:44 +0000
While the Tesla Model 3 was the 9th best selling car in the country and had more than 150,000 sales in the USA, the next best selling non-Tesla on the market was the Chevy Bolt with 16,418 sales, followed by the Nissan LEAF with 12,365 sales
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:09:54 +0000
Ford may be teaming up with Volkswagen to bring a new “baby” Mustang Mach-E electric SUV to market. The new car reportedly will be based on the MEB chassis.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:13 +0000
Volkswagen is launching into what could be a huge electric decade that reinvents and rejuvenates the large global automotive group. Yes, the Volkswagen ID.3 — which is sort of supposed to be the VW Beetle or Golf of this century — has some delays. Reinvention can be tough
Credit to Author: Vijay Govindan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:23:24 +0000
Barron’s noted on January 7th, 2020, that Tesla had become the most valuable auto company in the history of America. Let me repeat: Not just currently. We are talking about the most valuable American auto company since America was born. Congratulations to Elon, Tesla, and the team for unlocking this achievement!
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 06:42:27 +0000
The US auto industry took a bit of a whack in 2019. Excluding Tesla, auto sales were down by 177,839 units in 2019 compared to 2018. That said, only 13 auto brands saw their sales drop, while 18 saw their sales rise
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 22:58:08 +0000
I understand income barriers. So, bravo to California for helping those who want to change afford to change. California’s new electric vehicle (EV) incentives for the lower income help them improve air quality and fight climate change by going electric. They can now get $9,500 in EV incentives in certain regions, or even $14,000 if you add in state incentives and all requirements are met