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More Than 3× As Many Tesla Model Y Sales As Tesla Model 3 Sales In USA In 1st Quarter

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 03:57:24 +0000

Tesla’s just had a tough quarter, including in the United States, but a tough quarter for Tesla would be a stunning, fantabulous success for any other company trying to sell electric vehicles. In the USA, according to data from Cox Automotive and Kelley Blue Book, more than one out of … [continued]

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Ford Lowers F-150 Lightning Flash to Below $70,000, Announces Other 2024 Changes

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:32:24 +0000

Ford recently announced that orders are now open for 2024 F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks. Normally, there’s not much news when an automaker announces a new model year, but one big news item is some impressively low prices for the F-150 Lightning Flash, a tech-focused variant/trim of the truck. For … [continued]

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Tesla [TSLA] Still Worth More Than Toyota, Porsche, Mercedes, & Hyundai Combined

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 19:38:01 +0000

Tesla’s stock price and market cap are down considerably this year, on the back of slightly drooping sales (instead of 50% growth year over year), rumors of the more affordable Tesla being canceled, and a slow Cybertruck (and Semi) ramp-up. Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) has improved greatly with version … [continued]

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Can Ford Pull Off A Decent $25,000 EV?

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:20:58 +0000

Various EV outlets and even Bloomberg are reporting that Ford has secret plans to build an affordable EV platform, aiming for both a small pickup and an SUV in the $25,000 range. In this article, I want to talk about why they’re doing this and speculate on whether they can … [continued]

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Cheap Electric Cars, Used Hertz EVs, Ford Supercharging — 15 Top CleanTechnica Stories

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:07:37 +0000

The constant stream of big cleantech stories has been flowing strong, and I’ve got about a dozen to highlight from the past couple of weeks as ones I wouldn’t want you to miss. Before I get into the news, reviews, and writer rants, though, I have to note that we … [continued]

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How The Ford Supercharger/NACS Deal Went Down

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:42:59 +0000

A recent interview with Jim Farley by Tom Moloughney at State of Charge revealed some interesting details about how the deal that changed EV charging went down. When Ford announced that it was moving from CCS1 to Tesla’s NACS plug last year, it rocked the EV charging world. We know … [continued]

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Ford Pops E-Transit Van Out Of Stealth Mode To Boost EV Sales

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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:10:04 +0000

Ford has a secret EV sales weapon up its sleeve, banking on the electric E-Transit to ride the coattails of its popular Transit van.

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Tesla Supercharger Network Now Open To (Some) Other Drivers In North America

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2024 02:10:31 +0000

Ford is the first manufacturer to join the Tesla Supercharger network because it was the first to switch to the NACS standard.

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Why Ford’s Tesla Charging Adapter is Good for Tesla, Ford and the EV Industry

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Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:32:11 +0000

A few days ago, Ford CEO Jim Farley teased us with a picture of a Ford Mustang Mach-e EV charging at a Tesla Supercharger, Farley promised “more details coming very soon.” Today, the company officially announced that its Tesla adapter is available for retail customers to order free of charge until June 30, 2024. After that date, it will cost $230. This means owners of Ford EVs, including the Mustang Mach-e and F-150 Lightning, will be able to use Tesla Superchargers to charge their EVs at high speed.

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