The Names of Leading Electric Cars

Credit to Author: Stuart Ungar| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 02:50:40 +0000

What’s in a name?   Vehicle names have always been an important part of the mobility mystique. Fodder for songs: “Little Red Corvette” by Prince, “Roadrunner” by The Modern Lovers, and “Red Barchetta” by Rush, just to name a few. One could argue that a good name sets the stage for a good overall experience and […]

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GM Ends Support For Spark EV Batteries

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:25:44 +0000

Zach Hurst over at EV Resource has some sad news for us: GM will no longer support Spark EV batteries, even for the few remaining vehicles still under the 8-year, 100,000-mile warranty. “EV Resource has confirmed that GM will no longer be providing replacement battery packs for the Spark EV. This means that when the […]

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US Auto Sales Down 18% In 1st Quarter Of 2022 vs. 2019, Tesla Sales Up 256%

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:37:04 +0000

Following up on US auto sales reports for the 4th quarter of 2021 as well as the full year 2021 compared to 2020 and 2019, here is our report on US auto sales in the 1st quarter of 2021 compared to the 1st quarter of 2019 and the 1st quarter of 2020. To start with, […]

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US Auto Sales Declined 22–23% In Q4 2021

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 05:00:57 +0000

It’s been a busy beginning of the year already, and we’ll have more to report on that shortly, but let’s first take a stroll back a few months to look at what happened in the US auto industry in the 4th quarter of 2021. To get started, looking at the overall auto market, it was […]

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US Tesla Sales Up 93% In 2021 vs. 2019 While US Auto Sales Down 12%

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:10:00 +0000

US auto sales in 2019 were down 1.4% to 1.6% compared to 2018. That was before COVID-19 hit the United States and destroyed the US auto industry (among other things) for several months. So, when looking at 2021 US auto sales, I find it more interesting to compare to 2019 than 2020. Nonetheless, in this […]

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