BEV Market Share 50% in 2030 — How Stupid Do They Think Americans Are?

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 03:54:10 +0000

The legacy Detroit auto industry, the UAW, and the Biden administration reached an agreement at the infamous EV summit at the White House in August 2021. They would work towards what they think is an ambitious goal — 50% BEV market share by 2030. The plans to reach that goal are being made. Congress is […]

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Wall Street Journal: Traditional Automakers Starting to Emulate Tesla’s Retail Strategy

Credit to Author: Matt Pressman| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:31:55 +0000

Tesla’s online approach of selling direct-to-consumer is inspiring others. According to the Wall Street Journal, “As car companies go electric, some are trying to wrest control from dealers on how those vehicles will be priced and sold, aiming to make the experience closer to the direct-selling model used by Tesla.” “We looked at the competition that had […]

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Big Auto Had The Ultimate Barriers To Entry — Then Tesla Broke Through

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 23:13:02 +0000

Prior to the rise of Tesla, conventional wisdom held that it would be practically impossible for a startup company to challenge the behemoths of Big Auto. When economics professors explained the concept of barriers to entry, the auto industry was usually example #1. Selling cars in volume requires not only massive industrial resources, but a highly […]

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Elon Musk’s Taxes Were Just About Enough To Cover GM’s Bailout

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:11:43 +0000

Elon Musk’s 2021 taxes were just about enough to pay back GM’s bailout earlier this century. Reuters reported that the US government lost $11.2 billion bailing out GM, more than the $10.3 billion the Treasury Department estimated it made when it sold its remaining GM shares in December. In 2021, Elon Musk paid over $11 […]

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New High Performance Solid-State Battery Swaps Indium For Scandium

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:25:42 +0000

solid-state EV battery GM Electrovette1There she goes again. The much-recognized research scientist Linda Nazar of the University of Waterloo has been carving her name into the solid-state battery field, and she has just one-upped herself. Along with her research group at Waterloo, Nazar has developed a new chloride-based electrolyte that could replace its liquid cousin without much fuss while […]

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Tesla & Elon Musk Got Free Advertising In The Super Bowl

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 01:00:56 +0000

Tesla and Elon Musk kind of got some free advertising in the Super Bowl this year. If you think about it, companies paying millions of dollars to take shots at Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, does count toward advertising. Why Free Advertising? Polestar took some shots at Tesla during the Super Bowl, but it […]

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