Chevy Bolt & Tesla Model 3 vs. Toyota Camry — 5 Year Cost Of Ownership

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 23:04:48 +0000

I was browsing Facebook a few days ago and I saw a member of the Southwest Florida EV group posted that Chevy Bolt prices were really low. The Bolt got a lot of publicity a couple of years ago as many made a big deal that it beat the Model 3 to market. Though, now that Model 3 production is ramped up and meeting US demand (although foreign demand is still unsatisfied in many places), we don’t hear much about the Bolt

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Our Failed-Businessman President Is Working To Tank Another US Industry

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 03:40:26 +0000

Whether it’s due to pure business ignorance, immense ignorance in general, or poisonous malice, our current president, a consistent business failure over the past several decades, is working feverishly to destroy another major US industry — the auto industry

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Another Fun Louisiana National Drive Electric Week Event

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 16:23:11 +0000

Louisiana hosted several National Drive Electric Week events, and I got to go to two of them, the Abita Springs one last week and the Gonzales one today. In Gonzales, Plugin Louisiana and Louisiana Clean Fuels teamed up with Tanger Outlet Mall to help bring awareness about electric vehicles and clean energy. I got to tag along with Karen Rudisil, owner of a Tesla Model

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Why GM Auto Workers Are Striking & Some Want To Make More EVs

Credit to Author: Daryl Elliott| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 05:49:49 +0000

Ted Krumm, head of the UAW’s bargaining committee states: “This strike is about us … standing up for fair wages, for affordable quality healthcare, for our share of profits, and for our job security.” Apparently, the autoworker union does not believe that GM is adequately sharing with workers the more than $8 billion in profits the company made in

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2020 — The Year Of The Tesla Model Y & Other ICE-Killing Crossovers

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 05:14:33 +0000

I’m a big fan of the Tesla Model Y. I’ve written about the Model Y’s 3rd row being the key to it becoming the best selling vehicle in the world, the Model Y beating the Lamborghini Urus (which is over 3 times the price), styling tricks that Tesla used to make an SUV looks like a performance sedan, and most recently Tesla cutting Model Y prices

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Tesla Model 3 = #2 In Overall Dutch Auto Market In August

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:30:00 +0000

The Dutch electric vehicle market grew 79% in August, with 2,839 EV registrations logged. That translated into an electric vehicle share of 8.3%, placing the year-to-date EV share at 7.5%

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Trump’s So-Called “Justice Department” Drops Anti-Trust Bomb On Car Companies

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2019 21:00:04 +0000

CARB LogoThe US government has put car companies on notice that if they dare oppose the president’s plan to roll back fuel economy standards, they will be accused of antitrust violations.

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What Are The Chances One Or More Legacy Automakers Will Fail?

Credit to Author: Barry A.F.| Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 02:35:16 +0000

Recently, an article about Sandy Munro’s most recent interview was posted on CleanTechnica. The article and video are very interesting in quite a few ways. I commented with my thoughts and the replies convinced me to write this article

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Chevy Crams 6 kWh More Batteries Into The 2020 Bolt For 21 Miles Of Extra Range

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 00:55:35 +0000

Chevy is back at it with a range increase for the Chevrolet Bolt EV, up 21 miles per charge to 259 miles. That gives the $37,500 Bolt EV a very respectable range that the vast majority of potential owners can do life in without having to compromise

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