Fairytales Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Tells the World

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 01:00:54 +0000

This is a reaction to an interview with four influential European journals as previously reported on by Steve Hanley. Originally, the title of this article was “The Lies Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Told The Press,” but I changed it to “Fairytales Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Tells The World.” The change was because lies are deliberate […]

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18% of New Cars Were Plugin Vehicles in France in January

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 03:48:58 +0000

Dacia Spring is #1! While the overall auto market fell off a cliff in January (-19% YoY), the French plugin passenger car market hit the accelerator, all thanks to pure electrics (BEVs) jumping 58%, to 10,217 registrations. Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) dropped 3% YoY, to 7,934 units,  allowing pure electrics to have 56% of plugin sales. […]

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Which Legacy Automaker Will Truly Lead On Electric Vehicles?

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:11:57 +0000

The tipping point for EV adoption will not be some technical advance or killer new model. It will be the moment when one or more of the legacy automakers decides to convert its EV program from an R&D project to a profit center. Automakers are competitive, and they constantly battle for market share. Each tries […]

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