Li Auto CEO Thinks Autonomous Cars Need Lidar in China

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:47:49 +0000

It’s a longstanding and vigorous debate — will robotaxis need lidar, or are cameras alone adequate? Of course, we have several companies now operating robotaxis in China, the US, and elsewhere. Those all use lidar. However, Elon Musk has said for about a decade that robotaxis shouldn’t need lidar, and … [continued]

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Electric Vehicle Sales Leaders — Best Selling OEMs, Part 4 of 4

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:42:47 +0000

A closer look at the best-selling PEV automotive groups — edition 4 of 4 This is the fourth and final edition of a series looking at the top selling OEMs in terms of plugin vehicle sales. To check out the other ones, please click here, here, and here. In this … [continued]

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BYD Running Away from Tesla on Vehicle Sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:57:45 +0000

We’ve now got Tesla’s quarterly sales numbers through 2024 and BYD’s quarterly sales numbers through 2024 (after crunching some numbers). So, it’s time for an updated look at the biggest EV sales rivalry of the past decade. I’ll start with comparisons of BEV sales, and then I’ll get into a … [continued]

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JP Morgan Thinks Tesla Will Be The Biggest Loser From Trump Anti-EV Policies

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:21:26 +0000

What will be value of Tesla shares at the end of 2025? That is the question in the minds of many investors as new regulation changes loom.

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Tesla’s Long-Term Sales Trend — In Charts

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:45:17 +0000

It’s always fun looking at Tesla’s long-term sales trends, especially when I get around to plugging all of the numbers into a series of cool charts. Admittedly, though, at times it’s been a little boring. When Tesla sales were just up up up for several quarters (er, years), the story … [continued]

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Is Tesla In Trouble? Was Alignment With A Trump 2.0 Presidency A Profit Gamble?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:06:11 +0000

Tesla seemed as if it was on a smooth road trip looking ahead to the next four years. CEO Elon Musk single-handedly rallied voters in November’s win for the right-wing entourage of Donald J. Trump. Sure, the allegiance came at a cost of $238 million from a fundraising arm that … [continued]

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How Much Are Robotaxi Utopia Promises Simply Myths?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 04:45:47 +0000

Much of the discussion around robotaxis these days is focused on how well they work and how quickly they can scale up and reproduce. However, some of the initial premises on why robotaxis could be good and helpful have probably not gotten enough attention. Bloomberg recently interviewed former director of … [continued]

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More than 25% of Americans Would Consider Selling Their Home to Buy a Tesla Home

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:44:43 +0000

I’m writing one more article about the results of a survey conducted by JW Surety Bonds. I already wrote about the finding that 1 in 4 Americans won’t touch Tesla products due to Elon Musk, as well as findings related to Tesla robotaxis, and robotaxis more broadly. But there’s an … [continued]

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55% of Americans Would Ride in a Tesla Robotaxi

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:34:45 +0000

I just wrote about interesting new research finding that 25% of Americans are completely avoiding Tesla products because of Elon Musk. It’s a big deal, whether many Tesla fans want to acknowledge it or not. In theory, that’s 1.5 million sales rather than 2 million. But that’s not what most … [continued]

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