The Chevy Equinox EV lease jumped from $280 to $520/month because GM changed how it applies the $7,500 …
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Tesla Semi efficiency of 1.55 kWh/mile sounds impressive until you factor in payload weight, charging time, and the …
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China EV sales topped the charts after subsidies ended, not because of them. What happened next shows why …
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Rivian’s R2 at $45K locks the company into a narrow path: battery costs must drop, volumes must hit …
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China’s Best-Selling EV Costs $10,000. That’s the Problem.
by Nate Osborneby Nate OsborneChina’s best-selling EV, the $10,000 Geely Xingyuan, profits from vertical integration and automation that Western automakers can’t replicate …
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Geely Xingyuan costs $9,133 because fixed costs spread across massive volume, batteries at $85/kWh, and margins Western automakers …
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Tesla FSD China’s rebrand to “Assisted Driving” shows how early market entrants lock in regulatory vocabulary that late …
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BYD PHEV Range: Why 621 Miles Matters Less Than Charging Habits
by Nate Osborneby Nate OsborneBYD PHEV range hits 621 miles, but whether you plug in nightly matters more than the number. Toyota …
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Lucid’s Software Crisis Shows What Happens When You Skip Steps
by Nate Osborneby Nate OsborneLucid’s buyback of a YouTuber’s Air sedan after 20+ software failures shows the capital cost of skipping basic …
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EV fast charging speed reached 11 minutes with Mercedes’ new 800V system, but the 600-kW chargers needed to …
All-electric cars started being produced by manufacturers in the late 90s, but it has only been in the past decade where their production and sale have really started to ramp up – with some countries (like Norway) seeing over 50% market share of electric vehicles. However other country’s market shares are lower than 1%, and fossil-fuel powered cars still account for the vast majority of sales Worldwide.
So why the hype surrounding electric cars? Well, thankfully their popularity is growing, and the past few years has seen a definite uptick in interest, production and sales of electric cars.