New competitors are on the way, too. This year, General Motors is supposed to start making electric versions of its Chevrolet Silverado pickup and Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox sport utility vehicles. Tesla has also had trouble in China, its largest market, where a local manufacturer, BYD, is now the No. 1 electric vehicle brand. Tesla… Continue reading Tesla Cuts Prices Sharply as It Moves to Bolster Demand
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Tesla cuts prices in the U.S. and Europe to stoke sales after lackluster year-end deliveries
watch now Electric vehicle maker Tesla is cutting prices in the United States and throughout Europe again, according to listings on the company’s website on Thursday night in the U.S. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment on what motivated it to slash prices this week. However, the move in the U.S. may… Continue reading Tesla cuts prices in the U.S. and Europe to stoke sales after lackluster year-end deliveries
Some 356 Lincoln dealers sign up to sell EVs under new standards
Roughly 60% of Lincoln dealers have opted into a new set of standards required to sell electric vehicles, Ford Motor Co.’s luxury brand confirmed Friday. Lincoln reported that 356 retailers enrolled in the voluntary certification program, representing 60% of Lincoln stores in the U.S. with 90% of stores in the top 130 luxury markets in… Continue reading Some 356 Lincoln dealers sign up to sell EVs under new standards
Biden administration backs Nevada lithium mine with $700M loan offer
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Going once … going twice … sold! A lesson in collector car auctioneering
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BYD challenges Tesla for global electric vehicle sales supremacy
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Tesla slashes prices up to 20% in broad bid to boost sales
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Smaller fleets seek extra support as market complexity deepens
Small to medium fleets are demanding an ever-broader range of services from leasing companies, Alphabet GB has claimed, as evolving regulations, electric vehicles and supply challenges caused by the global semiconductor shortage pile pressure onto already time-stretched fleet managers. The company’s consultancy and channels development manager, Caroline Sandall-Mansergh, said fleets have unprecedented uncertainty in 2022,… Continue reading Smaller fleets seek extra support as market complexity deepens
DS 3 E-Tense
In just a year’s time, DS will become one of the first global car makers to ditch combustion engines entirely and become an electric-only brand. It will spark what’s set to be a huge change in direction for the French firm, an unknown entity among most of the British public, many of whom still see it as… Continue reading DS 3 E-Tense
How Autocar voted in Car of the Year 2023
Each jury member, of which I’m one of 58 who voted this year from 22 countries, has 25 points to give. Points must be awarded to at least five cars, and no car can get more than 10 points. The criteria covers most ways you’d typically assess a car, but “technical innovation and value for… Continue reading How Autocar voted in Car of the Year 2023