The culture wars that permeate US politics are damaging the financial world, too.
Month: March 2023
Over the weekend, Tesla again cut prices on its Model S sedan and Model X SUV. The company already lopped $10,000 off the price of the Model S in January, as part of sweeping price cuts across the entire lineup; now it’s cut another $5,000. With this, an even greater cut applies to Model X prices; they're now $10,000 lower than they were...
Mercedes-Benz recently revealed its new generation of eSprinter electric vans. It’s made efficiency and flexibility among the core focus points so that it can position the lineup for far more than last-mile deliveries, and a future in which vans—and vanlife—with gas and diesel engines will be on the retirement path. The company...
The resurrection of the iconic Italian marque includes the famous Delta nameplate.
However, the crossover/SUV segment is still in the red.
Tesla can build a Model Y in China from the first station to final assembly in just two and a half hours, which is super impressive.
General Motors and Samsung SDI will announce this week the construction of new US battery factory, probably in Michigan.
The Electric Utility is “Enhancing” a Successful Managed Charging Program By Excluding its Primary Advocates Like many major cities, New York City has set forth aggressive goals for encouraging EV adoption in order to improve air quality and mitigate the widescale damage of climate change. New York City’s Previous Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, […]
They want an exemption for cars powered by synthetic fuels after reported lobbying from Porsche and Ferrari.
I am a huge EV and Tesla fanboy. I know that in principal EVs are much less complex than cars with internal combustion engines. An internal combustion engine (ICE) replacement cost is ~$7000. It is much more complex than an electric motor. In addition, ICE cars have very complex transmissions (replacement cost ~$5000). You also […]