Jalopnik

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A lackluster third quarter from Tesla has the Chinese automaker BYD eyeing the American automaker’s EV crown as the firm is just over 3,000 units away from becoming the largest EV automaker in the world. Read more.

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Jalopnik

AUGUST 16, 2024

The depreciation of electric vehicles is far steeper than data showed just last year. This is a sharp shift from when electric cars were projected in December 2023 to lose half their value in three years. EVs can now lose up to half their value over a single year, based on recent observations. However, the factors… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 20, 2025

Automakers have been experimenting with electric cars for over a century. While many consider the GM EV1 to be the first mainstream electric car for the masses, some American automakers were experimenting with bringing an EV to market decades before General Motors, including Dodge, GMs direct rival.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 18, 2023

While you might like to think you can fix your car after a crash with nothing more than a hammer and wrench , that’s not really the case. But while it turns out that most electric car drivers will pay only… Read more.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Hertz has invested in an electric car portfolio of rental cars, including 35,000 Tesla models. Hertz stock value tumbled some fifteen percent Thursday morning, following the company’s third quarter reporting , showing missed earnings estimates largely due to Tesla’s recent price cuts.

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Jalopnik

AUGUST 9, 2024

Dodge is out this week with a clip of the new Charger making some kind of noise, Hyundai was pretty widely praised for adding a selection of synthesized engine noises to the Ionic 5 N ’s list of beloved attributes and automakers the world over are trying to work out just what an electric car should sound like,… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JULY 15, 2024

After a five-year hiatus, Tesla has brought back the long range rear-driven Model 3 electric car , and with the appropriate tax incentives , it’s actually less expensive than the standard Model 3 RWD. Tesla’s nominally least expensive car, the standard rear-wheel drive Model 3, does not qualify for any U.S.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Out of all the legacy automakers, Volvo is one of the most steadfast and fastest working when it comes to the transition to electric cars. Volvo already has a growing lineup of electric cars that are either on sale now… Read more.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Electric cars are expensive to buy , but that doesn’t stop automakers from losing thousands on each one they sell. And while most startups find themselves scrounging for cash to cover their losses and stay afloat, Nio instead turns to the Chinese government. Read more.

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Jalopnik

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The world of electric vehicles is uncertain right now, with automakers backtracking on targets, the new U.S. Not Ferrari, though, as the famed Italian automaker has confirmed that its first electric car is coming, and its Read more. government slashing support for their rollout and brands delaying new models all over the shop.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 18, 2024

There are currently 57 electric vehicle models on sale in the U.S., and while Tesla is still the most popular, new players in the electric car market are driving competition and prices keep dropping. EV sales are still growing, though that rate of growth has slowed dramatically over the last year or so. The… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 5, 2024

The future of personal transportation, cars and trucks and bikes and scooters , is electric. We know this now, and we’ve known it for some time, but automakers, despite all that knowledge, have dragged their feet on actually producing electric cars. Read more.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 5, 2024

It wasn’t too long ago that some people seriously believed that legacy automakers ’ time was limited and that it was only a matter of time before Tesla and its electric cars would drive them out of business. It was a laughable idea on its face, but that didn’t stop people from repeating it. And yet, somehow, against… Read more.

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Jalopnik

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

But the industry is in a tumultuous place, especially for electric cars , so automakers are looking for any way to juice up sales. Kia’s EVs are some of the best on the market right now, and the EV6 and EV9 are selling in record numbers for the automaker. Kia’s latest solution is a conquest deal to get Tesla owners… Read more.

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Jalopnik

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Chinese start-up SSC says it will be unveiling a brand-new customer-ready electric sports car for deliveries later this year. It’s called the SC-01, and if everything the company is saying about the car is true, it could be the most exciting driver-focused electric car since the original Tesla Roadster.

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Jalopnik

AUGUST 6, 2024

We reminded you of some modern electric cars that you probably forgot about last week, but this week we’re flipping to the new craze that’s sweeping the nation — hybrids. Hybrids are the new hot topic among profit-hungry car makers after buyers failed to swarm to overpriced EVs , but check these out before you go buy… Read more.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

After Chinese automaker BYD dethroned Volkswagen as the best selling automaker in China late last year, VW said last week that it will develop a new, cheaper electric car platform using more Chinese-made components to reestablish dominance in the world’s biggest car market. Read more.

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Jalopnik

MAY 9, 2024

It planned to invest $2 billion to transform the Cologne, Germany plant into an electric car production giant. The plan had stepping stones toward a fully electric 2030 , including every one of its cars coming with… Read more.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Fiat 500e is one of the least expensive electric cars you can buy new, but its also a hard sell in a country terrified of density. Then again, the closer something is to being free, the easier it is to sell, so we were particularly interested when we saw a $0 lease offer on a new 500e in Colorado. We tried Read more.

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Jalopnik

APRIL 3, 2024

Despite some of the things you may read online, demand for electric cars both in the U.S. More than one million EVs were sold here in 2023 , and the price premium versus gas cars is lessening. and globally is at an all-time high, and sales are increasing exponentially. While many new EVs are big hulking trucks and… Read more.

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Jalopnik

APRIL 30, 2024

Car enthusiasts like most social groups come in different shapes, sizes, and specialties, with some who focus on classic cars, some who love electric cars, and a litany of other niches.

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The Mechanic Doctor

OCTOBER 15, 2023

If you have a lump sum to buy a car, you may want to pay it in cash. However, many choose to finance this cost by securing an auto loan. Financing and Loan Interest Many online personal loans offer easy financing for car ownership. These savings can add up and become substantial, particularly if you drive a lot.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 25, 2025

These days, most cars can be found at or below MSRP. That said, not every new car that you could possibly want is going to be a great deal. In fact, several new cars are still selling for more than MSRP. Inventory levels have mostly recovered, and dealers are generally willing to work with you. It certainly isnt Read more.

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Jalopnik

JUNE 20, 2024

Recently, it seems there’s been a lot of doom and gloom around EV sales. Despite ever-dropping prices the market just hasn’t grown the way automakers would like, leading many to shift their priorities to hybrids instead. New data, however, shows that the EV market as a whole isn’t actually suffering. All the problems… Read more.

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Jalopnik

AUGUST 26, 2024

Good morning! It’s Monday, August 26, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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Jalopnik

JULY 2, 2024

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, July 2, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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Jalopnik

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Good morning! It’s Thursday, September 5, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 12, 2024

Sure, the electric segment hasn’t exploded here like it has in other countries , but just under 1.2 percent of all new cars sold in this… Read more. There has been a lot of doom and gloom about EV adoption slowing down in the U.S. market lately. million new EVs were sold in 2023 , and that’s nothing to sneeze at. A record 7.6

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Jalopnik

AUGUST 28, 2024

It’s been over a year since Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to open up the company’s Supercharger network to vehicles from other automakers. At the time, it was looked at as a great move for the auto industry and, in theory, it still is. However, more than 12 months later, Tesla’s network (with nearly 30,000 fast-charging… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JULY 3, 2024

For as long as there have been electric vehicles, their critics have disingenuously argued that it’s impossible for EVs to ever take hold in the U.S. until the working class can afford to drive them. Despite that not having been a prerequisite for the proliferation of pricey trucks and SUVs, it’s been a pervasive… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JUNE 7, 2024

Happy Friday! It’s June 7, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Tesla dramatically dropping the retail prices of its electric vehicles has perhaps been a boon for some of its customers, but the fleet buyers have found the move a bit unnerving. Following the news that Hertz would slow its purchases from Tesla, German competitor Sixt is going a step further , discontinuing purchases… Read more.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Back then the car was promised to be delivered in 2020, which obviously… Read more. The Tesla Semi launch event was held on November 16th, 2017, exactly six years ago last week. At the end of that launch event, Elon Musk had a signature “one more thing” that was the unveiling of the incredible second-generation Tesla Roadster.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

“Buying a car today is an investment into the future. I think the most profound thing is that if you buy a Tesla today, I believe you are buying an appreciating asset, not a depreciating asset.” Elon Musk said that in 2019 , and like many of his bold vision statements, has continually been proven wrong every minute of… Read more.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Akio Toyoda, chairman of the world’s largest automaker, Toyota, took a stubborn stance on EVs. While other automakers have been pouring billions into developing EVs, Toyota was still betting on hybrids and PHEVs while selling just one EV in the bZ4X. After a relatively hot last couple of years, EV sales have cooled… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 11, 2024

Tesla’s “no haggle” direct-buy pricing model was once heralded as the future of how Americans would buy cars. Several years later, the dealership system is still going strong. Now, according to a recent stud y, Elon’s insistence on adjusting MSRPs based on market conditions has had detrimental effects on Tesla’s resale… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 10, 2024

After Hertz’s full-scale EV adoption plan resulted in its fleet of new Tesla Model 3s getting abused by rideshare drivers and renters alike, Hertz is selling off a portion of its fleet for wildly cheap prices. Before you go snatch up these electrified bargains , keep in mind that Hertz is jettisoning these Model 3s due… Read more.

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