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How 2023 will be Tesla’s true ‘breakout’ year

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The Cybertruck was slotted for production in late 2020. Then the pandemic hit in 2020, and the entire automotive industry felt the effects. The Cybertruck will be the fourth all-electric pickup on the market, following the Rivian R1T, the GMC Hummer EV, and the Ford F-150 Lightning.

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Ford doubles EV goal for 2023 and has a new semiconductor partner to help

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GM’s GMC brand will have the Hummer EV releasing in the coming months to contribute, but a spokesman for the company said that General Motors was already approaching 300,000 sales globally through the first three quarters of 2021. .” The auto industry will produce roughly 7.7 I’d love to hear from you!

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

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They’ve seen Super Bowl ads for the GMC Hummer EV , or heard news about the lengthy, painful Chevrolet Bolt EV battery recall. BrightDrop offers a fascinating window into the breadth of GM’s EV plans, though even many people in the auto industry know little about it. The BrightDrop Zevo 600. Photo courtesy of BrightDrop.

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Welcome to the Year of the EV—Whatever It Will Be

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In addition, that meant Tesla had sold more than 936,000 vehicles for the year, an 87 percent increase compared to 2020. The impact on the auto industry, particularly the still growing electric sector, could be profound. This was done in a year when almost all other automakers posted drops in sales. What’s all this mean?

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. The electric Hummers will be available in pickup and SUV configurations, with truck manufacturing starting this autumn.