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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

According to the 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey, 83 percent of respondents said the government was pushing the transition toward EVs too quickly and mucking up the auto market. As for dealers, there’s some amount of disagreement as to what’s holding EVs back. EVs are definitely not a want of our guests today.

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Ford to assemble electric E-Transit van in Kansas City; building out $3.2B North American EV manufacturing capability

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company announced that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new E-Transit van, part of a more than $3.2 The new E-Transit will join the all-electric F-150 announced in September and the all-electric Mustang Mach-E, which begins arriving in dealers’ showrooms next month. arrives in mid-2022.

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Right on time! VinFast’s affordable range of electric cars are closer than ever to Aussie launch

EV Central

VinFast will not only sell right-hand drive models in Indonesia but also build them in a new factory with a small initial production capacity of 50,000. VinFast’s affordable range of electric cars are closer than ever to Aussie launch appeared first on EV Central. READ MORE: Shock! VinFast Wild electric pickup concept at CES 2024.

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Maharashtra govt proposes to build a gigafactory for li-ion batteries

Electric Vehicles India

Maharashtra govt proposes to build a gigafactory for li-ion batteries. The state government of Maharashtra proposes to build a gigafactory for manufacturing advanced lithium-ion batteries as part of its revised electric vehicle policy. The government aims to electrify at least 10% of its new registered vehicles by 2025.

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Biden Administration mulls over reprieve from EV tax credits for automakers

Teslarati

North America and some countries with a free trade agreement with the United States are still building their EV battery supply chain. Car Dealers to President Biden: ‘enthusiasm has stalled’ for EVs Demand for electric vehicles has been a big question in the minds of companies investing in the United States EV supply chain.

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Ford cutting price of F-150 Lightning by up to almost $10k

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We’ve continued to work in the background to improve accessibility and affordability to help to lower prices for our customers and shorten the wait times for their new F-150 Lightning.

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Mercedes-Benz Reportedly Rethinking North American EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

Canadian dealers of Mercedes-Benz vehicles are reporting that the automaker is considering revising its strategy for North America. The dealers attended a market-wide retailers meeting in Vancouver held in May and noted that the automaker was fretting about consumer hesitancy over expensive electric vehicles.