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Rough road for EV industry

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The company in March announced multiple price increases including its most affordable electric car, the Model 3 RWD—once touted at $35K—now has an eye-popping price tag of $46,990. While they’re still dealing with the microchip shortage, automakers are scanning the horizon for the next weak link that will impact auto pricing.

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

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To give you an idea of just how meaningful this is, Tesla produced less than 50,000 cars last year. In order to produce a half million cars per year•we would basically need to absorb the entire world’s lithium-ion production.” Through its Alphabet holding company , Google is also getting into the game with plans for a self-driving car.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. “You guys own the cars.&# Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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