The Truth About Cars
JANUARY 16, 2024
Setting some variables in this equation, they propose a monthly insurance rate of $147, fuel costs of $260 per month, and maintenance pegged at $95.50 In fact, I feel my headline figure of $15,000 is actually generous, since the $16,687 estimate includes dealer fees and taxes. per month (about 10 cents per mile). for a car payment.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 12, 2014
A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 1, 2009
The BMW Mini E has hit the streets. In June about 500 cars were placed in consumer and fleet hands in Los Angeles and New York and New Jersey for what BMW calls a " field trial." Like all the automakers, BMW dabbled in concept electric cars over the years. They produced a small fleet for the Munich Olympics in 1972.
Electric Vehicles India
MAY 5, 2021
Now, Ford and BMW together funded around $130 Million in a solid-state battery start-up named Solid Power and it also plans to open a new battery lab called Ford Ion Park with a team of 150 experts. Last year ford said that it planned to invest around $22 Billion in the electrification of its vehicles from 2016-2025.
Push EVs
MARCH 10, 2023
This is likely due to dealers wanting to clear a backlog of “old” petrol-car stocks ahead of the new licence plate arriving in March. Tesla still leads, though Volkswagen has climbed, and BMW fell by one spot. BMW however did lose some weighting, whilst both Tesla and VW gained, growing their gap over all the others. a year ago.
Push EVs
APRIL 14, 2023
It’s not yet clear if these are dealer demonstration units, or whether they are in fact end-customer deliveries. Most other BEVs in the top 20 (except the MG4, and BMW iX1) have lost significant volume since Q4 2022 (before the incentive trim). Finally, Opel registered the first 42 units of the new Astra in Germany.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2014
Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Automakers are also launching their own carsharing programs (BMW, Daimler, etc.). Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.
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