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Tesla partners with Origence for credit union-based financing program

Teslarati

Tesla and Origence, which describes itself as the leading credit union technology company in the United States, have announced a partnership that will allow the automaker to offer car buyers financing through a credit union when ordering a vehicle through the company’s website. I’d love to chat!

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Pencil-Necked Finance Dweebs Suggest Anyone Making Six-Figures Should Only Buy a $15,000 Car

The Truth About Cars

Beyond that, they suggest making a down payment of at least 20 percent and financing the thing for no more than four years. In this economy whilst making a hundred grand. At the gross income of $100,000 annually, this shakes out to $10,000 per year or about $833 per month. per month (about 10 cents per mile).

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

Study finance, not motoring journalism, if you want to have nice things. I’ve come along to help with the buying/selling bit (I’m a car person) as it’s relocating from NSW to QLD, and my accountant – let’s call him Alan – doesn’t know how all this public charging stuff works.

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MIT study finds fuel economy standards are 6-14 times less cost effective than fuel tax for reducing gasoline use

Green Car Congress

In a study published in the journal Energy Economics , MIT researchers have found that a fuel economy standard is at least six to fourteen times less cost effective than a fuel tax when targeting an identical reduction in cumulative gasoline use (20% by 2050).

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Opinion: 4 Things You Should Think About Before Buying a Sports Car

Clean Fleet Report

Remember, you are buying a car, not a deal. Crosscheck if your current earnings or savings can finance a down payment or monthly premiums and the fuel demand. Therefore, before signing between the dotted lines, align your finances with your desires and reality. Don’t be wowed by the deal. Brand, Age and Model of the Car.

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Tesla Supplier LG Energy Solution tempers 2024 revenue expectations

Teslarati

I just can’t emphasize this enough: that the vast majority of people buying a car is about the monthly payment. “If interest rates remain high or if they go even higher, it’s that much harder for people to buy the car. They simply can’t afford it,” he said.

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Next 10 report says widespread EV adoption in California could deliver significant economic benefits to the state by 2030 and 2050

Green Car Congress

Even under a relatively conservative baseline scenario that assumes no improvement in EV costs in the coming ten years, EV adoption could result in significant economic benefits by stimulating the overall economy, reducing pollution, and improving public health outcomes. charging) and component technology subsidies.