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Ford Slashing F-150 Lightning Production and Laying Off Most of the People Building It

The Truth About Cars

After facing significant challenges ramping up production and meeting customer demand for the F-150 Lightning, Ford recently announced layoffs that will drastically cut volume at its electric vehicle factory in Michigan. Even with tax credits for some models, many EVs are significantly more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

Depending on your electric utility, you may be able to save even more money by setting your car to charge at off-peak rates. Not only does this save you money, but it also saves you time spent waiting for your car to be serviced. Cars are important investments, and these warranties provide EV owners with extra protection.

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Farley: Chinese language automakers turning into EV ‘powerhouse’

Baua Electric

CEO Jim Farley says Chinese language electrical car makers are its primary competitors within the sector, however the corporate has hurdles competing on charge at a smaller scale. billion to manufacture an electrical car battery plant in Michigan the usage of era from Chinese language spouse CATL to assemble lower-cost batteries.

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US senators want even higher tariffs on Chinese EVs

Baua Electric

marketplace would endanger American automotive manufacturing,” said a letter from Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, first reported by Reuters. Of course, China’s access to cheap labor and cheap batteries, where it dominates the supply chain, also increases its gains.

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Even In Motor City, Charging Electric Cars Will Be Cheap

All Cars Electric

Buyers of electric vehicles can already benefit from several different tax credits, both from the federal government as well as their own respective state authorities (in some cases), but now they stand to benefit on their power bills as well.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. The next step will be the ability to communicate with individual cars—that could address the 3 cars on the same neighborhood circuit issue.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

We’re happy we’re well on our way with plug-in cars. And oil only seems cheap. Since our cars and trucks use almost two-thirds of the oil we buy, the quickest way to cut oil use is to free transportation from its grip. And the first plug-in cars mass-produced in the USA in a century will go on sale this fall.

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