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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

Green Car Congress

The index—now in its tenth year—facilitates a comparison of competitive positions of the relevant automotive nations (the US, Germany, China, France, Italy, Japan and South Korea) in the field of e-mobility, based on an objective assessment of those countries in three key areas: technology, market and industry.

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FTC Launches “Combating Auto Retail Scams” Rule

The Truth About Cars

What’s more, now they can point to specific legal provisions that will help protect them in the process. Most salespeople can recount a story of losing a sale to a cross-town competitor who used questionable tactics to lure away a prospective customer. That shouldn’t happen.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

Sorry, however, we do not break out those sales numbers; that is the same as when we communicated with one another, over 2nd-quarter sales last year (the vehicles’ 1st quarter of sales). So, we do know the sales numbers for most of the top-selling EVs and a strong sense of the two top-selling Tesla models.

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Rivian IPO: What you need to know

Teslarati

In comparison, its R&D cost for 2020 stood at $766 million. Legal Challenges to Date. Similar to other automakers, Rivian is also involved in some legal challenges. Schwab served as Rivian’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing during her tenure with the company. Despite this, Rivian still has about $3.6

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

EV Connect

Industry experts predict that electric vehicles (EV) will account for 40% of car sales by 2030. Global EV sales barely nudged 2 million units in 2020 , but could top 73 million by 2040. However, while EVs are still under-represented on the highway, they’re set to dominate on the sales forecourt. That signals a shift in momentum.

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Tesla widens its legal action against Rivian over alleged theft of battery secrets

Teslarati

is widening its legal action against fellow electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc., Battery tech is among Tesla’s most closely-held innovations, which makes the company’s new legal action quite understandable. In comparison, Rivian uses 2170 cells from Samsung SDI for the R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV.

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

Faster pit stops could also help unlock sales for electric two-wheelers, which have been slow to catch on due to dawdling charge times and limited riding range. The Lightning holds the landspeed record for street-legal production motorcycles). Lightning is also developing a 28-kWh pack for its race-oriented LS-218.