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Electric semi, car subscription services, engine bans, Better Place postmortem: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, the sad story and lessons learned from the Better Place failure, subscription services and electric cars, some surprising survey results, and another all-electric semi truck concept. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler makes trucks. A lot of trucks.

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These Are the Cars You Should Buy Used

The Truth About Cars

We chat with Karl Brauer, iSeeCars executive analyst, about the cars you should buy new -- and those you'd be better off buying used. As always, you can find our podcast at the following places: Spotify , Apple , Google , Amazon , and iHeart Radio. As well as here. As well as here. Thanks for listening!

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EV Pricing Could Go The Way Of Gasoline Pricing. In Other News, Sky is Blue

The Truth About Cars

Right now, there’s an excellent argument that building Level 3s is primarily a land grab for some companies; that is to say, they hoover up the prime spots, plunk their chargers in place, and forget about them until something better (or that chance to make more profits) comes along.&

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Renault CEO Ghosn body blow to Better Place by questioning swappable batteries

National Green Transportation

Better Place just received what may be a fatal body blow as Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn flatly says swappable battery packs are not the future for electric cars. The statement appeared on Saturday in the Danish online news.'

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News in Brief: Better Place to boost Volt charging

Green Cars News

The Australian version of the Chevrolet Volt, known as the Holden Volt (pictured), is set to run on Better Place power. That’s because Better Place has been selected as its preferred partner for both fast charging solutions and renewable energy.

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Dealer Groups are Up In Arms About Potential for Scout and Sony Afeela to Sell Cars Directly to Buyers

The Truth About Cars

Most recently, a state dealer association created an ad asking Volkswagen Group and Sony Honda Mobility not to sell their upcoming EVs outside of the existing dealer network over concerns the new divisions could follow Tesla and Rivian in selling directly to buyers. Schneider/Shutterstock.com] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Tesla China launches zero downpayment program for inventory vehicles

Teslarati

Tesla China noted in its poster that with the zero downpayment program in place, customers purchasing an inventory Model 3 sedan could see an annualized interest rate starting at 4.58%. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips. That’s pretty good value considering what the Model 3 offers.

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