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Elon Musk sets expectations for next-gen Tesla Roadster production

Teslarati

The next-gen Roadster] is definitely not going to be a huge contributor, it will be a modest contributor to profitability, but it will be sick,” Musk added. Since the next-gen Roadster was first seen on the tarmac coming out of a Semi, Tesla has worked hard to grow as an EV maker in an auto industry dominated by fossil-fuel cars.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

Unless you happen to have a few crores lying around that you don't mind spending, you will have to wait for kit providers who are willing and can afford to spend big bucks on certification. Converting a car is definitely a much more environmentally friendly process than manufacturing a new car, and car conversion processes can be made easier.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q4 and Full Year 2022 earnings call

Teslarati

16:48 CT – Kirkhorn states that Tesla will get a different amount of credits, and that the company wants to use incentives to push affordability. “We think demand will be good despite probably a contraction in the auto industry as a whole,” Elon said. 16:15 CT – This coming call will definitely be interesting.

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Electric Car Watch #9: Where is the Strom-R3 electric car?

Plug In India

That is definitely concerning. Strom should take money from investors who are not from the auto industry. Once they launch affordable electric cars in India, the BIG ICE Mafia can’t offer any more excuses and will have to think of launching small electric cars. We still don’t have news on this.

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Berkeley study finds clean vehicle rebates have predominantly benefited wealthy, white Californians

Green Car Congress

They used ordinary least squares (OLS) and negative binomial regressions to identify the definitive effect that income played in obtaining rebates. Nonparticipation by low-income people and people of color shows us that barriers prevent these groups from accessing CVRP subsidies. —Rubin and St-Louis (2016).

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering. Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering. Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase.