The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Volvo EX30 promises to be one of the most affordable new EVs on the market, but it’s not quite ready for primetime. Volvo will start building the EX30 at its factory in China, but a Belgian facility will take up production in 2025. Volvo recently announced that it was delaying European deliveries of the SUV to fix software issues.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The growth of 2021 EV sales, driven by strong demand in Europe and China, far exceeded the total car market, which was up 26%. The “carrot” typically takes the form of incentives such as subsidies and tax credits. Here are other 4 major trends we have seen this year across the EV industry. In 2020, there were about 1.3

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 27, 2023

How to Win the EV Race –  Blog Series This is the second part of How to Win the EV Race blog series As An EV Maker, What Does It Take to Win the EV Race? This includes battery technology, electric drivetrains, and other components to improve efficiency, range, and affordability.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Sure, if you need to make lots of long trips in a car, and can only afford to have one car, then probably a Tesla’s not for you. Where is affordable. With this price I can buy a nice used C200 class Mercedes and still have money to afford Gas……uuuuuugh. Please wake up…… — Anthony 20.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 7, 2023

Despite all-electric vehicles being heralded as environmentally sound solutions that would kick down the door to affordable mobility, there haven’t been a lot of good examples hitting the market recently. Most models are aimed at the affluent, resulting in 9,000-pound behemoths with six-figure price tags.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. Most Americans do not have that saved and do not have the credit to do that. There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment. So that's what it takes.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. Most Americans do not have that saved and do not have the credit to do that. There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment. So that's what it takes.

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