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Mercedes-Benz Reportedly Rethinking North American EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

Canadian dealers of Mercedes-Benz vehicles are reporting that the automaker is considering revising its strategy for North America. The dealers attended a market-wide retailers meeting in Vancouver held in May and noted that the automaker was fretting about consumer hesitancy over expensive electric vehicles.

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Chevy Axes Entry-Level Blazer EV - For Now

The Truth About Cars

We do have more affordable variants coming in 2024, including 2LT with FWD,” one spox is quoted as saying. & In a market defined by skyrocketing average transaction prices and a seeming return to pre-pandemic inventory levels, this isn’t the best news – for consumers or dealers.

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Why communication is key to accelerating electrification

My Energi

According to the results of a new YouGov survey commissioned by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), consumer acceptance of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow. To date this year, more than 260,000 BEVs alone have driven off dealer forecourts, with the Tesla Model Y now the fifth most popular new car in the UK.

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2023 Ford Maverick Tremor Review - Shake It Up

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After all, we have OEMs building half a dozen different crossovers and SUVs each, and with hundreds of thousands of pickups hitting American roads each year it seems to be a no-brainer to unveil something smaller and more affordable.& & But no. Into the void comes another flavor, the 2023 Ford Maverick Tremor. How significant?

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Power Electric Scooter Buyers Guide | 2022

Plug In India

We really spent many weeks gathering data from real owners, manufacturers, dealers and many of you have appreciated the effort. Some states also offer state subsidy, please check with your dealer on what is final price in your state. Hero Electric has dealers all over India. The Ex Showroom Price: ₹ 71,999. Battery is 1.8

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Why Used EVs Make EV Adoption Easy

Blink Charging

Statistics show that “Americans buy more than twice as many cars used as new,” which means that as the EV market matures, more used EVs originally bought by early adopters are making their way to a new demographic of car owners. Blink Charging has reliable and affordable residential EV charging options to choose from.

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Why Dealerships Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Selling EVs

Blink Charging

The federal and many state governments are taking steps to make EVs more affordable for people via rebates and tax incentives, along with plans to install more EV charging stations and making it more financially viable for private enterprises to install them. This isn’t 2012, where you may only get a single customer all year asking about EVs.