Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Ford electric Explorer SUV (Source: Ford) After EV sales picked up in the first quarter, Ford is scaling back as it delays plans to launch its new three-row electric SUV. Ford’s F-150 Lightning remained the top-selling electric pickup, with sales up 80% over last year with 7,743 units delivered.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

Amid a shifting strategy, Ford (F) reported first-quarter earnings Wednesday, beating analyst expectations. The F-150 Lightning remained the top-selling electric pickup in the US, with 7,743 models sold, up 80% over last year. It is also delaying the launch of its three-row electric SUV to focus on smaller, more affordable EVs.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

Amid a shifting strategy, Ford (F) reported first-quarter earnings Wednesday, beating analyst expectations. The F-150 Lightning remained the top-selling electric pickup in the US, with 7,743 models sold, up 80% over last year. It is also delaying the launch of its three-row electric SUV to focus on smaller, more affordable EVs.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

Electrek’s Take The news comes after BYD declared a “liberation battle” against gas-powered vehicles by releasing more affordable electric models priced below (or around) their ICE counterparts. Although BYD is best known for its low-cost EVs, the Chinese automaker is expanding into luxury and mid-size SUVs to take on new segments.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2011

AutoTrader.com’s June Trend Engine report, which provides analysis of site traffic as it relates to consumer shopping behavior, shows that trucks and SUVs have gained consumer interest since May and that interest in compact cars is starting to subside. 3, the used Ford F-250 moving up two spots to No. year-over-year.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While others have come to market with varying flavors of car-like EVs, Rivian has gone all-in on the most all-American pickup truck - and a related SUV with legitimate off-road ability. It’s no worse than any other pickup truck, however, and in a way oddly reminiscent of similar vibrations you’ll experience from a gas-engined truck.

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EV Life

JULY 21, 2023

There are dozens of new electric cars, trucks, and SUVs set to debut throughout 2023-2024, which is great news for drivers that are looking for the right EV to fit their needs. The Chevy Blazer is one of the most iconic SUVs ever made, and the Blazer EV is the newest addition to its storied legacy.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Tesla helped former shareholder Toyota to bring back the Toyota RAV4 EV , an electric SUV and also aided its other OEM shareholder, Daimler (which also has since divested its Tesla shares), with the Smart ED and B-Class Electric. Ford Mustang Mach-E (& F-150 Lightning & E-Transit). Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The Rivian can tow 11,000 pounds, on virtual par with the maximum 11,300 pounds of the beefiest Ford F-150 pickup, America’s best-selling vehicle for 39 straight years. Rivian also plans to offer a more affordable 105-kilowatt-hour pack with a roughly 230-mile range. inch center infotainment screen.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

And don’t forget, charging at home and waking up with 100% charge is much easier than stopping at the gas station. Although some EVs on the list, like the range-topping Lucid Air, can be pricey, others are extremely affordable. That’s up from 234 two years ago. Here are the EVs with the longest range in 2024. Lucid dominates the list.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

gallon gas tank—I can fill up either 40 miles from home or about 40 miles from my destination. An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. And it varies by car.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

gallon gas tank—I can fill up either 40 miles from home or about 40 miles from my destination. An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. And it varies by car.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Both recently traded their respective SUVs for electric vehicles (EVs), and happily swore off every buying another internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicle. Transportation is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 27 percent of total GHG emissions in the U.S. Their switch to EVs was also providential.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

However, until mainstream public confidence reaches the point where the perceived combination of risks of a battery electric vehicle purchase (range, affordability, reliability and behavioral changes) match that of an ICE vehicle, then EV purchases are going to be the exception rather than the norm. How much range is enough?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Furia explained, "The SUVs that we just completed that were outfitted with the XHT drive train could have been any SUV made by anyone.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Notes: SUVs are not defined, but presumably this category includes crossovers. The goal of using taxpayer dollars to increase sales of electric vehicles should serve two primary purposes: 1) To reduce the cost differential between comparable EV and ICE vehicles to make EVs more attractive and more affordable to more people.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal.

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