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QOTD: Will An Affordable EV Help You Go Electric?

The Truth About Cars

Today we covered Tesla's back-and-forth on whether it will or won't build an affordable EV. One of the biggest reasons not to purchase an EV that I hear is that the MSRP of most EVs is too high, even considering tax credits. If it helps, take Tesla out of the equation and think about a $25K EV sold by Ford or GM or Honda or whoever.

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2022 Chevy Bolt EV: $5,500 price cut is an affordability play, EV tax credit or not

Green Car Reports

As GM prepares for the introduction of two very upscale electric vehicles, the GMC Hummer EV and the Cadillac Lyriq, the Bolt lineup plays an important role, it faces one pesky problem.

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Tesla price cuts push EV market toward affordability with broader influence

Teslarati

Tesla cut prices on its cars once again recently and contributed to a broader scope of affordability for electric vehicles. This helped to cancel out increases from BMW (4.4%), Daimler (11.5%), Ford (4.9%), GM (1%), Hyundai (2.8%), Stellantis (5.6%) and Volkswagen (4%). ” For Tesla, transaction prices decreased 5.5

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Chevy Blazer EV stop-sale ends with drastically lower prices, full tax credit eligibility

Baua Electric

With drastically lower starting prices, the Blazer EV now starts at just over $50,000 and qualifies for the full $7,500 federal tax credit. Barra said 2024 is the “year of execution” as GM looks to get back on track with EV production. GM announced Friday the stop-sale has been lifted.

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Honda CEO: Solid-state batteries may enable affordable small EV by 2030

Baua Electric

Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. It might take a technology breakthrough, like solid-state battery tech, before Honda sees a small, affordable car as making sense—late in the decade. Yet decades on, segueing into an era of EVs, it has no battery-electric equivalent to the Civic.

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GM hopes new EVs like the $35K electric Chevy Equinox will help win back market share

Baua Electric

After losing EV market share in the US in the first three months of 2024, GM believes it can turn things around. GM expects new models like the Chevy Equinox EV and improved battery production will help regain EV market share in the second half of the year. With Chevy Bolt EV sales down 64% to just 7,040, GM lost market share from Q4.

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GM hopes new EVs like the $35K electric Chevy Equinox will help win back market share

Baua Electric

After losing EV market share in the US in the first three months of 2024, GM believes it can turn things around. GM expects new models like the Chevy Equinox EV and improved battery production will help regain EV market share in the second half of the year. With Chevy Bolt EV sales down 64% to just 7,040, GM lost market share from Q4.

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