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IDTechEx: buying an autonomous electric car will feel more like buying a laptop than a car

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However, the research within IDTechEx’s “ Semiconductors for Autonomous and Electric Vehicles 2023-2033 ” report shows that trends within the automotive industry mean consumers will soon be caring far more about what chips are in their cars. IDTechEx expects that purchasing a new vehicle will soon feel like shopping for a new laptop.

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Hertz CEO Leaves After Buying 100,000 Teslas

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Almost all of us have made a boneheaded purchase or three in our lives. But few are notable as the debacle at Hertz, a company which most gearheads know decided to buy tens of thousands of electric vehicles only to bin them at severely subvented prices. Now, the CEO is stepping down from his role.

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Tesla Model 3 Highland named best car you can buy in Norway

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has named its Best Car Purchase of the Year award. As per the publication, the best car to purchase in the country today is none other than the upgraded Tesla Model 3, better known in EV circles as Project Highland. The Tesla Model 3 has always been a great car. Norway-based motoring publication Motor.no

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87% of US Tesla drivers say they’ll buy another Tesla

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Photo: Tesla Tesla maintains an 87% brand retention rate, with Lexus (68%) and Toyota (54%) trailing, according to a new Bloomberg Intelligence survey. Moreover, 81% of prospective US Tesla drivers are new customers switching from competing EV brands. Get started here. – ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Rising gas prices influence Tesla and electric car purchases: survey

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There are numerous factors to consider when one is looking to purchase an electric car. As the results of a March 2021 survey shows, rising gas prices are also an apparent factor for consumers when they are deciding to purchase an electric vehicle. . this week , the highest since 2014. . Credit:CarGurus.

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Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn exercises options and buys 13.5k TSLA shares

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While Tesla CEO Elon Musk courted headlines this year due to his sales of TSLA stock, some of the company’s top executives appear to be loading up on shares of the electric vehicle maker. Among these is Tesla Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Zachary Kirkhorn, who exercised options to buy TSLA shares recently. .

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As Tesla stock rises, House Speaker Pelosi exercises options to buy $2M TSLA shares

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems to have confidence in Texas-based electric car maker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) as she recently exercised stock options to buy $2 million shares of the company. A regulatory filing revealed Pelosi disclosed her husband’s purchase of more than $2 million in Tesla stock last week.

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