Teslarati

AUGUST 18, 2021

After all, we don’t hear about every Chevy Malibu or Ford F-150 crash that occurs, but the false narrative that Teslas drive themselves still floats around in the form of catchy headlines or misleading articles. “The regulatory, legal, and moral/ethical nuances are difficult, if not impossible, to model.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As seen in the second section of SB712, the Bill would prohibit “applicants and licensees” from requiring or incentivizing the sales of electric vehicles, which is precisely what brands like Ford, Hyundai, and General Motors have been doing nationally. What do you think of the article?

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2021

A case in point is intelligent speed assistance, which Ford has offered in Europe on the S-Max since 2015 and on the more affordable Focus since 2017 , well before the EU had even decided to make it mandatory. “In Ford marketed it by saying this was a way of never getting a speeding ticket again.”. “In Mandates aren’t the only way.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 17, 2021

Other news outlets such as CNBC proceeded to feature Ford former Co-CEO Mark Fields , who proceeded to highlight that the NHTSA’s investigation covers Teslas from a large time period. Tesla is under investigation because its cars can't stop hitting emergency vehicles [link] — CNN (@CNN) August 17, 2021.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

But the issue is that customers likely don’t know that and the NYT article goes out of its way to explain this even when someone actively decides to enroll in the Smart Driver program. We’re just at the tip of the iceberg with this problem and I’d encourage everyone to go and read any of the linked articles for additional context.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This is a lot earlier than their 2025 target (which, to be clear, is not a legal requirement yet, more of a soft target agreed upon by Norway’s government). As Motor acknowledges in their article , the very last gas car probably won’t be sold in April 2022. 5 Ford Mustang Mach-E Electric car 4,523 4.08 3 Volkswagen ID.4

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Teslarati

AUGUST 23, 2022

The company has not updated customers regarding specifics (legal compliance, production scheduling, or the aforementioned “vehicle testing”), but time is drawing near for the company to start meeting demand. Ford has faced issues introducing the Ford F-150 Lightning and Ford Mustang Mach-E, mainly regarding electrical issues.

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Teslarati

JUNE 20, 2021

It’s a chilling thought, but it is one that seemed to be casually supported by Ford CEO Jim Farley, who shared Consumer Reports ‘ Autopilot defeat device walkthrough on his personal Twitter page. . There was only one problem: the whole premise of the article was false. To add salt to the wound, Texas Rep.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

These legal ambiguities are the latest impediment – alongside technical challenges and sagging commodity prices – to America’s plans to produce more of its own lithium and wean the country off foreign supplies, according to interviews with regulators from seven U.S.

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EV Life

MAY 5, 2023

This article is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide tax, legal or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. Here’s a step-by-step guide to making an educated decision about electric car tax credits. Not listed.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Unlike internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, which legally have to be sold via franchised dealerships, exclusive EV manufacturers, like Tesla, don’t have to follow this arrangement. The major vehicle manufacturers; like Ford, Stellantis, and GM; still sell their EVs through the dealership model. Why the hesitancy?

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In my previous article, Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives , I outlined and analyzed 13 proposed changes to IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit). In this brief article I will share the 3 scenarios that lead to an EV being completely disqualified from any available tax credit amount.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2023

In addition, the lack of relevant legal or industry expertise is increasingly worrisome. This may become a major operational and legal problem at the federal level as thousands of new employees are hired across multiple federal departments and agencies to carry out the Biden Administration’s environmental policies.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

While we’ve covered the topic frequently , articles have typically focused on specific issues rather than overall scope. Still, Nissan products ended up receiving the same negative score as the vehicles being offered up by Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai and all of its subsidiaries.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

Bird Cage Liners article this morning: Asking carmakers to comply with California’s rules would be tantamount to forcing a cancer patient to “finish chemo and then go run the Boston Marathon,&# General Motors Corp. spokesman Greg Martin said. “Right now, we’re just trying to make it through the current situation.&#.

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EV Life

AUGUST 17, 2022

Before we get started: we wanted to remind you that this article is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, tax, legal or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. Not listed.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. Please see the related Hybridcars.com article Are Hybrid Batteries Toxic? Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it?

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 31, 2024

The documents reportedly revealed that four Chinese firms "will be intimately involved" in the development, construction, servicing, and information technology processes for the EV battery factory Ford is building in Marshall, Michigan. But this has only made Ford’s situation more fraught with peril.& Meanwhile, U.S.

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Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

I want to give a special shout out to our small but mighty IR team and legal team, and everyone involved in running this year’s proxy campaign—both inside and outside of Tesla. The fact that current levels may be legal does not mean they are safe. We presented a similar proposal in 2021. In fact, U.S.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

And then, each carmaker has a different portfolio, so Ford, which still has tons of room on its EV tax credits, is in a different position than GM, which is why GM did not sign on to [the 2019 California deal] but then later did. That has been probably the biggest hurdle—not the biggest engineering hurdle, but the biggest legal hurdle.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

EPA then worked with the state of California and NHTSA, which sets fuel economy standards—in the mid-1970s, President Ford established the law that NHTSA is using to improve fuel economy, and the basis was not climate change, but energy security. California legally should be able to do their own standards under the Clean Air Act.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2022

GM has made a commitment to 100% zero-emission vehicles by 2035, the same with Ford. GM and Ford have big roles in China, in Europe. I think it’s one thing to have a commitment for 2030 and 2035, and it’s another thing to have to meet legal requirements and standards. The courts put them on hold, all these legal challenges.

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