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Hertz to Buy Cadillac Lyriqs and Chevy Silverado EVs to Bolster Electric Rental Fleet

The Truth About Cars

Automakers are going electric, which means that all the companies that rely on them will have to adapt. Car rental companies have long pledged to make the transition alongside their auto industry partners, and Hertz recently announced that it would be adding the Cadillac Lyriq and Chevy Silverado EV.& electric rental fleet.

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Automakers' Protests Against AM Radio Have Always Been About Money

The Truth About Cars

Plus, as The Drive pointed out, the Venn diagram of people who buy EVs and listen to AM radio has a very small overlap. AM radio listeners tend to skew toward right-wing media, which hasn’t been so welcoming of electric vehicles. The good news for AM radio is that the auto industry appears poised to lose its fight.

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Dealers Finally Have EV Inventory But Now Lack Buyers

The Truth About Cars

We’ve been hearing about the rise of electric vehicles for years, but while they are growing rapidly in number, there’s still a disconnect between an auto industry hell-bent on electrification and the desires of the people they rely on to buy new cars.

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BYD: Autonomous Vehicles Are "Basically Impossible"

The Truth About Cars

BYD, China’s largest electric automaker, isn’t as gung-ho about autonomous vehicles as many other auto industry giants. Companies can buy machines that perform the work done by humans, and the cost to break even on the investment only takes a few years.

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I sold all my Tesla shares (TSLA), here’s why

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I invested in the stock mainly because I fully supported Tesla’s mission to accelerate the advent of electric transportation. Over the years, I had become a fan of electric vehicles, but I was clueless about how they could become mainstream until I read Elon Musk’s 2006 ‘Tesla secret master plan’. Not without hurdles, Tesla did it.

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Multi-nation survey reports consumers want electric cars. Now.

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There is an existing market for electric vehicles, especially among those who can afford the extra cost of limited-production new technology vehicles. A Business Week blog reports on the survey by the Munich based consultants Bain & Co. Yet it took BMW less than one year to make an electric car. battery electric car.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

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This edition of Volvo Reports investigates the state of electric vehicles in America and the public’s changing perspective on them. This edition of Volvo Reports investigates the state of electric vehicles in America and the public’s changing perspective on them. Enthusiasm and Expectations Around Electric Vehicles Are Rising.

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