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General Motors Overtakes Ford for the Number-Two EV Sales Position

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auto industry has been chasing Tesla for the top spot in EV sales, with Ford and Hyundai long locked in a battle for second place. Everyone in the U.S. General Motors, which owns a handful of brands, has seen impressive EV sales growth, recently propelling it ahead of Ford for the second-place spot.

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This Once-Promising Chinese EV Is Now Rotting In Northern California

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And that was well before the Chinese auto industry was as established as it is now, and before trade and political tensions with the U.S. Its first model would have been the Audi Q8 E-Tron- sized M-Byte, with the K-byte made to challenge the Tesla Model S. reached a boiling point. All rights reserved.

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Why We Love Cars

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Power to contact owners in certain states, so there isn’t an entirely apples-to-apples comparison. Who knew that people are so moved by miles per gallon? Now there is a tricky bit in the scoring. Tesla doesn’t allow J.D. And how hard is that? Notably it was discovered by J.D.

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The 'Toyota Prius' Era of Hybrids Is Now Long Gone

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Just a few years ago, the entire auto industry was hellbent on moving to EVs as quickly as possible. We have to decide whether we go one way or the other very soon," said Winkelmann. 60%: Lithium Prices Are Crashing Photo by: Panasonic Energy Lithium mining was almost seen as the next gold rush. The biggest bottleneck?

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Genesis quietly dropped this EV from its US lineup

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In comparison, Lucid sold over 5,000 Air sedans in H1, while Tesla has sold 2,715 Model S sedans in the US. Comments Expand Close comments Expand Close comments Guides Genesis Genesis Electrified G80 Author Peter Johnson EVPeteJohnson Peter Johnson is covering the auto industry’s step-by-step transformation to electric vehicles.

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'Open The Floodgates': Why Tesla's $243 Million Autopilot Crash Verdict Is Such A Big Deal

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It’s a big number that will send shock waves to others in the industry,” said financial analyst Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities. In addition to a punitive award of $200 million, the jury said Tesla must also pay $43 million of a total $129 million in compensatory damages for the crash, bringing the total borne by the company to $243 million.

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‘Model T Moment’: Ford To Unveil Plans For Next-Gen EV On August 11

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