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GM’s rosy year-end figures obscure the fact that legacy automakers are in deep trouble – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Duplicitous doublespeak has become de rigueur dialect in the auto industry. “We We strongly believe in EVs,” say auto dealers as they support efforts to slow the EV transition. GM edged out fellow brontosaurus Toyota to take the #1 spot in US sales, and also scored #1 in sales of SUVs and trucks.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

Green Car Congress

The vehicle categories seeing the most significant response increases in the 2011 survey compared with 2010 were SUVs, luxury vehicles, large pick-up trucks, and cross-overs. The 2011 KPMG survey also finds the auto industry heavily investing in future technology, new products and safety improvements. Investments.

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Opinion: Hey VW, Electric Vehicles Are Not a Joke

Clean Fleet Report

The auto industry is not known as a second career for comedy writers. It’s a serious EV, enough to make the name change almost credible—until you realize we’re talking about a German corporation that is one of largest auto companies in the world. Kia’s near-future EV is no joke. It happens every year. 3, to the U.S.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

I say apparently as a PR person with Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, stated the following to me in a January 18 email: I can tell you that it is true, we were the best selling plug-in hybrid SUV last year in the US. Auto Industry Analyst. Rick Deneau, Stellantis. Flip a coin.

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First videos of Rivian R2 and R3 driving on public roads show size comparisons

Baua Electric

A Hyundai Tucson and Kia Soul drive by behind the R2, with the R2 looking a bit taller than both (when accounting for road crowning), but definitely in the same “mid-size SUV” ballpark (and note Rivian auto design chief Jeff Hammoud is sighted in the end of the video, taking his own video of the car driving by on his phone).

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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March

Push EVs

of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though still some 19% down from March 2019 levels. The Tesla Model Y was the UK’s overall best selling auto in March. overall auto sales growth YoY, BEVs stayed just ahead of the broader market, with 18.6% year on year.

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

Charged EVs

The startup carmaker Rivian was founded a decade ago by RJ Scaringe, but it didn’t go public with its electric pickup truck and SUV until the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. The company says more than 50,000 people have put down cash for reservations in the sales queues for both the pickup and the SUV that will follow shortly.

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