The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2024

Tesla recently slashed the price of its Full Self-Driving assistance feature, and it now appears the automaker is taking steps to expand its reach to other OEMs. CEO Elon Musk recently confirmed the move, saying Tesla was in talks with at least one “major automaker” about a licensing deal for the tech.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 7, 2024

Tesla released a new Model 3 for 2024, but keen eyes immediately noticed that the automaker had only refreshed two of the car’s three previous configurations. That could be changing, though, in typical Tesla fashion, there are no official confirmations. Image: Tesla] Become a& TTAC insider.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 19, 2023

Not that long ago, there was a time when Tesla vehicles seemed to defy the laws of depreciation, and some actually gained value on the used market. & Tesla cut prices for the base Model 3 by $2,000, bringing it below $40,000, but the Performance model didn’t see a reduction. Image: Tesla] Become a& TTAC insider.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Tesla made news on several occasions last year for cutting prices on the Model 3 sedan, but the automaker appears to have reversed course with the introduction of the car’s 2024 refresh. Tesla has not yet introduced a Model 3 Performance with the updated design. Image: Tesla] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

New reports state that Tesla is working toward an affordable EV model and note that it will produce the vehicles at its German location near Berlin. As these things tend to go with Tesla, the information came from an unnamed source, as reported by Automotive News. We’re back here again.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 10, 2024

After several months of spy shots and looking at the updated Tesla Model 3 in European markets, the car is finally available in North America. Tesla added the car to its online configurator without much fanfare, but there are plenty of changes to the automaker’s popular sedan. Image: Tesla] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Tesla may sell more EVs than any other American company, but its real asset is its charging network. Kia is one major automaker signing on to Tesla’s Supercharger network, and the company recently announced that the EV6 would be the first to get the EV maker’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) plug.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

While the list is typically dominated by high-volume gas vehicles like the Ford F-150 and Nissan Rogue, the Tesla Model 3 is on a run that made it the first EV to make the top 10 most leased vehicles in the second quarter of 2023. Image: Tesla] & Become a& TTAC& insider. Model 3 leases accounted for 1.79

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 20, 2023

For a while, it seemed like Tesla would never stop raising prices, but earlier this year, the numbers started falling. It appears Tesla isn’t done offering discounts, as it’s giving buyers up to $7,500 off Model S and Model X vehicles in its inventory and is handing out three years of free charging as a cherry on top.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

We’ve been seeing leaks and hearing teases for the updated Tesla Model 3 for a while now, and it finally looks like the automaker has rolled out the long-awaited refresh. & That Tesla released the Model 3 in China first isn’t that surprising. We don’t know when Tesla plans to release the car in the U.S.,

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 23, 2023

For a while, it seemed like Tesla's values would never come back& & to Earth. Tesla started cutting prices earlier this year, making all models more attainable, and now the company has slashed the price of an entry-level Model 3 to below $40,000. Image: Tesla] Become a& TTAC insider.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 21, 2023

According to the publication, Tesla is the most American car brand, with 100 percent of its sales coming from vehicles produced domestically. These numbers may shift in favor of American production in the coming years as automakers look to localize production and take advantage of federal tax credits. Ford is the next closest with 77.5

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Tesla led the way with more than half of the EVs registered this year, at 390,377. & Analysts credit Tesla’s price cuts as driving its success and have noted the automaker’s regaining access to federal tax credits as another significant sales driver. Automotive News reported on the data, showing a market share increase of 7.2

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 3, 2023

Things change quickly at Tesla, including pricing and the models it sells. & The Model 3 is eligible for federal tax credits, but the long-range model can only get $3,750 because of where its batteries are sourced and manufactured. Image: Tesla] Become a& TTAC insider.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 8, 2023

The base Model 3 starts at $40,240, which can drop as low as $25,240 after accounting for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit and the $7,500 California tax credit. Tesla has also cut prices in recent months, after years of increasing MSRPs. Image: Tesla] Become a TTAC insider.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 11, 2024

The company announced that it would buy tens of thousands of electric vehicles from Polestar, BMW, Chevrolet, Tesla, and others and had aimed to purchase 100,000 Teslas by the end of 2022. While that splashy announcement likely netted the company new customers, it now has hundreds of EVs on sale as it moves to scale back its fleet.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Hyundai IONIQ 5 (left) and IONIQ 6 (right) at Tesla Supercharger (Source: Hyundai) Hyundai is “pulling ahead” to gain access to the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. The plant’s manager revealed a “super-large” Genesis electric SUV will be produced for the first time, according to The Korean Car Blog.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 24, 2024

Those numbers made it the second best-selling SUV in its class, topped only by the Tesla Model Y. A zero-percent interest rate will likely improve its fortunes, though it’s not eligible for federal tax credits as of the time of this article.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 6, 2024

Tesla might not be the most dominant EV maker in the world, but it’s on top of the market here in the United States. Legacy automakers like Ford and General Motors are in the hunt, but so far, no one has been able to topple Tesla’s top spot.

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Plug in America

AUGUST 12, 2022

For more than a decade, Plug In America’s top policy priority has been to extend and expand the federal EV tax credits. The original EV tax credits were approved by George W. Thus, Plug In America (PIA) has led numerous campaigns on the tax credits over many years in both Democratic and Republican administrations.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 13, 2009

Tesla will be producing battery packs for Daimler's electric Smart, reports Ken Basinger in the LA Times blog Up to Speed. This would mean returning to a business Tesla had previously considered but abandoned. In 2007 Tesla pulled out of an agreement with Th!nk One thousand packs will be delivered this year and next.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 5, 2024

The Tesla Model Y, the best-selling EV in the world, is now more affordable than ever as the automaker looks to clear existing inventory with deep discounts. It’s also eligible for federal tax credits, which makes it an even more compelling option.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 12, 2024

It’s also ineligible for federal EV tax credits, making it a hard sell against cheaper competitors like the Tesla Model Y and others. The Ariya hasn’t been the hottest seller since making it to market, only moving 13,464 units last year.

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EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

In our latest blog post, EVmatch advisor Jeff Pickett takes a deep dive into the landmark bill, looking at what the IRA means for climate change mitigation and the EV industry. Tesla just opened its new Austin, Texas factory in April . And what about changes to the EV tax credit? carbon sequestration (capture and storage, i.e.).

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Blink Charging

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Last year, Tesla opened its newly renamed North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector to other automakers. Like the tax credit for new EVs, the used EV tax credit included an AGI cap and must be sold by a licensed dealer. 2023 marked a record year for both Blink Charging and the electric vehicle industry as a whole.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My Treehugger More Videos of the Tesla Model S Electric Car In Action Whats This?

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

Boston Consulting Group, an American-based global management consulting firm that issued the report, said the figure accounts for customer tax credits — painting a rather bleak picture for the future of EVs. A new study is claiming that automakers lose an average of $6,000 for every $50,000 electric vehicle they sell.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 10, 2023

However, government incentives (EV tax credits) have made them more attractive in the general sense. The Tesla Model Y may still be on the pricier side of affordable EVs, lack the fit-and-finish of other models, and be a little too barren inside for some tastes. Images: Nissan; General Motors; Tesla] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

tax subsidies benefiting Chinese businesses. The revised EV tax credit scheme created by the Biden Administration (and passed by Congress in 2022) stipulates that financial incentives cannot be manufactured or assembled by any foreign entities of concern.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 26, 2023

Companies like Ford and Tesla have committed to help make that happen. Forty-nine percent support tax rebates or other financial incentives for clean energy and 46 support federal funding for infrastructure. As part of that, the admin wants to see another half million chargers on the market by the end of this decade.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 27, 2023

How to Win the EV Race –  Blog Series This is the second part of How to Win the EV Race blog series As An EV Maker, What Does It Take to Win the EV Race? This may include tax credits, rebates, or reduced registration fees for EV owners. What Does It Take To Win The EV Race As A Country?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 14, 2024

But surveys continue to show that most people aren’t that impressed with any charging station that isn’t operated by Tesla and that there remain massive regional gaps in terms of charging availability. Based on the best data available, there’s an estimated 168,000 EV charging stations available to drivers in the U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

After taxes, that amounted to $71,208 and that’s before anyone bothered to factor in labor. Despite there being a lot of talk about electrification strategies within the industry, just about every legacy manufacturer that isn't Tesla has repeatedly had to readjust their timeline. However, when exactly that will be is a hard to predict.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Tesla remains the undisputed leader here, with Krear suggesting that its recent price cuts would gradually help move adoption downmarket. That's why Tesla reducing pricing to gain market share is so critical and is pulling that affordability score up," she said. Images: Tesla] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

For $50k you can get a Tesla sedan which will get hundreds of miles strictly on electric. Yeah, go buy a 59k Tesla that can go 200 miles… then your screwed, sure go park and get a hotel and charge it for 8 hours… then go another 200 miles, great for long trips i’m sure. — Goodbye 2. — Dan 3.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 25, 2023

Maintenance seems to be subpar in a lot of instances and charger downtime has become a real issue for most providers that aren’t Tesla. Surveys have shown that drivers are already broadly dissatisfied with the condition of most public charging stations.

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