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Study Suggests Automakers Lose $6,000 On Each EV Sold

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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. Automakers differ in their approaches to EVs, but most have felt the punch of slowing sales growth.

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If $50,000 EVs still lose $6,000, when will EVs become profitable?

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Legacy automakers are still losing thousands of dollars on many EV sales, according to newly published analysis from the Boston Consulting Group. Tesla is turning a profit on its EVs, but it definitely helps to have the bestselling vehicle on the planet and no legacy internal-combustion business to tend to.

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U.S. EV adoption is happening faster than anticipated

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The research directly contradicts and challenges a statement by Jack Hollis, the executive vice president of sales at Toyota Motor North America. ” Credit: Recurrent Auto. .” ” Credit: Recurrent Auto. The graph above shows how the EV sales projection for 2030 by BCG changed each time it released a report.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electric car proponents at The California Cars Initiative believe the task force was unduly influenced by “plug-in skeptics” at the Boston Consulting Group , which is under government contract to provide input on the prospects for G.M. For $50k you can get a Tesla sedan which will get hundreds of miles strictly on electric.

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