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QOTD: Building and Pricing

The Truth About Cars

I build and price new cars using manufacturer's Web sites a lot. Sometimes it's for this job -- working on pricing for reviews or news. Sometimes it's for fun during downtime -- it's nice to daydream. My question to you is this: How often do you, the car enthusiasts, do this? Maybe some of you don't do it at all.

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Rivian design boss shares how R2 builds off R1S and R1T at a lower price

Baua Electric

How does Rivian plan to keep its rugged luxury feel at a lower price? Rivian unveiled the R2 last month, with starting prices around $45,000. That’s almost half the current $74,900 R1S and $69,900 R1T starting price. That’s almost half the current $74,900 R1S and $69,900 R1T starting price.

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EIA forecasts crude oil prices will decline through 2023

Green Car Congress

Global oil consumption outpaced oil production for the six consecutive quarters ending with the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21), which has led to persistent withdrawals from global oil inventories and significant increases in crude oil prices.

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LME copper prices hit 7-year high

Green Car Congress

On 4 December 2020, the LME cash price hit its highest level since March 2013, closing at US$7,742/t. (By Copper prices plunged 27% to a low of US$4,617/t in late March as the global impact of COVID-19 became apparent, but copper stabilized and then began to rise, completing a full recovery to its January starting point by the end of July.

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Rivian design boss shares how R2 builds off R1S and R1T at a lower price

Electrek

How does Rivian plan to keep its rugged luxury feel at a lower price? Rivian wants to shake up the industry with its next-generation R2 electric vehicle. Starting at around $45,000, the R2 is expected to open up a new market of buyers. The company’s design boss explains.

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Tesla’s pricing and build quality to be examined by Sandy Munro

Teslarati

Automotive expert and teardown legend Sandy Munro will discuss Tesla’s advantages, the company’s build quality, and recent pricing changes this Thursday. Tesla Owners Club of Silicon Valley President John Stringer will meet with Tear Down Titan Munro to discuss Tesla’s advantage, price margins, and build quality.

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Benchmark: Saudi Arabia is building an EV battery supply chain

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Among the deals: June 2023: Australian startup European Lithium and Saudi Arabia’s Obeikan Investment Group announced an agreement to create a joint venture to build and operate a lithium hydroxide refinery in Saudi Arabia. Spodumene prices are currently around $3,650 a tonne, according to Benchmark’s Lithium Price Assessment.