article thumbnail

Tesla China announces 0% down ‘Financial Leasing’ with buy-out options

Teslarati

Bringing down the cost of Tesla’s cars, or at least offering more robust and flexible financing options so more people can afford its vehicles, is ultimately one of the goals of the automaker. The post Tesla China announces 0% down ‘Financial Leasing’ with buy-out options appeared first on TESLARATI.

China 145
article thumbnail

Cummins survey finds growing commuter support for hydrogen-fueled public transport in Europe; willing to pay more

Green Car Congress

This research was conducted through Google Surveys in October 2020. When asked about buying or renting a car powered by hydrogen, more than a quarter of respondents in Belgium and the UK reported concerns with the upfront cost. Nearly half of commuters in Belgium and Germany expressed the same view.

Hydrogen 314
article thumbnail

Stellantis: new hydrogen Ram Trucks will be made in Mexico

Baua Electric

Stellantis, though, thinks the market will be there when (if) costs come down. “In Fleets love the idea of saving money on running costs,” they said. “So So tell them their fuel is going to cost 4x as much, and the up-front cost of the trucks is higher. In commercial vehicles it could be up to 40%.” What an easy sell!”

Mexico 52
article thumbnail

Years Later, Alphabet’s Everyday Robots Have Made Some Progress

Cars That Think

Last week, Google or Alphabet or X or whatever you want to call it announced that its Everyday Robots team has grown enough and made enough progress that it's time for it to become its own thing, now called, you guessed it, "Everyday Robots." But this doesn't seem fair to me, especially for a company that Google used to own.

Google 142
article thumbnail

Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

Advanced technology, prototype vehicles, and business plans are being developed by Google, car sharing services like Car2Go (Daimler), Uber, automakers, network providers, software and technology suppliers. You Can Buy Level 2 Today. So far, permits have been issued to Google, Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Delphi, and Audi.

Google 104
article thumbnail

California Energy Commission awards more than $15M to advance biofuels, plug-in and V2G research

Green Car Congress

This award helps to fulfill a cost-sharing target for the recipient's $122 million award from the Department of Energy. The evaluation will consider the impacts, processes, market effects and costs of the program, and will help to guide future program efforts. Electricore Inc. Electricore Inc., Electricore Inc., Villa Ford Inc.

article thumbnail

Toyota is already offering $10k off a lease for its fully electric 2024 bZ4X

Baua Electric

Lease cash is a manufacturer incentive that lowers the cost of a new vehicle when it’s leased. The car-buying website doesn’t say exactly where in Greater New York, but a quick Google search confirmed that this deal does indeed exist: However, when I click on Toyota’s “Greater New York” link, it’s not on the lease deals list.