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Fisker scraps direct sales and turns to auto dealers for sales

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Fisker is scrapping plans for direct sales to customers. The startup is now turning to auto dealerships for sales and services. In September 2023, Fisker shared that it ramped production of the all-electric Ocean crossover SUV to 300 units per day. I think we just went that route because everyone does when you are a startup.

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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

Green Car Congress

Bucher Municipal is expecting that up to 80 sewer trucks, or 50% of their production of cleaning vehicles, will be zero exhaust emission trucks from Volvo by the end of 2023. Volvo Trucks goal is that electric models will account for half of its truck sales in 2030. Serial production will start in the autumn and gradually ramp up.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

EV Central

Not easy shedding almost $100k in a year, but that’s the case for an ex-demo 4000km-old ’22 BMW i7 limo up for sale in Victoria. From a list price a few bucks away from a quarter-mil, there are monumental savings to be had on this, the most powerful production Audi ever. The post Premium EV bargain hunting?

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Ford Mustang Mach-E captures KBB’s EV Best Buy of 2022

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Ford has captured a tremendous accolade with the Mustang Mach-E after Kelley Blue Book announced that the all-electric crossover is the Electric Vehicle Best Buy for 2022. The post Ford Mustang Mach-E captures KBB’s EV Best Buy of 2022 appeared first on TESLARATI. The Mustang Mach-E is Ford’s first electric vehicle.

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Elon Musk, Twitter reach agreement for sale of social media platform

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“I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. The post Elon Musk, Twitter reach agreement for sale of social media platform appeared first on TESLARATI.

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How We Review Products at TTAC

The Truth About Cars

Who we are The Truth About Cars has a team of dedicated professional editors, writers, and analysts who are committed to bringing you honesty when it comes to news coverage of the automotive industry, car reviews, and also, product reviews. How The Truth About Cars selects and ranks products We have three types of product reviews.

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Tesla’s direct-to-consumer model is better for companies and consumers

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Of those who spent above MSRP, 31% would not buy from the same dealer again, while 27% would no longer buy from the same manufacturer. Alternatively, customers who paid at MSRP had a far better experience; only 14% chose not to buy from the dealer again, and 10% decided not to buy from the manufacturer again.