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J.D. Power: First-time owners find switching to EVs highly satisfactory

Green Car Congress

The overall EVX ownership index score measures electric vehicle owner satisfaction in both premium and mass-market segments. What will keep first-time owners coming back to buy another BEV is the compelling experience with the safety and technology features, lower service and maintenance costs, and pure driving enjoyment.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Mazda 323 Base Hatchback

The Truth About Cars

Six thousand 1988 dollars were worth about $15,822 in today's money, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics , just below the MSRP of the cheapest new car available here now. The keys are in the ignition, which might mean that this car was a trade-in that nobody wanted to buy.

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Electric vehicle winners and losers: Volkswagen steps up as Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Nissan drop the ball – and Tesla and BYD run away with it | Opinion

EV Central

Tesla’s domination of the market, and the discussion, can best be summed up by the fact that the Model 3 was the third-best-selling vehicle in Australia earlier this year (behind two utes, imagine if there was a Tesla one of those). To improve, they need to increase their EV sales, set public ZEV targets, and invest in ZEVs.

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