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Ford dealership applies $69,554 markup on F-150 Lightning despite corporate orders

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Ford dealerships are starting to receive units of the all-electric F-150 Lightning and they are applying massive market adjustments despite corporate’s stern orders not to do so several months ago. The cost of the truck after accessories and the market adjustment eclipses $140,600.

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Toyota to debut 2 BEVs, 1 PHEV for US this year; says research shows BEVs & PHEVs have similar environmental benefits

Green Car Congress

—Gill Pratt, chief scientist of Toyota Motor Corporation and CEO of Toyota Research Institute. Toyota shared highlights of new internal research evaluating the environmental impact and cost of ownership between a PHEV and a BEV. The PHEV is much less expensive to buy and own, compared to the BEV.

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Pencil-Necked Finance Dweebs Suggest Anyone Making Six-Figures Should Only Buy a $15,000 Car

The Truth About Cars

Springing for luxury items just isn’t in the cards for most of us, despite the lavish recompense* deigned upon us by our corporate overlords in Downtown Canada. Setting some variables in this equation, they propose a monthly insurance rate of $147, fuel costs of $260 per month, and maintenance pegged at $95.50 for a car payment.

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Opinion: Making Sense of the Stellantis Auto Show Decision

The Truth About Cars

Now, to be clear, that decision is only from the corporate side – local dealers could still participate. So why would the company drop millions on a display, plus the liability costs of Camp Jeep, when there’s just not a ton new? We reached out to the Chicago Auto Show folks about that, and have not yet heard back.

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

Baua Electric

Photo: Toyota Toyota has made its fully electric 2024 bZ4X – which only just landed on dealers’ lots – available to lease with a $10,000 discount. Lease cash is a manufacturer incentive that lowers the cost of a new vehicle when it’s leased. The bZ4X starts at $43,070 for the 2024 model year. Read more: Toyota to invest $1.3B

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SolarCity and Honda to finance $50M more in solar projects for Honda and Acura customers and dealerships

Green Car Congress

The companies have already completed or initiated a range of solar projects for homeowners, dealerships and corporate facilities that total more than 12.5 Honda and Acura customers and dealers interested in solar can find more information at www.hondasolarcity.com. Earlier post.) MW of solar generation capacity.

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Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production

Electric Vehicles India

The University of Science and Technology of China team has developed a new material that can potentially help to reduce the cost of the production of solid-state lithium batteries and accelerate their commercialization into EVs.The new material such as lithium zirconium chloride offers less cost material and the required performance.

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