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Tesla’s Q1 ’21 Deliveries prove Elon Musk was right about the Model S and X in 2019

Teslarati

During Tesla’s Q3 2019 Earnings Call, New Street Research analyst Pierre Ferragu asked what Musk thought about the S and X moving forward and how Tesla planned to deal with the cannibalizing effects of the Model 3, the car that overtook the popularity of the company’s flagship vehicles. The Model 3 and the Model Y do that.

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Charging Performance, Not EV Acceleration Should Be the Focus of OEMs

EV Adoption

One of the advantages for EVs over ICE vehicles is their greater torque and quicker acceleration off the line. I just received an email from Kia with the chart below touting their 2023 Kia EV6 GT , which has a quicker 0-60 time than various performance vehicles from Porsche, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, BMW, and Ferrari.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The aggressive plans illustrate Chinas growing commitment to electrified vehicles and its strategy to support auto makers developing various types of electric cars and components with research subsidies. Chinas technologies for electric vehicles, especially batteries, are still lagging behind in some important ways. Prius hybrid.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Now popular in Europe, Think Global meets all European and US federal motor vehicle safety requirements. They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla. The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line.