Jalopnik

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Mercedes-Benz has spent a lot of time and billions of dollars bringing its five electric vehicle offerings stateside. Unfortunately, no one really seems to care, and because of that, theyre all flopping hard. In 2024, the EQB crossover saw a 36 percent sales drop, the EQE saw a 39 percent drop and the flagship EQS Read more.

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AutoSuccess

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Credit unions remain cautiously optimistic about the auto finance landscape through the end of 2024. Most do not anticipate improvements in liquidity and delinquency crises or significant impacts from lowered interest rates until mid-2025, as per CULA’s recent “Future of Auto Finance – The Next Six Months” survey.

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AutoInc.

JUNE 16, 2023

As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain popularity, it is crucial for automotive retail businesses to understand and cater to diverse consumer segments. The motivations women may choose electric vehicles are varied but often revolve around environmental consciousness, cost savings, and technology adoption.

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RepairSmith

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By considering the pros and cons of electric cars, you can make an informed decision about whether they are right for you. Let’s dive into how electric cars can be a positive choice for both the planet and your finances. How Do Electric Cars Benefit the Environment? What Are the Economic Advantages?

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 4, 2025

These days, it seems like all the desirable, interesting cars are staying expensive instead of getting cheap so they can ruin the finances of normal people willing to roll the dice on maintenance and repairs. Those may be bad decisions, but we at least want the opportunity to make them, dammit. The BMW i8 , on the Read more.

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Brake & Front End

JUNE 30, 2023

Managed by the new Stellantis Charging and Energy Business Unit, Free2move Charge addresses electric vehicle customer needs at home, in their business and on-the-go. “As Free2move Charge Home delivers private customers support with installation, financing and warranty of home charging and other energy hardware and services.

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AutoSuccess

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The latest auto finance digital transformation index data illustrates where the industry stands in this operational journey. million used vehicles will be sold in the U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales More shoppers are choosing electric vehicles so far this year than ever, according to vehicle sales data from Cox Automotive.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Norway has been the poster child for the electric vehicle transition. However, the country is beginning to realize the combustion versus electric struggle doesn’t exist in a… Read more. EVs have outpaced gasoline-fueled cars in sales for the past few years , encouraged by generous subsidies and an expansive charging network.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 22, 2025

Rivian makes excellent electric trucks and SUVs , but its not great at actually making money on them yet the company loses tens of thousands of dollars on every EV it gets out the door. To rectify those financial woes, Rivian is now offering thousands of dollars off its R1S and R1T in hopes of boosting sales. Read more.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 4, 2023

It’s tough starting a new electric vehicle company these days, just ask Faraday Future or Lordstown Motors. But Rivian seemed like one of the good ones that might actually make it, as it’s been shipping its electric trucks out to customers for almost two years now.

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Jalopnik

MAY 24, 2024

After worries about charging and range anxiety , the biggest issue many car fans have with electric vehicles is that they’re no fun to drive. They argue that one-pedal driving , regenerative braking and no real gearbox to play with makes them soulless. Now, General Motors is hoping to change that and convert you to its… Read more.

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Auto Remarketing

JANUARY 24, 2025

Pickup trucks and SUVs have long been the dominant vehicles in the U.S. DCG said hybrid and electric vehicles are undeniably a growth driver and with dealers becoming more receptive to selling these models, we can expect the combined segment to continue to steadily gain market share for the foreseeable future.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A Memoir' chats about his long history with battery powered vehicles. The actor and author of 'To the Temple of Tranquility.And Step On It!:

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Don’t get me wrong, Tesla is still dominating the electric vehicle market , but control is quickly slipping. The Austin, Texas-based automake r handed over fewer vehicles than analysts expected during the third quarter of 2024 as more compelling competition comes online in China and Europe.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 24, 2024

Tesla boss Elon Musk has been promising an entry-level $25,000 electric vehicle for six years. He first mentioned the possibility of the car in 2018, saying it would happen within three years, then doubled down on the idea at Tesla’s Battery Day in late 2020. According to reports from Reuters , Tesla has inquired with… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JULY 3, 2024

For as long as there have been electric vehicles, their critics have disingenuously argued that it’s impossible for EVs to ever take hold in the U.S. until the working class can afford to drive them. Despite that not having been a prerequisite for the proliferation of pricey trucks and SUVs, it’s been a pervasive… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 20, 2024

Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna says the automaker’s future electric vehicle will not be quiet like other EVs. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Italians are traditionally not quiet people. Growing up in New Jersey and living amongst them means I have first-hand knowledge of this fact. Vigna intends to carry… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 26, 2024

The move comes as demand for electric vehicles softens and a price war among EV makers rages on. Tesla is now going to offer U.S. customers a one-month free trial of its Full Self-Driving beta driver-assist system , according to a post on X from company CEO Elon Musk. Both factors have hurt Tesla’s sales and margins. Read more.

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Jalopnik

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

2024 is turning out to be a bit of a “put up or shut up” year for General Motors’ ability to produce and profit from its electric vehicles , and that’s not just us saying it. GM CEO Mary Barra said 2024 would be “the year of execution” for t he automaker and its Ultium platform , according to Automotive News. Read more.

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Jalopnik

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The world of electric vehicles is uncertain right now, with automakers backtracking on targets, the new U.S. Not Ferrari, though, as the famed Italian automaker has confirmed that its first electric car is coming, and its Read more. government slashing support for their rollout and brands delaying new models all over the shop.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 6, 2024

As far as legacy automakers go, Jaguar was relatively early to the electric vehicle game with the I-Pace. And the I-Pace was just the first step toward Jaguar going all-electric. It was never a big seller, especially not here in the U.S., but it did exist. Instead of continuing production of the rest of its lineup… Read more.

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Jalopnik

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ford still has high ambitions for its electric vehicle projects despite slashing battery production amid slowing EV sales last year. Ford’s Tesla-envying CEO Jim Farley stated during an earnings call yesterday that a new low-cost EV platform was in the works, aiming to compete directly with the Elon Musk-led automaker… Read more.

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AutoSuccess

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

As we reflect on the 2024 automotive landscape, its clear that dealerships faced a year of significant challenges and transformations, particularly in finance and insurance (F&I). New vehicles, with their advanced technologies and longer warranties, call for a different set of F&I products compared to used vehicles.

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AutoSuccess

AUGUST 16, 2024

Leasing activity and overall penetration has continued to climb, especially in the first quarter as inventory levels normalized further and incentives on electric vehicles accelerated. of new vehicle purchases in Q1, compared with 19.3% in Q1 2023, according to Experian’s Q1 State of the Automotive Finance Market Report.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Tesla dramatically dropping the retail prices of its electric vehicles has perhaps been a boon for some of its customers, but the fleet buyers have found the move a bit unnerving. Following the news that Hertz would slow its purchases from Tesla, German competitor Sixt is going a step further , discontinuing purchases… Read more.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As it turns out, car dealers seem to know even less than buyers do when it comes to electric vehicles , and they don’t really seem too keen on learning about them. The Washington Post spoke with a number of customers who said dealers tried to redirect them to gas cars or gave them unclear or downright incorrect answers … Read more.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Toyota is still moving forward with its plan to produce solid-state batteries that it says will give future electric vehicles a range of more than 900 miles. And while production won’t exactly start tomorrow, the current plan to begin in 2027 isn’t too terribly far in the future, either. Except, as it turns out,… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 21, 2024

Automakers across America have plowed millions of dollars into their electric vehicle strategies in recent years. Whether it’s new product development, engineering to create lighter, more powerful motors or investment in new factories, they’ve all spent a small fortune. Now, it turns out that cost may not be paying… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MAY 28, 2024

From layoffs at Tesla , Rivian and others to big price cuts on the Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E , Hertz selling off its fleet of electric vehicles , Tesla’s deliveries being down and even Volkswagen delaying the ID7's U.S. launch, it could be easy to get the impression that the EV industry is dying. As Blo… Read more.

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Jalopnik

AUGUST 21, 2024

Ford has once again announced a change in its electric vehicle strategy after canceling its plans for a three-row EV in favor of much smaller, more affordable models that might actually be able to make money. Read more.

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Jalopnik

JUNE 26, 2024

Ferrari plans to offer a $7,500 annual battery subscription for its hybrid and future all-electric vehicles. The extended warranty service is intended to ease concerns about range degradation as the battery-equipped Ferrari models age, Bloomberg reports. The Italian automaker also intends for the service to maintain… Read more.

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Jalopnik

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

While Mercedes backtracks on its future electric vehicle plans and Ford cuts production of its battery-powered F-150 Lightning , British automotive upstart Ineos has entered the murky waters of electrification with an EV of its own, the Fusilier. But at its launch, company boss Jim Ratcliffe made no excuses for the… Read more.

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Jalopnik

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Much like my heart rate during last night’s Super Bowl , used electric vehicle prices are all over the place , and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon. Analysts tell Automotive News that used EV prices will continue to fluctuate, and it’s up to automakers to launch affordable EVs before the current ones… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MAY 23, 2024

Chevrolet is decidedly very late to the electric vehicle game. Cars that should have been out a while ago, like the Silverado EV and Equinox EV are just starting to show up at dealerships now, and its rollout of the Blazer EV has been anything but smooth. It means Chevy is well behind other automakers like Ford , Hyunda… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MAY 1, 2024

For many owners of early electric vehicles from a decade or more ago, that seems to be the answer to electrical issues. When you were a kid and you had a little radio control car that you zoomed around the kitchen floor or built jumps for in the back yard, did you throw it away when the batteries died ?

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles are spending nearly three months sitting on dealer lots. Data shows that it took Mercedes dealers an average of 82 days to sell the automaker’s battery-powered EQ models , according to Automotive News. Read more.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Nio ET7 is already one of the highest-range electric vehicles available globally, with its 100-kWh battery pack option giving the large Chinese sedan a range of 435 miles on the European NEDC cycle (which is more optimistic than the EPA cycle). Now the ET7 is offered with a huge 150-kWh semi-solid-state battery… Read more.

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