May 4, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, US Economy
Electric car owners in Texas may have to start paying annual fees to the state government soon. The Texas House passed a bill last week that would add a $200 yearly registration fee for all electric vehicles, except for “Neighborhood Electric...
May 4, 2023 | Business, Detroit, US Economy
Ford CEO Jim Farley said on Wednesday that price cuts in the electric vehicle market were “a worrying trend” after the U.S. automaker dropped prices for its Mustang Mach-E in response to a series of reductions by rival Tesla. Ford on Tuesday announced a...
Feb 23, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Manufacturing, US Economy
President Joe Biden, the self-proclaimed “car guy,” made the development of electric vehicle infrastructure a cornerstone of his economic plan. Now, two years after his election, Biden’s push is starting to pay off as more automakers opt to manufacture...
Feb 2, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, US Economy
Americans tend to think a bigger car is a better car. The most popular vehicle segments in the US are SUVs and pickup trucks. The Ford F-Series has been the country’s top-selling vehicle for more than 40 years — followed last year by the Chevrolet Silverado, Ram...
Jan 19, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, US Economy
The average cost of a new EV hit $61,448 in December, according to Kelley Blue Book — well over the $49,507 paid, on average, for a new internal-combustion engine vehicle. That’s a problem for the automakers in the ever-urgent race for...
Dec 1, 2022 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured, US Economy
New electric vehicle models from multiple automakers are starting to chip away at Tesla’s dominance of the U.S. EV market, according to national vehicle registration data. But numbers collected by S&P Global Mobility show that Tesla still controlled about...
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