Does driving an electric car really save you money? A cheapskate runs the numbers
Would you like to pay $2 a gallon — or a lot less — for gas? If you drove an electric car, that’s the equivalent of what you would pay for the electricity to charge the battery. That estimate comes from Southern California Edison, the power company that…
Bay Area air district will pay you up to $9,500 to swap your old car for an electric one. Here’s how.
Tired of that old clunker? Ready to junk it for a sleek new hybrid or electric car? Or even an electric bike? Bay Area air officials on Wednesday announced a new round of funding for a program that pays residents up to $9,500 to trade in older vehicles…
Piech GT electric sports car prepares for 2024 launch
At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, Anton Piëch introduced himself to the wider world with the Piëch Automotive Mark Zero concept. The man is a son of late Volkswagen Group chairman Ferdinand Piëch who goes by Toni. All he would tell us about the two-door…
USD 24.47 Billion Growth expected in Electric Car Chargers Market by 2025 | 1,200+ Sourcing and Procurement Report | SpendEdge
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Electric Car Chargers will grow at a CAGR of 25.62% by 2025. This report offers key advisory and intelligence to help buyers identify and shortlist the most suitable suppliers for their Electric Car…
New car sales plummet in September as chip shortages bite, SMMT reveals
Chips are used in the production of new cars (PA Archive) Sales of new cars plunged in September – usually a buoyant month for the sector – amid an ongoing global semiconductor shortage, latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers…
CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-With help from Tesla, nearly 80% of Norway’s new car sales are electric
(Corrects spelling of name in 12th paragraph of Oct. 1 story) Load Error * 77.5% of new cars sold in Sept were pure electrics * Tesla took more than 30% of Norway’s car market * Pending luxury tax may cap sale of high-end models By Victoria Klesty…
This electric car can go 520 miles on a charge but the CEO doesn’t think that’s important
It’s not just a little longer, either. The Air goes an estimated 115 miles farther on a charge than the Tesla. It’s even farther than most gasoline cars can travel on a full tank. But Lucid’s chief executive Peter Rawlinson, who once…
Mazda’s MX-30 Electric Car Gets Just 100 Miles of Range
Photo credit: Mazda Mazda finally enters the EV market with the MX-30, sporting just 100 miles of range from a 35.5-kWh battery. If you occasionally need to go farther, Mazda will loan you your choice of gasoline-powered Mazdas up to 10 days a year for…
New car registrations fall to lowest level for two decades
Car workers wearing high visibility jackets fitting parts on vehicle on production line in car factory New car registrations fell to their lowest levels in September for more than two decades, according to figures from the industry’s trade body.…
Semiconductor shortage pushes new car sales to lowest September this century
Last month was the worst September since 1998 for car sellers (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Archive) Last month was the worst September in more than two decades for the UK’s new car sellers as a global shortage of semiconductors pushed down supplies. New figures show…