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Tesla, Inc. is an American electric vehicle and clean energy company based in Palo Alto, California.

Automakers are backing California in challenge to set emissions standards

The federal court case — Ohio v. EPA — is pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington. 17 US states petitioned the court to revoke California’s Clean Air Act waiver, which allows the California to set emissions standards higher than federal standards.

The 17 petitioners opposing California and the Environmental Protection Agency are the US states of Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.

Meanwhile, today New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that the state will initiate the process to adopt California’s Advanced Clean Cars II.

The automakers — BMW, Ford, Honda, Lucid, Rivian, Tesla, Volkswagen, Volvo — essentially argue that California’s emissions standards are in line with market forces, noting in the brief that demand for EVs has drastically increased.

 

Read Stephen Edelstein’s article in Green Car Reports to learn more.

EVs could cost less than dinosaur-juice powered cars by the end of this year (2023)

Jack Ewing of The New York Times, makes the case that increased competition, government incentives, and falling prices for lithium and other battery materials are making electric vehicles more affordable, and could soon be on a par with more internal combustion (ICE) cars. Perhaps even by the end of 2023.

The battery-powered version of GM’s Equinox crossover, for example, will start around $30,000 when it arrives this fall, the carmaker has said. That is $3,400 more than the least expensive gasoline-fueled Equinox. But factoring in government incentives, the electric Equinox should be cheaper. Like all electric vehicles, the car will need less maintenance, and the electricity to power it will cost less than the gasoline used by its combustion engine equivalent.

The article also makes the point that the EV will require less maintenance, and “the electricity to power it will cost less than the gasoline used by its combustion engine equivalent.”

Read More :: Seattle Times

The US EPA’s mileage range for the Hyundai Ioniq 6 have been announced, and it’s impressive!

Hyundai Ioniq 6

Hyundai Ioniq 6

The Hyundai Ioniq 6, when configured as a rear wheel drive, and single motor, will have a range of 581 km (361 mi) when equipped with 18-inch wheels.

The twin motor, AWD version with 20-inch wheels, has a range of 435 km (270 miles).

The US EPA states the Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD is rated at 131 MPGe, while and the Hyundai Ioniq 6 is rated at 140 MPGe in the SE RWD Long Range configuration.

The slick Ioniq 6 moves through the air with a low drag coefficient of just 0.22 in its U.S. specs. The Korean market is even slipperier with a drag coefficient of 0.21.

Elsewhere » Media Release / Car and Driver / Auto123 / InsideEVs / Green Car Reports / The Detroit Bureau / Auto Blog

Tesla Cybertruck is again delayed

During an earnings call with investors, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said early production units of the much hyped Cybertruck should be produced sometime this summer, however full-scale production will not happen until 2024, three years after first promised.

Yet, Tesla claimed it was “on track” to start production of the Cybertruck at its Texas facility.

Other Tesla announcements » The long-awaited Tesla Semi has entered pilot production, while the long awaited Roadster sports car is still in development.

Elsewhere » The Detroit Bureau / Motor Illustrated / Electrek

Ford narrowly claims No. 2 spot in US EV sales behind Tesla, with less than an 8 percent market share

2022 F-150 LIGHTNING

2022 F-150 LIGHTNING

Michael Wayland, CNBC »

Ford Motor said Friday that it has achieved CEO Jim Farley’s goal of becoming the second best-selling automaker of electric vehicles in the U.S.

The Detroit automaker, citing third-party industry data, narrowly topped Hyundai/Kia to hit the goal. Tesla
remains the industry leader by a wide margin, but has been losing market share as more EVs enter the market.

Ford said its share of the electric vehicle segment was 7.4% through November, up from 5.7% a year earlier.

Ford reported sales of 53,752 all-electric vehicles in the U.S. through November. Tesla, which does not break out domestic results, reported global deliveries of more than 908,000 EVs through the third quarter.

Read the whole article at CNBC »

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y are the most expensive vehicles to insure in U.S.A.

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y

The Detroit Bureau »

The Model 3, which starts in the low $40K range, costs an average of $2,830 a year for full coverage. The Model Y isn’t far behind at $2,658. “Insurance for the Model 3 and other Tesla vehicles is so expensive because as a luxury car, Teslas are more expensive to repair and are a more enticing target for thieves,” the website noted.

Vehicles with powerful engines are typically more expensive to insure as they “more likely to be in damaging high-speed crashes than most other types of vehicles.” The cost to repair a vehicle also plays into how much an owner is charged for insurance.

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