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☆ 5 reasons BYD is surging ahead after eclipsing Tesla's quarterly sales for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Chinese EV giant said in its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday it had surpassed Tesla's revenues from EV sales for the first time. Executives have said they want half of BYD's sales to come from abroad in the future. Unlike its rival, Tesla, BYD also offers a selection of hybrid vehicles, which are popular in China. Some 311,000 of the 500,000 passenger vehicles BYD sold in October were hybrids, with hybrid sales rising by 62% year-on-year. JADE GAO/AFP via Getty ImagesBYD has sold nearly two million hybrid vehicles this year.

Persons: BYD, Elon Musk, —, Tesla, Elon, GAO, Dylan Khoo, Stella Li, MotorTrend, Axel Schmidt, David Bailey Organizations: EV, Service, BYD, Getty, Mercedes, BMW, China, ABI Research, University of Birmingham Locations: China, Costfoto, Mexico, Brazil, Americas

☆ RBC gives its top stock picks for the fourth quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The fourth quarter is just getting started, and RBC Capital Markets sees some stocks slated for growth in the months ahead. Looking ahead, RBC unveiled a list of its top 30 high-conviction global stock ideas that it thinks are poised to outperform in the long term. As a result, RBC has an outperform rating on the name, with a price target of $48. "As proof-points to the success of this strategy emerge, we believe the stock could begin to re-rate higher," the analyst said. Software name CrowdStrike and British oil giant Shell were also picked for the fourth quarter's list.

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☆ China-Mexico freight traffic surges in Trump, Biden tariff era, as companies find ways to evade U.S. trade war
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesNew data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough tariff talk during the presidential campaign. This nearshoring of manufacturing enables companies to change a product's origin of goods, also referred to as the "economic nationality" of a product. Data from freight analytics firm Xeneta shows China to Mexico container trade up by 26.2% from January to July 2024, after growing by 33% in 2023. Mexico is also a member of the Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc formed by Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. "Bilateral tariffs should be expected to lead to trade diversion, and that's exactly what happened in the aftermath of the trade war.

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☆ A Tesla fan in India preordered a Model 3 in 2016. He waited 7 years, and the car still hadn't shown up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla fan Vishal Gondal from Mumbai said he preordered a Tesla Model 3 in April 2016, excited about the car's "cutting-edge EV technology." Gondal is one of the Tesla fans in India who preordered the Model 3 in 2016 and were left hanging for years for cars that never arrived. Advertisement"I initially expected to wait one to two years but ended up waiting nearly eight years with no car," Gondal told BI. It lowered import taxes on EVs made by companies that commit to investing at least $500 million and start domestic manufacturing within three years, per Reuters. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ China drives EV boom this year amid strong demand for hybrid vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesElectric vehicle sales have risen sharply this year, led by growth in China and a strong demand for hybrid vehicles in particular, according to a report from Counterpoint Research. Sales of hybrid vehicles, which have both electric motors and combustion engines, vastly outpaced those of full battery-powered alternatives, rising 46% year over year. China extends leadChinese companies have been a huge beneficiary of the rise in demand for electric vehicles, especially firms that sell both BEVs as well as hybrids. According to Counterpoint, EV sales in China jumped 28% in the first quarter of 2023, amid an ongoing price war that has pushed down costs for consumers. But, while overall EV sales in the U.S. rose 2%, those of battery electric vehicles declined by 3% in the quarter.

Persons: BEV, Abhik Mukherjee, Tesla Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty, Counterpoint Research, EV, Geely Holdings, Li Auto, Volkswagen Locations: Lianyungang Port, Jiangsu Province, China, United States, Europe, U.S

☆ Lucid CEO says Chinese automakers are still 'years and years behind' Elon Musk's Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewChinese EV makers are challenging Tesla — but one of the company's rivals still thinks they're years away from overtaking Elon Musk's firm in one respect. Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson said that despite their success, Chinese automakers are still some distance behind Tesla when it comes to the underlying technology that powers EVs — but warned that they could catch up quickly. Related storiesHowever, Rawlinson warned that Western car makers must not "underestimate" the ability of their Chinese rivals to quickly catch up on core EV technology. After once laughing off Tesla's Chinese rivals, Musk now seems a lot more worried, telling investors that Chinese EVs are likely to "demolish" the competition if trade barriers aren't put in place. The company has slashed prices on its high-end Lucid Air sedan to compete with Tesla, and produced less than 10,000 vehicles last year.

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☆ EV charging for the U.S. freight trucking market is starting to scale
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Einride plans to open many EV charging stations for freight trucking on the West and East coasts, though California is the only state in which there are any EV freight charging stations of scale today. Voltera, which develops, owns and operates EV infrastructure, said the site was permitted, built, electrified and operational in under 18 months. "In the world of charging infrastructure, that's pretty remarkable," its CEO Matt Horton said in a statement. One of the first EV charging stations of scale for freight trucks is opening near the major ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, as the trucking market takes some limited, but significant steps to build the infrastructure required for a long-term transition to EV trucking and net-zero shipping. Additional EV charging projects at ports in New York and New Jersey, as well as the Pacific Northwest, are planned.

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☆ I bought a used Tesla Model 3 for $26,000. Despite its high mileage, I'm happy with my car.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Andrew Lambrecht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewLast spring, I found a used 2019 Tesla Model 3 listed for sale just a few miles from where I live. Andrew Lambrecht's 2019 Tesla Model 3. Lambrecht's 2019 Tesla Model 3. Lambrecht's 2019 Tesla Model 3. The Ford Mustang Mach-E and Volkswagen ID.4 are two other neat electric cars now within the $25,000 range used.

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☆ The auto industry owes Toyota an apology on hybrids
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Toyota, the originator of the hybrid car craze in the early 2000s, is poised to reclaim its crown as the king of green cars. This, paired with the success of Tesla and overall investor enthusiasm for EV technology, left Toyota looking like a laggard. AdvertisementDespite years of criticism, it appears that Toyota might have had the right idea after all. Shoppers in the market for a hybrid are also much more likely to pony up more cash for these cars. Toyota has spent the last several years releasing more hybrids and plug-in hybrids, while refusing to give up on the nascent hydrogen fuel cell technology that many of its competitors have largely abandoned.

Persons: Elon Musk's Tesla, Jeremy Korst, Korst, Akio Toyoda, Toyoda, Tesla, Toyota's, Mary Barra Organizations: Toyota, Business, EV, Elon, Ford, EV technology, Cox Automotive, Cox, Shoppers, Companies, GM Locations: Detroit, North America

☆ Biden administration to reportedly relax EV rule on tailpipe emissions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters after driving a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Xe around the White House driveway following remarks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House August 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. The shift would mean that EV sales would not need to rise sharply until after 2030. Reuters previously reported that the White House could enact proposed Environmental Protection Agency regulations as soon as March that would mandate dramatic reductions in tailpipe emissions. The administration proposal would require boosting U.S. EV market share to 67% by 2032 from less than 8% in 2023. Automakers and the AAI have urged the Biden administration to slow the proposed ramp-up in EV sales.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Joe Biden's, John Bozzella, Bozzella, Stellantis Organizations: New York Times, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Reuters, Agency, EV, General Motors, Ford, AAI Locations: Washington , DC, U.S

☆ Ford says it has a ‘Skunk Works’ team trying to make lower-cost EVs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Ford says it has a top-secret, high-powered team working to design its future electric vehicles. Electric vehicle sales increased by 40% in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according to Cox Automotive. In a study released late last year by S&P Global Mobility, almost half of people surveyed globally thought EV prices were too high. “We developed a super-talented ‘Skunk Works’ team to create a low-cost EV platform,” Farley said. By dubbing its own operation as a “Skunk Works” team, Ford is seeking to put the scale of the matter front-and-center.

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☆ GM to release plug-in hybrid vehicles, backtracking on product plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT – General Motors is changing its product lineup strategy to include plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, CEO Mary Barra told investors Tuesday. More companies are reconsidering the viability of hybrid vehicles to appease consumer demand and avoid costly penalties related to those federal fuel economy and emissions standards. Most of GM's main competitors offer traditional hybrids as well as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The only hybrid GM currently offers in the U.S. is a traditional hybrid version of the Chevrolet Corvette. GM led the way for plug-in electric vehicles with the Chevrolet Volt during the 2010s.

Persons: Mary Barra, Barra, Biden Organizations: Motors, DETROIT –, GM, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Locations: Detroit , Michigan, DETROIT, North America, China, U.S

☆ Why America's Electric Car Push Isn't Working
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-03 | by ( Paris Marx | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Electric vehicles were supposed to be inevitable. Auto execs who were once trumpeting the potential of electric cars are even publicly acknowledging that EVs aren't working . In September, 87% of new-vehicle sales were fully electric vehicles. Plus, heavier electric vehicles are harder on roads, produce more air pollution, and pose a greater safety risk for pedestrians. Time for a rethinkThe shift from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles is an opportunity to rethink how Americans get from place to place.

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It’s a message ringing clear at the Tokyo Mobility Show, which will run through Nov. 5 at Tokyo Big Sight hall and where battery-powered electric vehicles are the star at practically every booth. Toyota Motor Corp.’s lean angular Lexus concept, set to go on sale in 2026, is an electric vehicle running on lithium-ion batteries. That is partly because of Toyota’s past success in hybrids, exemplified in the Prius, which have a gasoline engine in addition to an electric motor. In China, a third of vehicles sold are EVs. Nissan, an early EV maker among the Japanese with its Leaf going on sale in 2010, is showcasing four EV concept cars.

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☆ Trump is attacking electric vehicles. Automakers already bet their future on them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Legacy automakers are pivoting to electric vehicles in response to expected strong consumer demand, tougher environmental regulations both from US states and foreign countries, and a push from Wall Street. Electric vehicles have outpaced growth of traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars in recent years. But automakers bucked Trump and agreed to meet tougher standards set by California rather than the Trump administration’s rules. At a Detroit battery plant Wednesday, Trump said America didn’t need what the factory produced“This plant, we just walked through this plant and the electric vehicles are gonna put [automakers] out of business,” Trump said. Trump’s proposals could undermine US companies’ EV investments and hand over control of an increasingly EV future to foreign manufacturers.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts by the Biden administration to limit pollution from automobile tailpipes — a major source of planet-warming emissions — face a crucial test as legal challenges brought by Republican-led states head to a federal appeals court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear arguments Thursday and Friday on three cases challenging Biden administration rules targeting cars and trucks. The cases before the appeals court will test a 2021 Environmental Protection Agency rule that strengthened tailpipe pollution limits and a 2022 EPA decision that restored California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars and SUVs. The court cases come as the Biden administration pushes the auto industry to quickly adopt electric vehicles as part of its climate agenda. “Far from doing something unexpected or novel'' in the tailpipe pollution rule, "EPA merely tightened existing standards,'' Kim wrote.

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☆ I drove Lamborghini's wild, spaceship-inspired concept car and got a glimpse of the brand's electric future
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Lamborghini recently unveiled the Lanzador, a wild-looking concept car that previews its first EV. The Lamborghini Lanzador. The Lamborghini Lanzador. Jordan Lenssen/Lenssen PhotoEven as it looks years ahead, the brand isn't ready to fully embrace touchscreens and give up on clicky, clacky switches. The Lamborghini Lanzador.

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☆ China's Leapmotor looks to sell EV tech as it targets export growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"For us, to survive, we have to achieve at least 500,000 to 1 million units of annual sales globally. The top 10 automakers in the world all have annual sales of more than 4 million units. Leapmotor had sales of almost 111,000 EVs in China in 2022, up from just over 44,000 in 2021. With European automakers scrambling to take a larger share of an EV boom in China that has largely left them behind, several have been looking at or licensing EV technology developed in China. Reporting by Zhang Yan in Munich, writing by Kevin Krolicki; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Zhu Jiangming, Leonhard Simon, Leapmotor, ” Zhu, Xpeng, Zhu, Zhang Yan, Kevin Krolicki, Hugh Lawson Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, HK, Reuters, Volkswagen, Toyota, Audi, SAIC Motor Corp, VW, Thomson Locations: Munich, Germany, China, Europe, Australia, New Zealand

☆ Bank of America says this Chinese EV stock can rally nearly 50% thanks to a partnership with Volkswagen
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bank of America thinks XPeng's partnership with Volkswagen is enough to significantly improve the company's outlook. The firm upgraded the Chinese electric vehicle maker to buy from neutral on Monday with a $22 per share price target. The analyst added that she also expects XPeng to turn a profit 2025, compared to a previous forecast which called for a loss. XPEV YTD mountain XPeng has climbed more than 50% from the start of the year. To be sure, the stock dropped more than 4% after XPeng reported a larger-than-expected net loss for the second quarter .

Persons: Ming Hsun Lee, XPeng, Lee, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: of America, Volkswagen, VW

☆ Toyota nearly doubles Q1 profit, China remains challenging
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The world's top-selling automaker said operating profit for the three months through June totalled 1.12 trillion yen ($7.85 billion), an increase of 94% from a year earlier, beating the average 945.22 billion yen profit estimate in a poll of 10 analysts by Refinitiv. Last year's operating profit was 578.66 billion yen in the first quarter. Toyota maintained its forecast for a 3.0 trillion yen profit for the current year, as the conditions it faced had not changed greatly from three months earlier. That forecast compared to a 3.6 trillion yen average forecast from 23 analysts. In North America, another key market, Toyota said it had benefited from pent-up demand among consumers as the impact of a post-pandemic chip shortage wanes.

Persons: Daniel Leussink, David Dolan, Miral Organizations: Toyota, Refinitiv, Lexus, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, China, North America, Japan

☆ China's Leapmotor unveils new manufacturing platform, wants others to use it
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SHANGHAI, July 31 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology (9863.HK) unveiled on Monday a new platform it developed in-house for making vehicles, which its chief executive said it wants to license to other automakers. The company hopes to sell the platform to other automakers via tech licensing agreements, he said. "We hope Leapmotor will not only be an EV brand but also a licensor of core technologies," Zhu said. Leapmotor, which employs more than 2,000 engineers, sold 44,500 units in the first half, 14% fewer than a year ago. ($1 = 7.1512 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Robert Birsel and Tomasz JanowskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ The EV price wars could hurt automakers when it comes to one of their most important groups of customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Alexa St. John | Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Electric trucks, long touted as a key to broader EV adoption, are a wildcard in the electric vehicle price war. Automakers are investing billions of dollars to electrify their product lineups not just for the average car buyer, but also for these fleet customers. "You're watching your numbers, you're watching your budget, you're watching the profit you're making." Still, automakers can't afford to jerk these buyers around with EV price changes. Smaller fleet customers are also very important for dealers, and electric trucks are a big gamble to sell to these customers, dealers who spoke with Insider said.

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The Bolt does not align with GM's long-term EV technology strategy, but it is the Detroit automaker's best-selling and most affordable EV in North America, by far. Barra and GM officials did not say how much the new Bolt would cost or where it would be built. For GM, the Bolt has been the mainstay for its North American EV sales. In the first six months of this year, U.S. Bolt sales totaled 33,659 vehicles, outselling Ford's Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai's Ioniq 5 and other EVs from established automakers. Bolt sales rebounded this year after GM was forced to halt production of the car for nearly six months to fix problems linked to battery fires.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow the EPA determines electric vehicle rangeSince the Environmental Protection Agency was founded in 1970, one of its primary tasks has been testing gas burning vehicles - both to see how much they pollute and to tell consumers how many miles per gallon they are liable to get in a car. But since electric vehicles came to market in significant numbers after 2010, the agency has begun shifting toward testing EV range. The trouble is that EV technology is changing…fast. The agency has had decades to refine standards for gas burning cars, and just a few years for EVs. CNBC went inside the EPA's testing lab to find out how they test for EV range.

Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, EVs, CNBC

☆ How EV range is determined and why the process is flawed
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Robert Ferris | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The official government process used to test and certify those ranges has potential flaws. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been testing vehicles since 1971, but only started testing EVs in 2012. EPA Engineers say these are exciting times, but it can also feel like the "wild west." The fact that it can test any vehicle at any time forces automakers to meet EPA standards. But independent groups have found that their own tests yield results that are different from official EPA range ratings.

Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Engineers, EPA Locations: U.S

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