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Electric Vehicle Pricing Still, Mostly, Outside of Buyer’s Range

Benji Jerew — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 15:13:04 +0000

Recent studies have shown that those who are in the market for a new car, even those interested in electric vehicles, aren’t planning on spending more than $25,000. There are plenty of fuel efficient cars in this range, such as the Mini Cooper and the Toyota Prius, but you might be hard-pressed to find an […]

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EV Jobs: Chrysler Wants to Hire Electric Vehicle Development Engineers

Benji Jerew — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:47:10 +0000

Since the Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, we haven’t heard much at all concerning new electrified vehicle technology coming from the company, but a Chrysler electric vehicle could be in the works, judging from recent job listings. Slowly, but surely, more automakers are realizing they’ll need to electrify their vehicles if they’re going to meet with stricter […]

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Why Automakers are Really Cutting Prices on Electric Vehicles?

Benji Jerew — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:08:29 +0000

There has been a lot of discussion on why electric vehicles sell, or don’t, and what can be done about it. The answer, of course, is to sell more pickup trucks? In the last year or so, prices of electric vehicles have been dropping steadily. For example, if you can jump through enough hoops, you […]

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Fiat Won’t Be Producing Any More EVs Until They’re Widely Adopted, CEO Marchione Says

Benji Jerew — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:57:34 +0000

We know that, in the long run, electric vehicles are the way to go, but most people aren’t ready to pay for the technology. Electric vehicle lifecycle costs have been shown to be far less than comparable conventional, and even hybrid-electric vehicles, but the upfront costs can be daunting. In order to foster adoption of […]

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Electric Vehicle Sales Exploding, 500% over 2012 Numbers

Benji Jerew — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:20:19 +0000

Expanding public adoption of electric vehicles appears to be in full swing, but can the market keep up this trend? According to the most recent sales numbers of electric vehicles, they’re selling like hotcakes, if hotcakes were powered by lithium-ion and were available at an automobile dealership. It’s not just electric vehicles, such as the […]

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Fiat 500e’s $199/mo Lease Deal Negated by The Fine Print

Benji Jerew — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:49:10 +0000

Fiat CEO Marchionne has already hinted that producing the Fiat 500e, an all-electric version of the popular Fiat 500 series, is tantamount to fiscal masochism, but offering a $199/mo lease deal on top of that is probably going too far. Then again, because automakers and dealers only work very sketchily together on pricing, the $199/mo […]

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Fiat 500e CARB Fodder After All, CEO Marchionne Calls it Masochism

Benji Jerew — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:05:23 +0000

Of all the fuel economy regulations, possibly in the world, those of California are the most strict, which is why electric vehicles [EV] like the Tesla Model S and Fiat 500e are such a great idea. CEOs of regular automobile companies that produce EVs aren’t as convinced that those regulations are very fair. California Air […]

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Autopia’s Fiat 500e Test Drive. Finally, a Review that Makes Sense!

Benji Jerew — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:10:46 +0000

Since Tesla Motors proved the electric vehicle could be cool and capable, what could possibly interest us more than if it was half the price? Well, no, the Fiat 500e isn’t even in the same class as the Model S, but it is just as cool and capable! Most car reviews are filled with information […]

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