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Former Ford CEO says automakers 'went full bore' into making EVs without thinking about the consumer

Tech Insider : Business
Mark Fields, the former CEO of Ford, is dressed in a white shirt and black blazer.
Mark Fields, 64, was the CEO of Ford from 2014 to 2017. Fields said automakers "went full bore in putting in capacity for EVs" without thinking about consumers.

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Tesla's 'most affordable' EVs still cost more than $35,000. These policies may be why.

Tech Insider : Business
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Tesla's price point for its "more affordable" models was not as low as many had hoped.

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Rivian CEO says EVs have 'become political' but they shouldn't be

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Economy
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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said that the company tries "not to make what we're doing political."

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Automakers are getting creative with how to sell EVs in the post-tax credit era

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Tesla unveiled a lower-cost version of its Model 3 and Model Y a week after the $7,500 tax credit in the US expired.

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Lawsuit Blames Cybertruck’s Door Handle Design After a Fatal Crash

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Tesla fans are buzzing about a possible unveiling of a 'more affordable' vehicle

Tech Insider : Business, Style
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Tesla fans found a photo and some site code they believe proves the long-awaited "more affordable" Tesla is coming soon.

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Tesla's former global sales chief says there are so many EV models now that the market can grow without subsidies

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A red Tesla Model Y on display in a showroom in New Delhi, India.
"The market's established, and we're probably ready to have a market that can that can grow without subsidies," Jon McNeill, Tesla's former president for global sales, told CNBC on Thursday.

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Tesla's biggest Chinese rival is feeling the heat in China's car wars

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A white BYD electric vehicle on display in Warsaw, Poland.
BYD said in an exchange filing on Wednesday that it sold 396,270 cars in September, a 5.5% decline from a year earlier.

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Ford CEO Predicts Trump’s EV Policies Could Cut Demand in Half

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Ford CEO Jim Farley says China is 'completely dominating' Tesla, GM, and Ford in EVs

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Ford CEO Jim Farley walks in the paddock at the F1 Grand Prix in Monza, Italy.
"The competitive reality is that the Chinese are the 700-pound gorilla in the EV industry," Ford CEO Jim Farley said of Chinese automakers.

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