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Ford Suspends F-150 Lightning EV Due To Slowing Demand

EVs In The News

Bloomberg: Hertz’s CEO to Step Down as Car Renter Unwinds Bet on EVs
Bloomberg: The Struggling Battery Factory Behind GM’s Electric Vehicle Problems
Bloomberg: China’s Super-Cheap EVs Offer Hope for Average American Buyers
Bloomberg: Plug-In Hybrids Are Booming in the World’s Biggest EV Market
Bloomberg: Germany’s Dream of 15 Million Electric Vehicles Is Fading Away
NY Times: How Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Once in Hot Demand, Lost Its Luster
Forbes: Hard Lesson As Used Electric Vehicle Prices Crash: Tesla Model Y, Model 3 And Chevy Bolt At CarMax
Fox Business: Trucker warns over impact of EVs: Failure of technology could be 'catastrophic'
Business Insider: EV charging and range are improving. People still don't want to go electric.
Forbes: EV Charging Network Growth Lacking, Study Shows
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Automotive Industry

Wall Street Journal: Mercedes-Benz Earnings Slump on Tough Economic Backdrop, Fierce Competition
Wall Street Journal: Volkswagen Sells Controversial Xinjiang Factory in China
CNBC: EV euphoria is dead. Automakers are scaling back or delaying their electric vehicle plans
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Reuters: Automakers question feasibility of California 2035 EV sales mandate plan
TechCrunch: Lucid Motors will only build 9,000 EVs in 2024 after once predicting it would ship 90,000
Bloomberg: The Big Miss on Electric Cars Is Remaking Europe’s Auto Industry
TechCrunch: Ford cuts prices on electric Mustang as demand softens for premium EVs
Business Insider: Mercedes Benz ditches plans to sell only EVs by 2030.
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Reuters: Ford’s Model E lost an average of more than $47,000 per vehicle in the fourth quarter
E&E News: GM’s ‘all-in’ electric future now includes gasoline
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Regulatory and Policy

Bloomberg: EU Moves Toward Hitting China With Tariffs on Electric Vehicles
House Budget Committee: Via Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein: 12 Myths That Government-Dictated Green Energy is Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels
Wall Street Journal: You Can’t Buy That Diesel Truck
The Blaze: Biden's EV mandate hits roadblock
PJ Media: House Blocks Biden-Harris Administration Attempt to Mandate Two-Thirds of New Cars Be EVs by 2032
Fox News: House passes bill blocking Biden admin attempt to require two-thirds of new cars to be electric within years
Daily Caller: ‘Gross Overreach’: Energy Groups Urge Congress To Throw Biden-Harris Admin’s ‘EV Mandate’ Overboard
Daily Caller: Top Exec Donated To Biden-Harris Campaign After Admin Cut Check To Her Chinese-Owned EV Firm, Records Show
Bloomberg: Germany’s Social Democrats Weigh EV Subsidies in 2025 Strategies
E&E News: Oregon delays California-copying clean engine rule
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Commentary

Robert Bryce: Ford Lost $4.7B On EVs Last Year, Or About $64,731 For Every EV It Sold
Ben Inskeep: My First experience with Ev charging
American Institute for Economic Research: Ford’s Massive Retreat From EVs, Explained
Bloomberg: Electric Vehicle Sales Are Stumbling. Here’s Why
Institute for Energy Research: Depreciation Crushes EV Resale Values
Reason: Ford Wants To Build Hybrids Instead of All-Electric Cars. The EPA Hates That.
Institute for Energy Research: Many of Europe’s Car Factories Are Underutilized
Mackinac Center: ‘Low carbon, high costs’ Report Sounds Alert on Bad Standard
American Experiment: I’ll drive my car until the wheels fall off — you should too
America First Policy Institute: Ban on Gas-Powered Cars Would Eliminate Nearly 200,000 Jobs
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