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Chinese EVs & The US Market — Where Is This Going?

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I’ve been covering the electric vehicle industry for 14 years. Different topics or themes tends to dominate the EV story for significant periods of time. You had the Nissan LEAF era, the social media buzz around the Tesla Model S, the booming Tesla Model 3 launch, the explosion in EV … [continued]

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Only 6 Auto Brands Had EV Sales Growth In USA In 1st Quarter 2026

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As I was preparing the 1st quarter 2026 US EV sales report, one more thing jumped out at me that I wanted to highlight before working on our normal quarterly articles. Out of more than a couple dozen auto brands, only six had EV sales growth in the 1st quarter … [continued]

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Rivian Beats Wall Street Sales Expectations, But Still Niche

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Rivian ended up delivering 10,365 vehicles to customers in the first quarter of 2026. That was around 700 units above Wall Street estimates (9,678 according to Visible Alpha). Still, naturally, 10,365 vehicle sales in one quarter is very niche. For comparison, in a very down month for Tesla, one of … [continued]

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Wall Street & The Corporate Media Are Buying Rumors of Iran Negotiations, But You Can’t Power Your Car With Big Lies

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I saw the news yesterday and honestly had to laugh. The stock market was up and oil prices were dropping because there’s a rumor that the US and Iran had “perfect” negotiations led by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. But, when you see Donald Trump use words like “perfect” and … [continued]

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