DealBook Briefing: Tesla’s $35,000 Car Will Cost the Company
The automaker’s long-held plan to sell a cheap electric car will require cost cutting and a descent into unprofitability.
Tesla Model 3 Standard Range arrives soon at $35,000 and 220 miles. Really.
In 2016, Tesla created a fever pitch over its Model 3 promise: $35,000 with a range of 220 miles. The company claimed more than 450,000 reservations were made for the Model 3, at $1,000 each, in part because of that low price and high range. On Thursday, Tesla announced that its entry-level Model 3 is finally available and will be delivered to... Tesla Offers a $35,000 Model 3, as Elon Musk Long Promised
The lower-priced offering comes as sales appear to slow and follows a reduction in the federal tax credit for the company’s electric vehicles.
Senate confirms coal lobbyist Wheeler as EPA head
The Senate on Thursday confirmed acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler to head the agency. Since Wheeler became the acting administrator last July, he has released plans to unwind rising emissions and attendant fuel economy standards enacted under President Obama, and to rescind California's half-century-old authority to set tighter emissions... Nissan Leaf progress, fast electric motorcycle charging, Audi plug-ins: Today’s Car News
Audi plans to introduce four new plug-in hybrids at next week's Geneva auto show. A drive in the Nissan Leaf Plus reveals how far electric cars have come in nine years. Electric motorcycle maker Zero has a novel way to get faster charging and longer trips on an electric bike. And German prosecutors fined BMW for its diesel emissions—but it... 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus vs. 2011 Nissan Leaf: 5 takeaways over 8 years
When a completely new vehicle is introduced, it's generally around for five to seven years before an entirely redesigned generation of that vehicle is launched. By that measure, the 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus we reviewed earlier this week is ancient, with a basic structure in its ninth model year—though it received a very thorough restyling for... Zero SR/F electric motorcycle charges in an hour—without the hunt for DC fast chargers
If you already appreciate some of the remote connectivity and quick charging of a modern electric car, the Zero SR/F electric motorcycle that was revealed earlier this week at last translates much of that to the motorcycle realm. With 110 horsepower and 140 pound-feet of torque, and a potential one-hour charge time (to 95 percent), this bike is... Audi plans new plug-in hybrid Q5, A6, A7, and A8 for Geneva reveal
Audi's future plans for plug-in vehicles involve more than the all-electric e-tron quattro scheduled to roll out later this year. Now, with the previous plug-in hybrid, the A3 Sportback e-tron, already in the rearview mirror, the company has announced plans to reboot its plug-in lineup with four more PHEVs: the Q5, A6, A7, and A8. Going forward... Germany fines BMW over diesel emissions
German automakers have been under a microscope when it comes to emissions from their diesel cars, which were formerly bestsellers in Europe. After Daimler, Volkswagen, and German supplier Bosch paid billions in fines and several Audi managers have been arrested over installing diesel-emissions cheat devices, German prosecutors have handed down a... Volvo’s Polestar 2 electric car, plug-in Jeeps, Honda e Prototype: Today’s Car News
Honda showed off its e Prototype concept for the upcoming Geneva auto show. Volvo unveiled its first all-electric car, the Polestar 2, and we compared it with the Tesla Model 3 Fiat Chrysler announced a new $4.5 million investment to lay the groundwork to begin producing plug-in versions of all of its Jeep products. And our Twitter poll asks if...