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Ford CEO Farley Again Promises Profitable, Affordable EVs for the Masses

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Speaking with Yahoo Finance , Farley said his company aims to develop affordable EVs that compete with the rising tide of Chinese models. Saying that China’s investments in EVs have “paid off so far,” Farley noted that Ford is on track for its next-generation electric models to be profitable and affordable.

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

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Following is a Live Blog of Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day. 18:41 CST – Elon Musk noted that one thing that for the vast majority of people, things are affordability driven. Most times, it’s a matter of whether people can afford one. Affordability is what matters,” Musk said. Yes, everyone, Tesla is thinking *that* big.

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Maybe Tesla Didn't Cancel the Affordable EV After All, Or Did It?

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The will they, won’t they themes continue in 2024, as the automaker recently reversed its reported decision to nix affordable EV plans, though the flip appears related to less-than-stellar first-quarter performance. The previously reported cancellation of Tesla’s affordable EV also went out the door, at least on paper.

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Reuters: Tesla Has Ditched Its Affordable EV Efforts in Favor of Robotaxis

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Affordable EVs seem to be a nut that no automaker can crack, as every promise of a “sub-$30,000” model or similar has fallen through in favor of higher prices. CEO Elon Musk has been beating the affordable EV drum for a while, telling investors in January that the car would enter production in Texas as soon as late 2025.

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Report: Ford's EV Skunkworks Team to Create Three Affordable Electric Models

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A few weeks ago, Ford announced that it had created an internal skunkworks team to focus on affordable EVs and a new platform to underpin them. Tesla also reportedly plans to (finally) get its affordable EV out the door in the next year or so.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q4 and Full Year 2022 earnings call

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Thanks so much for staying with us for this live blog. 16:48 CT – Kirkhorn states that Tesla will get a different amount of credits, and that the company wants to use incentives to push affordability. That being said, this is reliant on domestic manufacturing. The first entry starts at the bottom of the page.

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SEMI and AVCC partner to promote autonomous vehicle innovation and mass market adoption

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AVCC and SEMI both count auto manufacturers (OEMs), Tier 1 companies, semiconductor device makers, equipment and materials suppliers and other industry organizations as member companies. Cross-promoting, authoring, and publishing blogs and articles. SEMI connects more than 2,500 member companies and 1.3

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