Remove Buy Remove Cheap Remove Sale
article thumbnail

Cheap Gas Will Cause Electric-Car Sales To Plummet: True Or False?

Green Car Reports

In this case, it''s the notion that electric car sales will plummet with the arrival of vastly lower gasoline prices. DON''T MISS: Green Car People: Who Buys Electric And Plug-In.' There''s been a lot of conventional wisdom floating around lately.

Cheap 167
article thumbnail

Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

Green Car Congress

The current plunge in oil prices will likely negatively affect plug-in and hybrid vehicle sales in the short term; automakers such as BMW are already warning of lower sales of plug-in vehicles given the market context. Anticipated price of oil and forecast plug-in sales. Electric (Battery) Forecasts Hybrids Plug-ins Sales'

Plug-in 150
article thumbnail

CRU: Lithium prices plunging as hype meets reality; impact of new supply, disappointing BEV sales

Green Car Congress

Weaker-than-expected demand in China is partly responsible, but the main driver has been the ongoing avalanche of new supply into the market, as plentiful cheap spodumene meets ample conversional capacity in China, the CRU analysts said. Chinese EV sales through to July totalled 696,000 this year, an impressive 41.5%

Supplies 252
article thumbnail

IDTechEx: Sales of electric motorcycles in Europe grew 50% y-o-y in 2020

Green Car Congress

IDTechEx expects electric motorcycle sales in Europe to have grown at least 50% year-on-year in 2020, building on the momentum of recent years. In contrast, low energy, cheap LFP packs sourced from China can be used for the low energy needs of electric scooters. 2020 is an IDTechEx estimate based on Q1 - Q3 2020 data.

article thumbnail

Hertz is selling its Tesla car rentals: Worth the Buy?

Teslarati

Hertz is selling its Tesla car rentals at relatively cheap prices, making people wonder if theyre worth buying. Take it home with Hertz Car Sales. Hertz continues to get thrashed by EVs, updates plans for massive fire sale A quick look through Hertz Car Sales reveals that the company sells several Tesla vehicles.

Buy 131
article thumbnail

Why the massive influx of Chinese EVs will end in tears | Opinion

EV Central

The Zeekr 009 is on sale in Australia. It’s fabulous, but will anyone buy a $135,000 Chinese MPV? However, that’s mainly thanks to its super-cheap Tiggo 4 Pro SUV ($23,990 drive-away), not an electric car. The early adopters have acted but the rest of the vehicle-buying public has not followed. Bloody hell.

Chinese 101
article thumbnail

People Will Buy Electric Cars If They're Cheap, Privileged, And Convenient

Green Car Reports

If sales in Norway are any indication, that will happen when electric vehicles become inexpensive, easy to own, and confer certain privileges. Electric cars may be growing in popularity, but they still make up just a tiny percentage of the U.S. auto market. When will things take off?

Cheap 129