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@Tony4Canes we were discussing this in one of the threads Here’s why privacy advocates say automakers are spying on drivers https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/05/privacy-advocates-say-automakers-are-spying-on-drivers.html

Its the latter. I had an extra car for fun but when the lease was up, a new lease on the same car was going to cost almost $200 a month more, plus insurance is now well over $2,000 a car, so I just turned it in. And I can afford it, imagine the poor folks that cant. BTW, repair costs on new...

Americans drive ancient cars If U.S. auto dealers are sweating harder to make sales, it isn’t because consumers don’t need new rides. The average age of vehicles on the road in the United States hit a new record of 12.6 years old, S&P Global reported. The U.S. market isn’t Havana –...

FWIW, Mercedes quality was panned in a recent Consumer Reports Memorial Day sale-a-brations return Welcome back to a much-missed feature of pre-pandemic, pre-supply chain chaos life in the United States: Memorial Day weekend car and truck discount deals. Cox Automotive...

@JD08 good call on hybrids, from Reuters today U.S. sales of gas-electric hybrid vehicles have accelerated this year, and automakers and suppliers are doubling down on investments that count on demand for hybrids to keep growing for years to come – notwithstanding California’s call to phase...

Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies https://archive.is/6YyXQ

You generally buy when you dont drive much or drive a lot. 10K a year is actually perfect for a lease.

The 2023 EV reality check Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. That aphorism, coined by former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, now applies to the World of Electric Vehicles. Legacy auto industry executives just two years ago were boasting about the...

Juve, glad to see you again!

Unless you have some inside info, that appears wayyyy too optimistic.

When Tesla dramatically cut the price on the MY, I cancelled my Fisker order. Glad I did! https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/14/fisker-shares-down-q3-earnings-material-weakness.html

I dont really know what that means, but I am nonetheless impressed!

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/best-evs-under-60000-dollars-3eed42f9?st=sg3jzsfoy39kmil&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Looks like the Rivian.

Shame on you, think of all the poor Chinese you would hurting if we stop buying rare earths, batteries and solar panels from them!

From personal experience, I think the savings in the article are exaggerated, but I will let my fellow porsters decide...

Someone asked previously about the Lucid air https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-maker-lucid-slashes-prices-air-sedan-part-offer-amid-heating-competition-2023-08-05/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Auto-File&utm_term=080723

A 400 mile range Model Y, already the worlds best selling car, priced at $47K ($39.5K with the tax credit) would be a game changer https://topelectricsuv.com/news/tesla/2024-tesla-model-y-facelift/

I was curious about the Mustang E and looked at the pricing yesterday, it is significantly more expensive than a Y.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-slashes-prices-f-150-lightning-trucks-base-variant-cost-17-less-2023-07-17/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Auto-File&utm_term=071723