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Electric Car # of Samples Defect Rate Compared to ICE cars Smart Fortwo Electric Drive 1645 3.5% Top third BMW i3: 1142 4.7% Middle third Renault Zoe: 1939 5.7% Bottom third Tesla Model S 812 10.7% Bottom third
Unlike the names in the list above, these names are still widely known by the public as brand names, and are not used by competitors. Scholars disagree as to whether the use of a recognized trademark name for similar products can truly be called "generic", or if it is instead a form of synecdoche .
GENEVA (AP) — China has moved forward with a complaint at the World Trade Organization that alleges the European Union has improperly set anti-subsidy tariffs on new Chinese-made electric vehicles.
Plug-in electric vehicles take more time to sell because of the explaining required, which hurts overall sales and sales people commissions. Electric vehicles also may require less maintenance, resulting in loss of service revenue, and thus undermining the biggest source of dealer profits, their service departments.
The cost of raw materials needed to make electric vehicles is rising. The average cost in raw materials is now around $8,255 per vehicle, according to consulting firm AlixPartners.
Volkswagen expressed concern that the EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles could escalate trade conflicts and said the European Union is promoting an ongoing trend toward protectionism ...
Electric cars are efficient, quiet, and torque-rich. They can also be expensive, tend to be heavy, and are plagued by a limited public charging infrastructure—something we expect will get better ...
Some of Tesla's stated goals are to increase the number and variety of electric vehicles (EVs) available to mainstream consumers by selling its own vehicles in company-owned showrooms and online. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 2 ] Tesla states that owning stores "creates an information loop from our customers straight into manufacturing and vehicle design". [ 9 ]