162 ARTICLES
“The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles” (Oren Harari, business professor at the University of San Francisco)
31 Aug 2024, 12:48 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Most Tesla Model Y customers choose the AWD variant because, well, for most SUV buyers, such a vehicle would be inconceivable without the all-wheel drive system. The break-even analysis will give us a hint of whether an AWD electric SUV like the Mo...
30 Aug 2024, 03:12 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / More than half of the new cars sold in the US are SUVs and trucks, so your next car will probably be one of those. But the big question is this: "Is it going to be an electric one?" As the Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling EV in th...
24 Aug 2024, 13:38 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / If you are to believe popular wisdom, the EV bonanza is gone, sales "cooled down," carmakers postpone or abort plans for new models and new battery factories, and so on. Lately, the industry has been preparing for the probable impact of t...
21 Jul 2024, 05:06 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / In the previous part of this article, I concluded that plug-in hybrids are not generally more affordable than comparable electric cars. I also explained why their current EV range values don't quite fit the daily zero-emission commute scenario...
20 Jul 2024, 05:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / My electrohead motto is "The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles." That's why I think it's wrong to consider hybrid powertrains, especially plug-in hybrids, a natural evolution to fully electri...
13 Jul 2024, 17:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Last time, I told you that almost 60 models and variants currently use full hybrid systems, as opposed to the EPA's list of around 200, most of which are mild-hybrid vehicles. To simplify things, now I divided the list into two categories: hyb...
13 Jul 2024, 05:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The car industry managed to mess up the real meaning of electric cars. For instance, any vehicle fitted with an ELECTRIFIED powertrain is today called an "electric car," which is simply wrong and misleading; a real EV has no ICE burning f...
6 Jul 2024, 20:18 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / According to the most recent data from Cox Automotive, June's average transaction price for new cars is around $47,500. This means many Americans buy vehicles that cost more or a lot more than the psychological $50,000 bar. Let's see if E...
6 Jul 2024, 12:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Currently, there aren't many reasons for an American to buy an affordable EV costing less than $40,000. However, you'd be mistaken to think things are the same in the $40-50,000 price range. They're totally different. In the previ...
5 Jul 2024, 20:18 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Please don't expect a straight answer to all of your EV buying-related questions. As you know, trims, performances, and other details greatly influence the pricing equation. However, using the starting MSRP prices without incentives or taxes c...
5 Jul 2024, 12:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / How time flies! A few years ago, just a bunch of electric cars were on the market, but today, there's more competition than I could have imagined. I know the summer is right for vacations, not for buying a new car. However, I was curious to se...
23 Jun 2024, 05:22 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The most important conclusion of the second part of this editorial was that EIA forecasts a "stunning oil glut" before the end of this decade. The main culprit is the electric revolution, although, in the first part, we saw surveys emphas...
22 Jun 2024, 01:38 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / In the first part of this editorial, we saw surveys highlighting Americans' increasing interest in hybrids and allegedly losing interest in electric vehicles. We also discussed why hybrids rapidly became the better alternative to gasoline coun...
16 Jun 2024, 10:22 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Two separate surveys released in June emphasize Americans' growing interest in hybrid cars, while those preferring EVs are fewer. This might seem like a blow in the face of EV proponents, but you'd be wrong to conclude that EV doom is nea...
15 Jun 2024, 08:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / So, you wanna spend more than a hundred grand, or even two hundred, on a bulky electric four-wheeled rig and don't mind it being kitschy or simply tasteless. You're in luck because the Chinese have the perfect answer for your megalomaniac...
31 May 2024, 07:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Like you, I had a dream garage when I was little. It was probably worth tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. However, that dream faded away rather quickly when I realized I was not the sultan of Brunei. Today, as a down-to-earth grown-up guy, I...
25 May 2024, 07:42 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The "EV market slowdown" is already old news, as are carmakers' delaying plans to launch new electric models due to "market conditions." High prices of EVs are allegedly a barrier for customers, but one could hardly call &q...
5 May 2024, 22:30 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) publishes monthly European passenger car registration statistics. Starting from 2022, these statistics became more relevant because they take into account the major powertrain types. I ...
3 May 2024, 10:20 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The Beijing Motor Show this year was pretty interesting in terms of surprises, almost like the other more popular European and American auto shows used to be back in the (good ol') days. As usual, concept cars were the salt and pepper. But I t...
1 May 2024, 05:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / History is such a b*tch sometimes. May 1 became International Workers' Day because of a brutal Chicago event in the late 1800s. But today, the US celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday of September, while "May Day" has become one o...