04 Jan 2022 | Ford F-150 Lightning Pricing Announced

Episode 1330,   Jan 04, 2022, 01:00 AM

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Today’s big EV stories:
• Will Tesla Sell Over 1.5 Million Electric Cars In 2022?
• 4 Million People Will Drive Teslas By The End Of 2022
• Ford F-150 Lightning Pricing Announced
• Norway Sets New EV Sales Record in 2021, Wants Even More in 2022
• Tesla Cybertruck order page no longer mentions a 2022 production estimate
• Dakar 2022, Stage 3: Sainz scores first win for electric Audi
• Wallbox Introduces Quasar 2 at CES 2022
• StoreDot secures $80 million in funding
• Budapest orders 48 e-buses from Solaris & Skoda - electrive.com
• Kansas City International Airport Installs Wireless Chargers
• Apple’s latest patent drops a hint at how its electric car may get charged
• Enphase celebrates the new year by entering the EV charging market
• 91% of EV owners say they will never buy a petrol or diesel car again

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WILL TESLA SELL OVER 1.5 MILLION ELECTRIC CARS IN 2022?

- The starting point is over 936,000 in 2021. Assuming that the rate of 300,000+ units per quarter would be maintained for all of 2022, the company would be at 1.2 million total.

- In terms of new plants, according to the latest reports, Tesla Giga Austin in Texas should start production soon, and Tesla Giga Berlin in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany also appears ready to start production.

- If those two new plants would add 300,000 together, with a maintained rate from Q4 by the plants in California and China, the total would then exceed 1.5 million. That's 600,000 additional BEVs in a year.


4 MILLION PEOPLE WILL DRIVE TESLAS BY THE END OF 2022

- According to our data, Tesla has delivered by the end of 2021 more than 2,335,000 all-electric cars, which is by way more than anyone else.

- This number includes more than half a million Model S/Model X and more than 1.8 million Model 3/Model Y.

- considering the recent production rate of 308,600 units in Q4 2021, we should see 2.5 million total and 2 million Model 3/Model Y in February/March.

- Assuming 1.5 million new Tesla cars in 2022, there would be over 3.8 million total, maybe more, depending on what the current year will bring. 4 million Teslas would be a tremendous achievement.


FORD F-150 LIGHTNING PRICING ANNOUNCED

- Ford announced pricing and more details about the Ford F-150 Lightning, which later this week will be available for order (by reservation holders, in batches). As we know, there are four versions of the truck, Pro, XLT, Lariat and Platinum. Production of all four types will begin in Spring. MSRP price of Ford F-150 Lightning in the U.S.:  Pro: $39,974 XLT: $52,974 Lariat: $67,474 Platinum: $90,874

- The Pro version comes with the Standard Range Battery for up to 230 miles (370 km) of expected EPA range. There is also the Extended Range Battery that extends the range up to 300 miles (483 km) - optional in the case of XLT and Lariat ($10,000), and standard in the Platinum trim.

- there is a Pro version with the Extended Range Battery ($10,000 option) but it's envisioned only for fleets.

- According to the previous report, the difference between the two battery options is 33 kWh of usable battery capacity:  Standard Range Battery: 98 kWh Extended Range Battery: 131 kWh


F-150 Lightning Options Add Up To Rivian Territory Real Fast

- The Lightning really begins to pale when you start adding luxuries, like heated seats. Butt warmers require equipment group 312A, which also includes Ford’s CoPilot 360 2.0 Level 2 driver assist suite, a power tailgate and a heated leather steering wheel in addition to other, less noteworthy bells and whistles. That’s another $9,500 on the sticker.

- Couple the extended range battery with 312A to get the Lightning relatively close to the R1T’s base spec in terms of interior comforts and performance, and you’re spending $74,169 including destination.

- Poking around both electric pickups’ build-and-price tools, here’s the impression I get: the F-150 Lightning is obviously the more affordable truck and actually attainable for those with less to spend. However, if you plan on checking boxes for options, the R1T will quickly become the better value. For $60K-$70K, it’s the more compelling package.


NORWAY SETS NEW EV SALES RECORD IN 2021, WANTS EVEN MORE IN 2022

- Norway set another record in 2021, and it is about electric vehicles again. Despite the global chip crisis, electric vehicle sales dominated the market and made up 64.5 percent of sales in 2021, which is the highest percentage ever achieved by them.

- The country's record month in terms of EVs sales market share was September, with 77.5 percent of all vehicles sold in the country being battery electric vehicles.

- Tesla is the most popular brand in Norway, beating Volkswagen's 11-year success story. The Model 3 was the number one favorite for Norwegian customers, followed by Toyota's RAV4 EV, and Volkswagen's ID.4. Tesla’s Model Y achieved fourth place.


TESLA CYBERTRUCK ORDER PAGE NO LONGER MENTIONS A 2022 PRODUCTION ESTIMATE

- Tesla quietly updated the Cybertruck’s order page, removing references to the vehicle’s expected 2022 production date. The update may have been implemented during the final weeks of 2021.

- Previously, the all-electric pickup truck’s order page featured a simple note stating that customers will be able to “complete their (your) configuration as production nears in 2022.” Tesla’s Cybertruck order page today simply informs customers that they will be able to complete their vehicle configurations as production nears.


DAKAR 2022, STAGE 3: SAINZ SCORES FIRST WIN FOR ELECTRIC AUDI

- Carlos Sainz claimed Audi’s maiden stage victory in the Dakar Rally on Tuesday,

- The result marked the 40th stage win for Sainz as well as the first for an electric prototype in the top cars division, with Audi running three MGUs on its RS Q e-tron using technology it developed in Formula E.


WALLBOX INTRODUCES QUASAR 2 AT CES 2022

- As well as enabling EV owners to charge and discharge their electric vehicle to power their home or the grid, Wallbox’s latest innovation is designed to give EV drivers the ability to isolate their home from the grid and use their EV for backup power during a blackout.

- With Blackout Mode, users are able to use their EV battery to power their home in the event of a power outage, even those caused by natural disasters. Quasar 2 seamlessly transitions a home to vehicle energy when the power goes out. Depending on the car and energy usage Quasar 2 is expected to be able to power a home for more than three days during a blackout based on an average household's critical consumption.


STOREDOT SECURES $80 MILLION IN FUNDING

- Israeli battery developer StoreDot has announced the first close of its Series D funding round of up to $80 million, the majority of which has already been secured.

- The Israeli company had demonstrated an interim step in 2019 showcasing that their technology could charge the battery of an electric scooter in five minutes. The first development samples were demonstrated to potential partners in early 2021. Then, in May 2021, the cooperation with EVE Energy was announced, which includes the production of the cells from 2024.

- The company’s fast-charging electric car battery cells with a silicon-dominated anode, which should also enable high energy densities.


BUDAPEST ORDERS 48 E-BUSES FROM SOLARIS & SKODA - ELECTRIVE.COM

- A consortium consisting of Solaris Bus & Coach and Skoda Electric has received an order for 48 battery-electric trolleybuses from Budapest. The current order of 12- and 18-metre buses goes back to a framework agreement from 2014, which has now been completely fulfilled with the order.

- With the 48 trolleybuses now on order, the total number of 108 vehicles agreed in 2014 has been reached. The order is divided into 12 Trollino 12s and 36 Trollino 18s, i.e. the 18-metre articulated bus version. Solaris says that the 48 buses are to be delivered by autumn 2022.

- The batteries will enable the trolleybuses for Budapest to travel at least four kilometres without overhead lines.



KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INSTALLS WIRELESS CHARGERS


APPLE’S LATEST PATENT DROPS A HINT AT HOW ITS ELECTRIC CAR MAY GET CHARGED


ENPHASE CELEBRATES THE NEW YEAR BY ENTERING THE EV CHARGING MARKET


91% OF EV OWNERS SAY THEY WILL NEVER BUY A PETROL OR DIESEL CAR AGAIN
 

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