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M3 Lee tanks on the assembly line at Chrysler’s Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant during World War II, showing America’s auto industry converted to defense production.
August 17, 2025
TheFP: China Is Overtaking America. In an Electric Car.

Ethan Dodd captured it best in The Free Press with a headline that says it all: “China Is Overtaking America. In an Electric Car.” His reporting lays out the scale of the challenge America now faces. Or to borrow from WWE’s Paul Heyman: This is not a…

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July 3, 2025
The Big Beautiful Gift to China

Well, Congress just wrapped it up, put a bow on it, and handed it to Beijing. Today, the House passed the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” sending it to President Trump for his July 4 signing ceremony. It is being sold as a patriotic win for American workers. In reality, it…

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June 3, 2025
UPDATE: More Context on NJ Turnpike Tesla Charger Removal

As reported by InsideEVs staff writer Suvrat Kothari, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) has requested the removal of 64 Tesla Superchargers from service plazas along one of the busiest highway corridors in the Northeast. The chargers are being decommissioned to make way for new stations operated by…

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May 16, 2025
Electric shock: The Chinese threat to Europe’s industrial heartland

Thanks to Michael Dunne’s tweet, we’ve been staring at this chart all day. We recommend reading the full report here, curtesy of the European Council of Foreign Relations. As Congress is threatening to pull investment from the U.S auto industry, we would do well to think about how…

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May 12, 2025
Congress Just Took A Step Toward Killing The $7,500 EV Tax Credit

Today the House Ways and Means released what many have been waiting for, the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”. Find language for the proposal attached. Although expected and feared by many in the industry, this proposal would axe the consumer subsidy for most vehicles by the next year. As noted…

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May 1, 2025
Proposed EV Annual Fee of $250

As a signal of how skeptical the current Congress is of EVs, there’s now momentum around charging all EVs $250 per year. The funds would go to the Highway Trust Fund, which is facing a $150B a year shortfall over the next five years. We suggest you read…

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April 22, 2025
Tesla’s Earning Report

Today’s headlines in the EV world centered on Tesla’s disappointing earnings call. And for good reason. The company that sells the plurality of EVs in the US saw automotive revenues drop 20% from last year. Net income went down 71%, and that’s not where the bad news stopped. Tesla…

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February 27, 2025
The EV Fight in Congress: California Here We Come…

As the budget fight in Congress moves toward EV subsidies, there is certain to be a Congressional effort to overturn California’s pending ban on the sale of new gasoline powered cars and light trucks by 2035.  These “bans” are a favorite EV bashing message of the Trump administration (even though…

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February 17, 2025
Meet us in Vegas at the EV Charging Summit

We’re a month out from the EV Charging Summit in Vegas! For those attending, look out for Mike’s talk on Tuesday morning, 3/25, on our new polling on the EV-political divide, and how we can overcome it. Also please be sure to check out the American EV…

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February 12, 2025
Murphy and McElroy talk Elon

Check out Mike and John’s conversation on Autoline about our recent report on Elon and Tesla!

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