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BMW beat expectations in posting its Q3 earnings, with profits up on the back of the X7 and production zooming up on hybrids. This is ... still BMW, right? All that and more in The Morning Shift for November 3, 2021.1st Gear: The Only…

Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP (Getty Images)Electric vehicles have always been pegged as A Woman Thing. Back in the early 1900s, early EV prototypes were a hit with women because they were easier to start than brute-force combustion engines. Then,…

Photo: FordWe are entering the age of the electric car, and it sounds like dealers are coming along for the ride, too, even if they are coming along kicking and screaming. A big obstacle, dealers have been saying for a while now, is that…

Image: General MotorsEV charging infrastructure in the US is not great. We have an assortment of different plugs, chargers that vary wildly in speed, and massive deserts without chargers for miles in any direction. General Motors is poised…

Image: FordIt sounds like Ford’s finding it a little tougher to market electric trucks and vans to commercial buyers than it expected, Tesla’s trying to do the impossible and the Maverick that’s actually worth caring about is delayed. All…

Photo: Victoria ScottFor two teams at the Rebelle Rally, range is more than a marketer’s selling point or a hypothetical limit on potential road trips. Volkswagen and Rivian have both brought EVs to the 1,400 mile off-road navigational…

Photo: Bill Pugliano (Getty Images)On Friday, United States Democratic lawmakers officially proposed a significant expansion of the current electric vehicle tax credits that would highly favor union-made vehicles that produce zero-emissions…

Photo: TeslaTesla’s valuation is so sky high that once you break down its individual business components, you start to realize that none of this makes any sense. All that and more in The Morning Shift for August 25, 2021.1st Gear: None Of…

There is no more gas-powered Fiat 500. They’re all all-electric.Photo: FiatIs it possible that the simplest and most effective plan to get people to switch from fuel-burning cars to electric ones is motivated by nationalist jealousy. All…

Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images)Biden has been talking a lot about switching American carmakers (and buyers) over to EVs. A new report claims it will just be a “pledge,” whatever that means. All that and more in The Morning Shift for July…