Analysis · Tesla
Tesla's Roadster Is Back With Half the Range and No Promise It Will Ever Ship
Tesla's new Roadster is a different car from the one it sold in 2017, and the reservation contract promises no price, no date and no delivery.
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Boris Naumkin
Boris Naumkin is the editor-in-chief of CARINDUST. He has covered the auto industry since 2013 and runs a newsroom that tracks automakers across North America, Europe and Asia. His columns focus on the business behind the cars: pricing, product cycles, regulation and the shift to electric vehicles.
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Analysis · Porsche
Porsche's Mission S Isn't Saving the Gas Engine. It's Putting a Price on It
Porsche didn't abandon EVs in New York. It made the electric car its entry ticket and turned the combustion engine into what you pay extra for.
Analysis
Paris Just Showed the Cheap EVs America Won't Get, and Detroit Should Worry
Europe and China are fighting over the sub-€20,000 electric car. America sits behind a legal wall and a $50,000 average price, and that should worry Detroit.
Analysis · Pricing
The 2027 Nissan Altima Still Starts Under $30,000. Unless You Need AWD
Nissan kept its midsize sedan alive and under $30,000. My read: it is protecting a sticker price, and the all-wheel-drive buyer is the one paying for it.
Analysis · Chevrolet
GM Still Promises an Electric Corvette. Its Own Engineer Just Told Us Not to Wait
GM's Corvette chief calls an electric car the end game, just not today. With Corvette sales up and GM's EVs sliding, I don't expect one before 2030.
Analysis · Pricing
Gas Is Up 41% in a Year. Fast Charging Is Up 3%. The EV Math Just Shifted
Tesla's Supercharger hike made headlines, but gas rose 41% while fast charging rose 2.7%. For efficient EVs, even the public charger now beats the pump per mile.
Analysis · Ford
Ford Gave the Bronco the Raptor's V6. Read the Fine Print Before You Cheer
The 380-hp V6 is real progress, but with record sales, no prices yet, and leather quietly swapped for vinyl, Ford is shifting Bronco buyers upmarket.
