- Chevy Bolt in the show rooms
- Tesla Model 3 to be built in late 2017
- average price of EV: between industry average ($35,000) and luxury compat ($42,000): about $39,000
- Tesla: has posted a net loss of $550 million so far this year
- industry dependent on tax credits
- federal tax credit of $7,500 applies only to the maker's first 200,000 cars; fast running out for GM, Tesla
- federal tax credit important for GM Bolt which lists for $37,750
- quick charge: 20 minutes; assuming you can find charging station
- Tesla has 350 supercharger stations in the US; a few thousand overall vs about 100,000 gas stations
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Holiday Retail
From The WSJ, US retailers on pace for best holiday season in years. Some chalk it up to US consumer confidence, best since 2001, following the November election.
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