{"id":14094,"date":"2022-01-28T09:04:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T14:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=14094"},"modified":"2022-01-28T09:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T14:04:33","slug":"tesla-versus-lucid-bentley-ebikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=14094","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Vs. Lucid, E-Bikes, Bentley And More: EV News Jan 27, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>We\u2019ve rebranded our newsletter for 2022 and now go by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mobilityevo.com\/\" rel=\" nofollow noopener sponsored\">Mobility EVo<\/a><span>. Check out our new website for previous newsletters and merch. In the month of January, if you buy any merch, Mobility EVo will make an additional donation to go towards helping the families affected by the Marshall Fire near Boulder. You can check out the full newsletter for the week<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/0c799033f204\/tesla-vs-lucid\" rel=\" nofollow noopener sponsored\">\u00a0here<\/a><span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Bio:\u00a0<\/strong>John is the COO at <a href=\"https:\/\/elevationprovinggrounds.com\/\" rel=\" nofollow noopener sponsored\">EPG<\/a>, a company focused on helping electric and autonomous vehicle companies hire the best talent. In addition to these services, EPG puts out an informative weekly newsletter that is now named Mobility EVo. You can sign up for the newsletter<a href=\"https:\/\/epgamerica.us1.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=7700bf3df0ca277f1f0555724&amp;id=17dc846862\" rel=\" nofollow noopener sponsored\"> here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video\" data-url-params=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"1131\" height=\"636\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sR7OGLbQiqE\" data-src-param=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h3>Plaid vs. Air<\/h3>\n<p>How do you know which is faster? A <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tag\/plaid\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"7\" data-params=\"%7B%22tag%22%3A%22Model%20S%20Plaid%22%2C%22originalTitle%22%3A%22plaid%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22plaid%22%7D\">Model S Plaid<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/lucid\/air\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"1\" data-params=\"%7B%22make_alias%22%3A%22lucid%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22air%22%7D\">Lucid Air<\/a>? How about a good ole fashion <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/category\/races-chases\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"8\" data-params=\"%7B%22section_route%22%3A%22news%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22races-chases%22%7D\">drag race<\/a>? That\u2019s what YouTuber <em>DragTimes<\/em> did. We won\u2019t spoil the video, but\u00a0<span>the performance of these two EVs is<\/span><span>\u00a0pretty amazing. One clearly comes out on top, but we don&#8217;t know if that would sway me to go for one over the other. There aren\u2019t many cars on the road that could beat either. Which car do you think is the fastest?\u00a0 Leave a comment below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video\" data-url-params=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"1131\" height=\"636\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QHANbij5RX8\" data-src-param=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h3>Luxury EV<\/h3>\n<p>Are you a Rolls or <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/bentley\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"2\" data-params=\"%7B%22alias%22%3A%22bentley%22%7D\">Bentley<\/a> fan? We can\u2019t afford either, so what does it matter?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/01\/26\/bentley-to-invest-3point4-billion-to-exclusively-offer-evs-by-2030.html\" rel=\" nofollow noopener sponsored\">Bentley<\/a> is striving to become a fully electric brand by 2030, and it plans to invest $3.4 billion over the next decade to achieve that goal. The money will go towards enhancing its only assembly facility in Crewe, England to ensure its first EV will be produced in 2025. Bentley plans on releasing a new EV every year thereafter to get to a total of 5 EVs by 2030.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"special_image\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"spi_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/5bppitydwc981.jpg\" alt=\"external_image\"\/><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h3>Swiss Not Miss<\/h3>\n<p>My wife and I got engaged in <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tag\/switzerland\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"7\" data-params=\"%7B%22tag%22%3A%22Switzerland%22%2C%22originalTitle%22%3A%22switzerland%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22switzerland%22%7D\">Switzerland<\/a> a long time ago. We can remember how clean it was and specifically getting off the train to a cleaning crew cleaning trash cans. It was beautiful. Anyhow, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/562576\/switzerland-tesla-model3-dominance\/\">Switzerland<\/a> wants to take over as the top EV trendsetting country. In 2021, Switzerland announced that electric cars were sold more than any other type of vehicle (gasoline, diesel, hybrid) in the country. Specifically, the <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-3\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"1\" data-params=\"%7B%22make_alias%22%3A%22tesla%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22model-3%22%7D\">Tesla Model 3<\/a> ruled all car sales of which 5,072 units were sold. The <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-y\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"1\" data-params=\"%7B%22make_alias%22%3A%22tesla%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22model-y%22%7D\">Model Y<\/a> only started shipping to Switzerland in late 2021, so we\u2019ll see if it can take the top spot in 2022.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video\" data-url-params=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"1131\" height=\"636\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wP0TM9qP6zo\" data-src-param=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h3>790,000 What?<\/h3>\n<p>What was the top-selling EV in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1134851_the-top-selling-electric-vehicles-in-the-u-s-have-two-wheels\" rel=\" nofollow noopener sponsored\">U.S. in 2021<\/a>? Gotta be a <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"2\" data-params=\"%7B%22alias%22%3A%22tesla%22%7D\">Tesla<\/a>, right? We tricked you. The top-selling EVs only have two wheels and they are <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tag\/e-bike\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"7\" data-params=\"%7B%22tag%22%3A%22e-bikes%22%2C%22originalTitle%22%3A%22e-bike%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22e-bike%22%7D\">e-bikes<\/a>. Americans bought 652,000 electric cars in 2021 and bought 790,000 e-bikes. Do you own an e-bike? We\u2019ve been considering something a little more rugged like the <a href=\"https:\/\/sur-ronusa.com\/sur-ron-light-bee\/\" rel=\" nofollow noopener sponsored\">Sur-Ron X<\/a>. What kind of e-bike do you have? Leave a comment below.<\/p>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22563596%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Tesla%20Beats%20BMW%20In%202021%20US%20Luxury%20Car%20Sales%3A%20Report%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-tops-bmw-2021-sales%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F2NOEb4%2Fs5%2Ftesla-model-y.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22563348%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Ford%20Aims%20To%20Sell%20600K%20EVs%20Inside%20Of%20Two%20Years%2C%20Says%20CEO%20Farley%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22ford-ev-initiatives-farley%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FKbJv9G%2Fs5%2Ff-150-lightning-max-spec.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n<p>Want these stories and more directly in your inbox every Thursday? <a href=\"https:\/\/elevationprovinggrounds.com\/signup\/\" rel=\" nofollow noopener sponsored\">Sign up now!<\/a> And did we mention free prizes?! We\u2019ve also launched an EV merch store just in time for the holidays so that you can buy the ultimate EV enthusiast in your life <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilityevo.com\/\" rel=\" nofollow noopener sponsored\">an electric vehicle shirt, hat, hoodie, and more!<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve rebranded our newsletter for 2022 and now go by\u00a0Mobility EVo. Check out our new website for previous newsletters and merch. In the month of January, if you buy any merch, Mobility EVo will make an additional donation to go towards helping the families affected by the Marshall Fire near Boulder. 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