Last week, I unloaded a little bit on Elon Musk’s political ignorance, which has stood out as he has gotten into a big fight with Donald Trump and other Republicans over the budget bill. I thought I’d leave it at that, but I’ve now run across a quote from Elon Musk that made me go… Continue reading Clean Technica: Elon Musk’s Political Naivete, Part 376004060
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Clean Technica: Milan Kovac, Head Of Tesla Optimus Program, Departs004059
On Friday, June 6, 2025, Milan Kovac, the head of engineering for the Optimus humanoid team at Tesla, announced he was leaving to spend more time with his family. That’s the news. Let the speculation begin! Many observers initially suspected a rupture between Kovac and Musk caused by Elon’s increasingly intense political machinations. But he… Continue reading Clean Technica: Milan Kovac, Head Of Tesla Optimus Program, Departs004059
Clean Technica: Tesla Moves To Block City Of Austin From Releasing Robotaxi Information004058
Tesla is a publicly held company that wants to operate self-driving systems on public streets and highways. It also intends to begin a robotaxi service on public roads in Austin, Texas, on June 10. Even though the public is an unwitting (and often unwilling) participant in these experiments, Tesla is fighting fiercely to keep any… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Moves To Block City Of Austin From Releasing Robotaxi Information004058
Clean Technica: EVs Take 33.7% Share Of The UK – BYD Dolphin Surf Arrives!004057
May saw plugin EVs take 33.7% share of the UK auto market, up from 25.7% year-on-year. BEVs grew in volume by 26% YoY, while PHEVs grew 51%. Overall auto volume was fractionally up year-on-year, at 150,070 units. Volkswagen was the UK’s leading BEV brand in May. May’s sales totals saw combined plugin EVs take 33.7%… Continue reading Clean Technica: EVs Take 33.7% Share Of The UK – BYD Dolphin Surf Arrives!004057
Clean Technica: More Bad News For Tesla, EV Charging Edition (It’s Not All About New Jersey…)004056
The current occupant of the Oval Office kicked off the year by cancelling federal funds for public EV charging stations in the US, casting a pall of gloom over the environment for EV sales. The downward spiral of industry leader Tesla hasn’t helped matters much, including a fresh hit to the company’s Supercharger network in… Continue reading Clean Technica: More Bad News For Tesla, EV Charging Edition (It’s Not All About New Jersey…)004056
Clean Technica: On Tesla, Irrational Support, & Irrational Hate004055
Underneath my recent article “Hating on Tesla vs. Objective Realism,” unsurprisingly, there were several great responses. A couple of them were on the long side and quite well thought out and expressed, so I’m republishing them here. The first is from Larry Evans and the second is from Username Taycan. Thank you for the contributions.… Continue reading Clean Technica: On Tesla, Irrational Support, & Irrational Hate004055
Clean Technica: Hating on Tesla vs. Objective Realism004054
[embedded content] Tesla has become a very difficult topic to cover. We’ve been covering the company obsessively for 13 years, since Tesla Model S deliveries began. We covered the company for years when most people didn’t believe in it and many even bet a lot of money against it. Those were the easy days, though.… Continue reading Clean Technica: Hating on Tesla vs. Objective Realism004054
Clean Technica: What Benefits Will Tesla Now Get with Trump–Musk Fallout?004053
Last Updated on: 6th June 2025, 02:02 am There were a few ways of viewing Elon Musk throwing his hat in with Donald Trump. Here are a few common but different takes: This is a disaster, horrible, and vile. There’s so much wrong with this. Where do we even start? This is great! Musk and… Continue reading Clean Technica: What Benefits Will Tesla Now Get with Trump–Musk Fallout?004053
Clean Technica: Top Selling Electric Vehicle Brands Worldwide in April — Hot Geely Beats Tesla004052
In addition to our monthly report on the top selling plugin vehicles in the world, here’s a report on the auto brands and auto groups or alliances that are selling the most plugin vehicles globally. Top Selling Brands Geely continues riding high in its quest to challenge BYD’s domination and surpass Tesla on the way.… Continue reading Clean Technica: Top Selling Electric Vehicle Brands Worldwide in April — Hot Geely Beats Tesla004052
Clean Technica: Global EV Sales — BYD Song Beats Tesla Model Y on the World Stage!004051
Last Updated on: 5th June 2025, 01:45 am Plugin vehicles reach 22% share, or 1.5 million units, in April. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in April 2025 compared to April 2024. There were around 1.5 million registrations. More good news is that BEVs pulled further ahead of plugin hybrids, growing 26% YoY to… Continue reading Clean Technica: Global EV Sales — BYD Song Beats Tesla Model Y on the World Stage!004051