Three European truckmakers, along with Tesla and BYD, dominate a new global ranking of truck brands’ readiness to transition to 100% zero-emission sales¹. Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Scania and MAN all aim to sell only electric or hydrogen trucks by 2040. But green group Transport & Environment (T&E), which compiled the ranking, warned that four major European truck… Continue reading Clean Technica: Scania, Mercedes-Benz, MAN The Only EU Truck Brands On Track To Decarbonise — New Study002828
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Clean Technica: Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) — Should We Tesla Owners Give Cheers Or Have Fears?002827
After 5 years of owning Nissan LEAFs, I picked up my new Tesla Model 3 in October 2019 at the Salt Lake City Tesla Delivery Center. I’ve been very pleased with the Tesla Supercharger network that allows me to travel cross-country on Interstate highways with only a little inconvenience compared with my previous trips in… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) — Should We Tesla Owners Give Cheers Or Have Fears?002827
Cleantechnica: TESBEAUTY Mattress & Privacy Curtains for Tesla Model Y — CleanTechnica Tested 002826
I got a chance to try out a TESBEAUTY mattress and privacy curtains. I concluded that it has a number of great features. The mattress costs under $250 and the privacy curtains are under $110 (at the time of this article). If you use this link, I get a small commission and you get a… Continue reading Cleantechnica: TESBEAUTY Mattress & Privacy Curtains for Tesla Model Y — CleanTechnica Tested 002826
Clean Technica: 46% Of New Cars Sold In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars!002824
May saw an increase in plugin registrations to 15,115 units in the Netherlands, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 46% last month. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics (33% of new vehicle sales), which jumped 119% year over year (YoY). The overall market is also rising. It got up to 33,135 units, although… Continue reading Clean Technica: 46% Of New Cars Sold In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars!002824
Cleantechnica: Tesla Is Now A Dominant Charging Network On Three Continents For Most Cars 002823
US-centric car and EV media has been consumed recently with news that Ford, then GM, and now likely Stellantis (or at least the Jeep and Chrysler brands) are going to be installing Tesla charging plugs in their vehicles instead of anything else. Mercedes-Benz is assessing it too. They’ll be gaining seamless access to Tesla’s best-of-breed… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Is Now A Dominant Charging Network On Three Continents For Most Cars 002823
Cleantechnica: Tesla Tries To Sell More Model 3 Cars Via Free Supercharging 002822
Historically, to push more vehicle sales out at the end of the quarter, Tesla has added certain buyer incentives from time to time. This is one of those quarters, and particularly for the Tesla Model 3 in the United States. It’s not the biggest incentive in the world, but Tesla is now offering 3 months… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Tries To Sell More Model 3 Cars Via Free Supercharging 002822
Cleantechnica: Tesla Pros Bears Don’t Accept & Tesla Cons Bulls Don’t Accept 002821
Ah, yes, the moderate middle man who knows better than anyone — that’s what my title implies, right? Not exactly. If the stock is going to go up significantly in the timeframe someone is going to invest in it, then the “bull” is clearly right in net. If the stock is going to go down… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Pros Bears Don’t Accept & Tesla Cons Bulls Don’t Accept 002821
Cleantechnica: Tesla Service Scheduling Is A Bit Of A Sh**show 002820
I recently had a Tesla service visit. First of all, I have to say that I absolutely love Tesla’s mobile service option (previously called “Ranger” service). Most of the service work I’ve had done has been done in my driveway. Who would complain about that? Unfortunately, though, there have been issues with the scheduling, and… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Service Scheduling Is A Bit Of A Sh**show 002820
Clean Technica: Tesla Drops 50 Places In Brand Reputation Survey — What Does That Mean?002819
Tesla may still be retaining customers to a greater degree than other automakers (based on 2022 data), but it has taken a serious reputational hit. A recent survey of 100 top brands showed that Tesla’s brand reputation dropped from #11 in this ranking to #62. Not a great result in this survey for Tesla dropping… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Drops 50 Places In Brand Reputation Survey — What Does That Mean?002819
Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta V11.4.2 — Is Tesla Making Progress?002818
V11.4.2 is the second version of FSD Beta after the supposedly revolutionary improvements going from V10 to V11. There have been intense discussions on the web lately about huge advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Apparently, programs like ChatGPT have reached a stage where they can answer conversational questions and write essays and poems, make medical… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta V11.4.2 — Is Tesla Making Progress?002818