Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last week, I wrote generally about the idea that BYD’s strong upward trend, Toyota’s seeming lack of a serious EV plan (including continued daydreams about hydrogen), and Volkswagen’s struggles in China could lead to BYD becoming the #1 top… Continue reading Clean Technica: BYD Closer to Becoming #1 Automaker in World Than I Thought003595
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Clean Technica: Australian EV Market Dips in August, New Zealand Steady003594
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Battery electric vehicles only achieved a 5.9% penetration of the new vehicle market in Australia in August. This is 5,892 out of 100,786 total light vehicles sold. It was 6,743 in July. Perhaps it’s time to admit that there… Continue reading Clean Technica: Australian EV Market Dips in August, New Zealand Steady003594
Clean Technica: Kia Offering Extra Discounts to Tesla Drivers003593
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Well, this is something new. One of my first thoughts was, well, that’s dirty. Kia is apparently offering extra discounts to Tesla drivers who ditch their Tesla and buy a Kia EV. Kia is offering a $1,000 discount if… Continue reading Clean Technica: Kia Offering Extra Discounts to Tesla Drivers003593
Clean Technica: Several Wild Tesla Cybertruck Stories003592
I was just scanning Google News, as I do, and I came across an odd, eye-catching story on Jalopnik that I had to open. I had no idea what that was going to lead to. The article was covering a story from reddit that became a real-world story, and it led to some things. It… Continue reading Clean Technica: Several Wild Tesla Cybertruck Stories003592
Clean Technica: A Decade Later — Huge Tesla Milestone in Florida!003591
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I had a blast at the official grand opening celebration of the new Tesla flagship location here in Sarasota this past weekend. When Tesla sent me from NYC down here to Florida back in 2013, the company’s only sales… Continue reading Clean Technica: A Decade Later — Huge Tesla Milestone in Florida!003591
Clean Technica: 1,000 Workers In Spring Hill Vote To Form A Collective Bargaining Unit003590
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Spring Hill, Tennessee, used to be known for its avant-garde Saturn plant — the GM fan fav division was designed to compete in the 1980s with Japanese imports. Now Spring Hill has notoriety for another reason: a majority of… Continue reading Clean Technica: 1,000 Workers In Spring Hill Vote To Form A Collective Bargaining Unit003590
Clean Technica: 1st Home Tesla Powerwall 3 Installed in Australia — Interview003588
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! This news makes you wonder if Australia’s take-up of solar and Tesla batteries are as important as Norway’s support for Tesla vehicles. Australia, with the highest proportion of home rooftop solar in the world (about 30%), is certainly a… Continue reading Clean Technica: 1st Home Tesla Powerwall 3 Installed in Australia — Interview003588
Clean Technica: Hyundai IONIQ 5 — 1st Non-Tesla With Built-In Tesla Supercharger Port!003587
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! It’s a momentous week. For the first time ever, you can buy a non-Tesla electric vehicle that can charge at Tesla Superchargers across the US via a built-in compatible charge port. The US-built Hyundai IONIQ 5 now comes with… Continue reading Clean Technica: Hyundai IONIQ 5 — 1st Non-Tesla With Built-In Tesla Supercharger Port!003587
Clean Technica: EVs Take 29.4% Share In The UK003586
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! August’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 29.4% share in the UK, up from 27.8% year on year. BEVs grew in volume, whilst PHEVs shrank. Overall auto volume was 84,575 units, down 1% YoY and in line with pre-2020… Continue reading Clean Technica: EVs Take 29.4% Share In The UK003586
Clean Technica: Is BYD Going To Become The Largest Automaker In The World?003585
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! BYD’s growth has been astounding in recent years, especially if you go all the way back to the severely limited and laughed-at BYD e6! With the company starting off with that EV, it was hard to imagine it would… Continue reading Clean Technica: Is BYD Going To Become The Largest Automaker In The World?003585