Cleantechnica: China Electric Car Sales — 30% Share Of Auto Sales In August!002261

Plugin vehicles continue to be all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins stayed in the fast lane in July, growing 92% year over year (YoY). They scored over 552,000 registrations last month. Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) surged 137% year over year (YoY). They reached 140,000 registrations in August, which is their fourth record month… Continue reading Cleantechnica: China Electric Car Sales — 30% Share Of Auto Sales In August!002261

Clean Technica: NVIDIA’s Thor Autonomy Chip — Could It Be Loki In Disguise?002260

The engineers over at NVIDIA claim to have harnessed the power of Thor. Actually, that I made up. Though, a large chunk of NVIDIA’s press release about its new autonomy chip codenamed Thor is just as arbitrary (or it was just written by a mischievous Loki to confuse us all). Though, in all fairness, if… Continue reading Clean Technica: NVIDIA’s Thor Autonomy Chip — Could It Be Loki In Disguise?002260

Cleantechnica: TeslaCon Florida — Be There 002258

Photo by Zach Shahan | CleanTechnica TeslaCon Florida 2022 is coming up, and aside from some other top presenters who have been confirmed, I can now say that I will be there presenting as well. Tesla Owners Florida is putting on the conference, with the support of The Electrified Garage and Tesla itself. Presenters include… Continue reading Cleantechnica: TeslaCon Florida — Be There 002258

Clean Technica: Helping Nell Take Delivery Of Her New Tesla Model Y002257

My Experience With Tesla Model 3 (In Brief) My wife and I bought our Tesla Model 3 in October 2019 and have now driven over 77,000 miles, including travel from coast to coast with our Tesla Model 3. We are still crazy about our car. We fully enjoy being one of 100,000 drivers, out of… Continue reading Clean Technica: Helping Nell Take Delivery Of Her New Tesla Model Y002257

Clean Technica: Chevy’s EV Commercials Hope To Capture The NFL’s Appealing Audiences002256

Several media outlets exuberantly reported this week that GM announced it was targeting NFL Sunday football with an “offensive and critical” advertising campaign to promote its new EV lineup. Like many other legacy automakers, GM continues to brand its transition to an all-electric catalog through traditional television. Chevrolet has figured that the best way to… Continue reading Clean Technica: Chevy’s EV Commercials Hope To Capture The NFL’s Appealing Audiences002256

Cleantechnica: 16% Of New Car Sales In Germany Fully Electric, 28% Have A Plug 002255

It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out, having grown 3% in August, while plugins are also recovering. Sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) were up in August by 13% year over year (YoY). There were 31,734 BEV registrations last month, representing 16% of the overall market. This time Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) also helped,… Continue reading Cleantechnica: 16% Of New Car Sales In Germany Fully Electric, 28% Have A Plug 002255

Clean Technica: 14% Of New Cars Now Fully Electric In France!002254

Plugin vehicles continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 19,712 units. That means it was another two-digit growth month for plugin vehicles (PEVs) in France. With the overall market presenting its first positive month in a long time, up 4% year over year (YoY), but still down a significant… Continue reading Clean Technica: 14% Of New Cars Now Fully Electric In France!002254

Clean Technica: I Love Tesla’s New(ish) Blind Spot Camera Feature — Can We Get One More?002253

I probably saw news of the new Tesla blind spot camera feature when it was introduced in December 2021 and then forgot about it, or maybe it was somehow in my social media and Google News blind spot (haha) and I never noticed it at all. Well, recently, while going through my settings for something… Continue reading Clean Technica: I Love Tesla’s New(ish) Blind Spot Camera Feature — Can We Get One More?002253

Cleantechnica: Tesla Showrooms In China Are Undergoing Internal Review 002251

Tesla delivered a near record number of China-made cars in August — 76,965 in total. The Tesla brand continues to hold great allure for consumers in the country, which accounted for the largest number of global vehicle sales in 2021 — 26 million units. Since opening its first store in central Beijing in 2013, the… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Showrooms In China Are Undergoing Internal Review 002251

Cleantechnica: What Happens When You Park A Tesla For Three Months?002250

My wife and I have a summer place in a camping community in Connecticut. When we owned a Nissan LEAF, it sat parked in our carport in Florida for three months. During that time, it lost about 2 percent of its battery charge. But the LEAF was not a “computer on wheels” the way a… Continue reading Cleantechnica: What Happens When You Park A Tesla For Three Months?002250