Originally published on opportunity:energy. 2022 was a year of defeat for electric mobility in Italy. Europe’s fourth largest market struggled to keep up with the rest of Europe’s major auto markets. While EVs made important gains in market share throughout the continent, Italian sales of plug-in vehicles suffered an unanticipated setback. It could have been… Continue reading Clean Technica: Italy’s BEV Market Down 26.6% In 2022 — Will Tesla Come To The Rescue?002647
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Clean Technica: Tesla Recruits Asian Partners To Help Ramp 4680 Battery Cell Production002646
Tesla has a vision it believes will lead it to the promised land of electric vehicle success. It’s called the 4680 battery cell — so named because it is 46 millimeters in diameter and 80 millimeters tall. According to what Elon Musk told the world at Battery Day in 2020, the 4680 battery will unlock… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Recruits Asian Partners To Help Ramp 4680 Battery Cell Production002646
Cleantechnica: Tesla Bear Charlie Munger’s Bet On BYD002645
The Tesla vs. BYD debate has been hotly discussed on Wall Street in the past several months, especially watching the two compete in the world’s largest auto market. While the Chinese market remains an important one for Tesla bulls, BYD outsells Tesla there and some bears are betting on BYD as the future leader of… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Bear Charlie Munger’s Bet On BYD002645
Cleantechnica: Does The Tesla Model 3 Belong In The “Near Luxury Car” Category?002644
The California New Car Dealers Association recently put out its quarterly — and in this case annual — report on car sales in The Land of Milk and Honey. Tesla’s rise up to #2 seemed to be the story of the year, on the back of the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 becoming the… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Does The Tesla Model 3 Belong In The “Near Luxury Car” Category?002644
Clean Technica: Tesla Is #2 Best Selling Auto Brand In California 002643
Just 10 years after the launch of the Tesla Model S, the California-born automaker has risen to #2 in the Golden State among all auto brands — for all types of car and light truck sales. That was Tesla’s ranking in 2022, only trailing Toyota. Tesla didn’t just barely inch out the silver medal either.… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Is #2 Best Selling Auto Brand In California 002643
Cleantechnica: How Tesla Introduced An Intelligent EV Supply Chain 002642
The concept of vehicles being intelligent devices is relatively new, and it has largely come as a result of Tesla’s contributions to the auto industry. As the industry shifts toward Tesla’s example of electric vehicles that can be updated with a simple software update, one expert notes how far supply chains for these intelligent electric… Continue reading Cleantechnica: How Tesla Introduced An Intelligent EV Supply Chain 002642
Cleantechnica: Tesla + BYD Nearly 40% Of EV Sales Globally 002641
As usual, José Pontes recently published his monthly report on world EV sales. There’s an enormous amount of interesting stats and takeaways in each of those reports, and you can only highlight and feature so many things. While it’s clear looking at the tables that Tesla and BYD lead the industry, a comment from a… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla + BYD Nearly 40% Of EV Sales Globally 002641
Cleantechnica: Charger Problem Solving in Oz 002640
You still have to plan well and use charger problem solving skills when undertaking a long trip in Australia due to incomplete charging networks, as we have previously written about here and here. Arthur and Laurel Hunt recently made a return trip from Yeppoon in Central Queensland to southern Tasmania in their three-year old Tesla… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Charger Problem Solving in Oz 002640
Clean Technica: Germany’s BEVs Up, PHEVs Down — Tesla Model Y 3× Rivals002639
Germany, Europe’s single largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.5% share of sales in February 2023, a drop from 24.9% year on year. Full electric share grew, but plugin hybrid share almost halved. Overall auto volume was 206,210 units, up by some 3% YoY, but still some 18% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.… Continue reading Clean Technica: Germany’s BEVs Up, PHEVs Down — Tesla Model Y 3× Rivals002639
Clean Technica: UK Plugins Drop Share YoY, Tesla Model Y Bestseller002638
The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.9% share of the auto market in February 2023, down from 25.6% year on year. Overall auto volume was 74,441 units, up some 26% YoY, though still down from the ~81.000 unit seasonal norm, pre-2020. The Tesla Model Y was the UK’s best selling full electric vehicle for… Continue reading Clean Technica: UK Plugins Drop Share YoY, Tesla Model Y Bestseller002638