Cleantechnica: What Are The Fastest Electric Cars On The Market?002720

Electric vehicles have already started to post some pretty impressive speeds, even as the new technology has just begun to pique the public’s interest. Some of the fastest EVs on the market today come from Tesla, Lucid Motors, and traditional automakers like Audi and Mercedes, offering consumers a wider selection of quick, clean-energy vehicles than… Continue reading Cleantechnica: What Are The Fastest Electric Cars On The Market?002720

Cleantechnica: Tesla Q1 Financials Highlights and Lowlights 002719

My family used to say I had an obsession with Tesla and Elon. I bought a Model 3 as “investment research.” Not to mention it was safe, cool, and it seemed the good folks were making a difference for once. I have written many pieces supporting Elon and Tesla’s vision for a sustainable planet against… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Q1 Financials Highlights and Lowlights 002719

Clean Technica: Mexico To Triple EV Production In 2023002718

Giant amongst developing nations, Mexico stands currently as the seventh-largest automobile producer in the world (in number of units). It is the fifth-largest automobile exporter (in total value). The Mexican auto industry has grown sevenfold since the 1960s and doubled its output since the 1990s, when it was granted full access to the US market.… Continue reading Clean Technica: Mexico To Triple EV Production In 2023002718

Clean Technica: US Trucking Lobby Group Ignores Battery & EV Charging Improvements In Congress002717

Two pieces of news crossed my desk in the past couple of days, one a great piece of news about the current reality of batteries for transportation, and the other a bravura performance by Andrew Boyle, first vice chair of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) in front of Congress, where he spouted remarkably inaccurate things… Continue reading Clean Technica: US Trucking Lobby Group Ignores Battery & EV Charging Improvements In Congress002717

Clean Technica: From The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV To The Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV, There Will Soon Be EVs In Every Segment002716

The transition to electric mobility is well underway now, as can be seen from the progress made over the last 15 years. Battery-electric vehicle sales are regularly registering record market shares in several countries around the world. A lot has changed from the early days of the Tesla Roadster, and thereafter the Nissan Leaf and… Continue reading Clean Technica: From The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV To The Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV, There Will Soon Be EVs In Every Segment002716

Cleantechnica: Tesla Now 8th Best Selling Auto Brand In USA — US Auto Sales Up 9%, But Down 11% vs. 2019002715

It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker. Furthermore, I compare last quarter’s sales not just to the same quarter last year, but… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Now 8th Best Selling Auto Brand In USA — US Auto Sales Up 9%, But Down 11% vs. 2019002715

Cleantechnica: California Jury Exonerates Tesla In Autopilot Crash 002714

In July 6, 2019, Justine Hsu of Los Angeles was driving a 2016 Model S on city streets using Autopilot. She alleged in a lawsuit brought against Tesla in 2020 that the car suddenly swerved to the right and hit a curb, which caused the driver’s airbag to deploy “so violently it fractured Plaintiff’s jaw,… Continue reading Cleantechnica: California Jury Exonerates Tesla In Autopilot Crash 002714

Clean Technica: Tesla Just Passed 4 Million Cumulative Sales (Charts)002713

Tesla sales hit yet another quarterly record in the 1st quarter of 2023. That was overshadowed by the fact that Tesla cut prices several times and gross margins dropped, but Tesla’s phenomenal progress increasing vehicle production and sales quarter after quarter almost without a break is worthy of its own story. (Note that interactive versions of… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Just Passed 4 Million Cumulative Sales (Charts)002713

Cleantechnica: Why Did Tesla Stock Price Crash After Q1 Resort & Conference Call?002712

Tesla’s stock price dropped 9.75% yesterday, just following the release of Tesla’s Q1 report and conference call for shareholders. It’s down 11.4% across 5 days. There’s a lot of discussion about why Tesla’s stock is down so much, with at least half a dozen reasons being commonly put out there. Naturally, some explanations are more… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Why Did Tesla Stock Price Crash After Q1 Resort & Conference Call?002712

Cleantechnica: Tesla Passes Mercedes & Toyota As Most Valuable Auto Brand 002711

Electric vehicles are quickly becoming the center of attention in the auto industry, and while Tesla has been dominating deliveries and production of zero-tailpipe-emission vehicles in recent years, it’s also becoming more valuable as a brand. New research from one firm has named Tesla the world’s most valuable automotive brand, surpassing two key household names.… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Passes Mercedes & Toyota As Most Valuable Auto Brand 002711