If you’re a dedicated listener to our CleanTech Talk podcast channel, or at least our CleanTech Roundtalk (where Steve, Jo, and I ramble, argue, and laugh about various cleantech topics), then you may have already listened to all of these episodes. If not, below are a few recent conversations we had regarding a handful of… Continue reading Clean Technica: Conversations: Tesla #2 In California Auto Market, How Tesla Can Dominate The Future, & Dodge’s Fart Machine002228
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Clean Technica: UK Auto Market Struggling But Full Electrics Still Growing002227
The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.2% share of the auto market in August, up from 18.3% year on year. Full electrics saw a decent growth in share whilst plugin hybrids lost share, weighing on the combined plugin result. Overall auto volumes were at 68,858 units, a slight YoY improvement, though still 18.8% down… Continue reading Clean Technica: UK Auto Market Struggling But Full Electrics Still Growing002227
Cleantechnica: Tesla Order Backlog: ~457,000 Vehicles 002225
Anyone eager to buy a new Tesla knows the problem: it’s a loooooong time before you’ll get your car. A friend of a friend recently waited about a year for his Model X. Someone I know who ordered a Tesla Model Y sometime back has to wait until the spring for it. Like many, “Troy… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Order Backlog: ~457,000 Vehicles 002225
Clean Technica: 7 Best Cars & Trucks On The Market Starting Under $70,000 (USA)002224
I was going to write an article about the 10 best electric cars, trucks, and SUVs on the market, but then decided I’d limit it to cars, trucks, and SUVs below $70,000 to make it a bit more useful. Then I realized there were barely more than 10 full electric cars on the US market… Continue reading Clean Technica: 7 Best Cars & Trucks On The Market Starting Under $70,000 (USA)002224
Clean Technica: France’s Plug In EVs Back To Modest Growth, Renault Megane Favourite 002223
Europe’s second largest auto market, France, saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.0% share in August, up modestly from 19.8% year on year. Overall auto volumes for the month were 91,403 units, an improvement over 2021, but still almost 30% down on August 2019. The bestselling full electric was again the new Renault Megane. August’s combined… Continue reading Clean Technica: France’s Plug In EVs Back To Modest Growth, Renault Megane Favourite 002223
Cleantechnica: Electric Cars = 23% of New Zealand Auto Market, Tesla = 12%002222
New Zealand has gotten the electric car fever, and August showed that more than ever before. Last month, 23% of new auto sales were sales of fully electric cars. (Adding in hybrids would bring the total share of “green(er)” vehicles to 44%.) Interestingly, the electric vehicle market was dominated by two brands. Tesla and BYD… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Electric Cars = 23% of New Zealand Auto Market, Tesla = 12%002222
Cleantechnica: Norway’s Plugin EVs Still Falling, For Reasons 002221
Norway, the country furthest along in the electric vehicle transition, saw a second consecutive month of falling plugin electric vehicle share, at 86.1% from 87.7% a year ago. Like last month, full electrics did see annual growth in share, but this was outweighed by the greater falling share of plugin hybrids. Overall auto volumes also… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Norway’s Plugin EVs Still Falling, For Reasons 002221
Clean Technica: 3-Year Review of Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+)002220
We’ve had our Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+) for a little more than 3 years. It’s sitting at 28,698 miles, or about 9,500 miles a year. (True, we’re not road warriors. Part of the low mileage compared to the US average is that the car hardly moved during the covid lockdowns. Part of… Continue reading Clean Technica: 3-Year Review of Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+)002220
Cleantechnica: How Tesla Got the Jump on the Rest of the Auto Industry — Way Back in 2006002219
In the summer of 2006, a little-known startup named Tesla Motors jumpstarted the modern-day electric vehicle industry. At the time, most people equated electric vehicles with golf carts: slow, clunky, and with limited functionality. GM had just scrapped its pioneering EV1, as chronicled in Chris Paine’s 2006 documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?, and it… Continue reading Cleantechnica: How Tesla Got the Jump on the Rest of the Auto Industry — Way Back in 2006002219
Clean Technica: Six Days To Rivian Truck Raffle! Stunning Odds. Get The Keys THIS Friday! Only 700 Tickets Left.002218
Less than six days remain to win a brand-new Rivian electric truck or a luxury Tesla as part of a novel raffle for a good cause. With time running out, barely 700 tickets are still for sale for the top prize. The Rivian electric truck continues to be nearly impossible to find. Purchasers from coast… Continue reading Clean Technica: Six Days To Rivian Truck Raffle! Stunning Odds. Get The Keys THIS Friday! Only 700 Tickets Left.002218