Norway, the leading country in the electric transport transition, saw a rare annual drop in plugin electric vehicle share in July 2022, to 83.0% from 84.7% year on year. Full electrics grew share modestly (70.7%, from 64.1% YoY) by plugin hybrids lost share (12.3%, from 20.6%). The overall auto market was down 31% in volume… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Norway’s Plugin Market Share Drops, BEVs Still Growing 002150
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Clean Tecnica: World 1st: Tesla Batteries Providing Inertia Services At Scale 002148
Let’s start with the ABCs: what are inertia services on an electricity grid? Even before that, what is inertia in a grid setting? Most of us should remember “inertia” from our younger years in primary school. Inertia is an object’s natural inclination to just keep moving (if it weren’t for friction) or just keep sitting… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: World 1st: Tesla Batteries Providing Inertia Services At Scale 002148
Cleantechnica: Why Women Are Slow To Embrace EVs002147
In the US and China, women typically make up less than a third of new EV buyers. Automakers around the world are having a tough time getting women to embrace EVs. It’s hard to understand, as studies show that environmental issues and climate change are more important to women than men. What’s inhibiting women from… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Why Women Are Slow To Embrace EVs002147
Cleantechnica: Sweden’s Plugin EV Revolution Continues To March Forward 002146
July saw plugin electric vehicles take 50.1% market share in Sweden, up from 37.6% year on year. Overall auto market volume was 17,834 units, up 6% Yoy, though still some 25% down from pre-pandemic norms for July. The best selling full electric was the Volkswagen ID.4. July’s combined plugin share of 50.1% comprised 26.3% full… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Sweden’s Plugin EV Revolution Continues To March Forward 002146
Clean Technica: Record EV Sales Month Globally! 12% Share For BEVs!002145
Yep, the EV disruption many of us were dreaming of for years is finally happening, and the proof is that despite all the stuff happening right now — pandemic(s), war, inflation, material shortages, etc., etc. (imagine telling what happened in the past two years to our past selves of June 2020 — they would freak… Continue reading Clean Technica: Record EV Sales Month Globally! 12% Share For BEVs!002145
Clean Technica: Tesla Reveals Its Q2 Capital Expenditures & Expectations Moving Forward002144
Tesla has revealed that it focused intensely on its Gigafactories during the second quarter of 2022 — to the tune of about $1 billion in capital expenditures. The announcement came in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. Tesla intends to continue to accentuate its battery development, among other projects, to solidify its corporate plan… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Reveals Its Q2 Capital Expenditures & Expectations Moving Forward002144
Cleantechnica: Is The Tesla Model Y The World’s Best Selling Vehicle Right Now?002143
My answer is “maybe,” depending on how you measure sales and how last year’s leaders’ sales have increased or decreased. Since sales figures lag 3 to 6 months, we won’t know for sure until next year, but I’ll present the evidence I found and you can judge for yourself. The method I used is I… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Is The Tesla Model Y The World’s Best Selling Vehicle Right Now?002143
Clean Technica: Tesla Model Y & Model X Are 1st Electric Vehicles To Reach Mt. Everest Base Camp (Video)002141
Even 5 years back, no one would’ve imagined an electric vehicle reaching anywhere near the world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest (Mount Qomolangma in Chinese). But the ever-expanding network of Tesla Superchargers has made it possible. A Tesla Model X and a Tesla Model Y have reached the Mt. Everest Base Camp. The incredible journey was… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Model Y & Model X Are 1st Electric Vehicles To Reach Mt. Everest Base Camp (Video)002141
Clean Technica: Tesla Model 3 — “But Will It Get Me To Uluru?”002139
By David Waterworth and Adam & Tanya Philips It is a common joke amongst electric vehicle owners in Australia that some people won’t believe that an EV is worth buying unless it can get you to Uluru — the sacred heart of Australia (previously known as Ayers Rock). Well, one intrepid driver and his partner… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Model 3 — “But Will It Get Me To Uluru?”002139
Cleantechnica: The Tesla App — Informing Driving & Having Fun 002138
By David Waterworth, from conversations with Majella Waterworth I live in an unusual household. I don’t have a mobile phone (shock! gasp!). My wonderful wife has a mobile, and as we are rarely apart, we think that will suffice. However, the law of unintended consequences ensues. When we converted from dinosaurs to a Tesla 3… Continue reading Cleantechnica: The Tesla App — Informing Driving & Having Fun 002138