Critics of Tesla have long warned that investors should brace themselves for competition from other EV makers, and GM is a case in point. GM has just dialed its EV battery supply chain up to 11, and the company is also building on its decades-long experience with fuel cells to dip into the green hydrogen… Continue reading Clean Technica: GM Sprints Past Tesla With Big EV Battery Plans & Green H2, Too002453
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Cleantechnica: Tesla Holiday Software Update 2022.44.25.1002452
Tesla usually releases a rather hefty update around the holidays, and this year’s update is already garnering some positive reviews from the few who have it so far. With a handful of new features ranging from useful to pure fun, Tesla’s 2022 holiday update is now deploying to hundreds of customers by the day. Tesla Showroom JRR |… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Holiday Software Update 2022.44.25.1002452
Clean Technica: Tesla Sold Over 100,000 Shanghai-Built Vehicles In November002450
The Chinese auto market slumped in November, with an overall drop in sales across the market. Although, Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai posted record numbers during the same month. Some say the news shows Tesla’s electric vehicle dominance in what is the world’s largest auto market, while others are pointing to the automaker’s plans to cut some… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Sold Over 100,000 Shanghai-Built Vehicles In November002450
Clean Technica: Tesla’s Fast Charging Tech Is Clearly Better, But …002449
Tesla’s fast charging tech is second to none. It’s Superchargers are relatively small, fast, powerful, and easy to use. Furthermore, they are unmatched in reliability. As Tesla explains it, the Tesla charging connector “has no moving parts, is half the size, and twice as powerful as Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors.” What’s not to love?… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla’s Fast Charging Tech Is Clearly Better, But …002449
Cleantechnica: Tesla Model 3 To Get Simplified Refresh Design 002448
Unlike most automakers, Tesla relies heavily on over-the-air software updates in place of releasing a yearly design update, simply changing mechanical parts when new methods are created. Occasionally, however, Tesla does refresh its vehicles’ designs, and new reports show that the Model 3 is due to receive a facelift. Tesla Model 3 units parked in a row.… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Model 3 To Get Simplified Refresh Design 002448
Clean Technica: Tesla Brand Dropping As Elon Tilts At Woke Windmills. Who Would’ve Guessed It?002447
Some recent research has shown what we all knew — Elon Musk’s escapades into wildly-incorrect-conspiracy-theory land and his seemingly full-time effort to try to save Twitter in order to “save” humanity (or something like that) have not been working wonders on Tesla’s brand. In fact — shocker — pushing numerous debunked (and sometimes just obviously… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Brand Dropping As Elon Tilts At Woke Windmills. Who Would’ve Guessed It?002447
Clean Technica: Tesla & BYD Record Orders In Thailand Show That Emerging Markets Are Starved Of EVs002446
Complete our 2022 CleanTechnica reader survey for a chance to win an electric bike. Who said there was no demand for EVs? EV sales keep breaking records in Europe, China, and other places. For example, Norway’s EV market share for new vehicle sales is now consistently well over 80% every single month. In China, the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla & BYD Record Orders In Thailand Show That Emerging Markets Are Starved Of EVs002446
Clean Technica: 40 Tesla Megapacks Replace 70-Year-Old Generating Station In Belgium002445
Complete our 2022 CleanTechnica reader survey for a chance to win an electric bike. The Tesla Megapack is bringing changes to the utility grid in the Belgian city of Lessines, which has depended on a gas-fired turbine for its electricity for 70 years. The only official mention of the story by the company is on… Continue reading Clean Technica: 40 Tesla Megapacks Replace 70-Year-Old Generating Station In Belgium002445
Clean Tecnica: Watch: Tesla Semi 500-Mile Drive On One Charge 002444
Complete our 2022 CleanTechnica reader survey for a chance to win an electric bike. Tesla delivered the first-production Semi trucks to PepsiCo on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Just days before this delivery day — that came 5 years after the semi truck was first shown — the automaker tested the Tesla Semi for a 500-mile… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Watch: Tesla Semi 500-Mile Drive On One Charge 002444
Cleantechnica: Lectron Tesla-to-J1772 48-Amp Adapter Review 002443
Complete our 2022 CleanTechnica reader survey for a chance to win an electric bike. I used to own an EV that just wasn’t suitable for road trips. When we needed to go out of town, we’d almost always take our VW Jetta instead. The car was comfortable (at least in the front seats), had decent… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Lectron Tesla-to-J1772 48-Amp Adapter Review 002443