Elon Musk spent much of last year selling off Tesla stock, though he remains the company’s largest individual stakeholder. However, despite a disdain for index funds and passive investing, some of those firms now make up a large portion of Tesla’s shares. Musk now owns fewer Tesla shares than the market’s three largest index funds… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Elon Musk vs. Index Funds: Who Owns More Tesla Stock?002673
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Cleantechnica: 100% Electric Vehicles Now Equal 16% Of New Car Sales In France 002672
The China-made Dacia Spring was last month’s best selling EV and the 8th best selling car overall in France. Plugins continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 30,119 units, divided between 19,683 BEVs (or 16% share of the overall auto market) and 10,436 PHEVs (8% share of the auto… Continue reading Cleantechnica: 100% Electric Vehicles Now Equal 16% Of New Car Sales In France 002672
Cleantechnica: Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety: How Much Of A Problem Is It? How To Deal With It 002671
Most people considering an electric vehicle are most worried about running out of charge and being stranded. Basically, they premature anxiety about what is called “range anxiety.” They are also worried about where they can charge on long trips, how long charging takes, and how much will it slow them down on those cross-country trips.… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety: How Much Of A Problem Is It? How To Deal With It 002671
Clean Technica: Tesla Pro Tip: Increase Speeds at Superchargers, Decrease Costs002670
When it comes to charging, many owners charge their Teslas at home. But when you’re out on a road trip or you simply need to stop at Superchargers, there’s a way you can increase the speed of your charging experience, ultimately cutting down your costs for timed-use billing systems. No matter where you charge your… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Pro Tip: Increase Speeds at Superchargers, Decrease Costs002670
Clean Technica: How Tesla Became Debt-Free In Just Two Decades002669
Tesla has become nearly debt-free in just two decades, a feat that’s unheard of in the auto industry’s more-than-century-old history. How the electric vehicle company was able to keep its debts low has created a new precedent for auto manufacturers, simultaneously putting pressure on some of the industry’s biggest names. A recent analysis from Guru… Continue reading Clean Technica: How Tesla Became Debt-Free In Just Two Decades002669
Cleantechnica: FEMA & EV Charging Providers Need To Talk About Post-Evacuation Bottlenecks 002668
One of the big “gotchas” the anti-EV crowd tries to throw at EVs is that they’d fail you in a hurricane evacuation. I’ve covered this before, repeatedly, but no matter how many times we bust the myths and garbage surrounding it, the lie just doesn’t go away. Like other right-wing memes in Florida, it’s even… Continue reading Cleantechnica: FEMA & EV Charging Providers Need To Talk About Post-Evacuation Bottlenecks 002668
Clean Technica: Tesla Extended Warranty for Model 3 & Model Y Now an Option!002667
It seems like most Americans are routinely hounded by annoying, scammy, spam phone calls telling you that you need to buy an extended warranty for your car. (Though, I haven’t been getting those for a while. Thanks, Biden?) I’m not sure why or how those became such common spam calls, but if you are indeed… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Extended Warranty for Model 3 & Model Y Now an Option!002667
Clean Technica: The Year of Change: Snippets from the EV Situation in Latin America002666
Long distances, oilfields, and low salaries abound south of the Rio Bravo. If you ask me, it’s mainly these three conditions that have marked Latin America as one of the laggards in the EV transition. Alas, all bad times should come to an end, and recent developments in the region start to show not a… Continue reading Clean Technica: The Year of Change: Snippets from the EV Situation in Latin America002666
Clean Tecnica: Lexus (Mostly) Fixes The Yoke With Steer-By-Wire 002665
When Tesla switched some of its cars’ steering wheels out for an airplane-style yoke, there was a lot of controversy. Some of it was exaggerated, and in response, some of the support for Tesla was also exaggerated. As usual, the truth lies somewhere between the two extremes. There is some legitimate reasons to be concerned… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Lexus (Mostly) Fixes The Yoke With Steer-By-Wire 002665
Clean Technica: The Battle for Germany’s EV Market, Part II — Tesla Model 3 Called for Duty002664
The overall German auto market had a positive month in February (+3% year over year), with BEVs being the highlight (+15% YoY). There were 32,475 BEV registrations last month, 16% of the overall market. That pulled the market up, quite different from diesel (-7%) and especially PHEVs (-45%!), the latter of which are now suffering… Continue reading Clean Technica: The Battle for Germany’s EV Market, Part II — Tesla Model 3 Called for Duty002664