Tesla has navigated the global automotive chip shortage better than most. It also pioneered using a unified computer architecture. How are those things related? What are the broader lessons here? Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris Of all the innovations Tesla has brought to the auto industry, not the least significant is the unified computer architecture… Continue reading Clean Technica: Does Tesla’s Centralized Computer Architecture Require Fewer Chips?001596
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Cleantechnica: 15% Of Auto Sales In Europe Were Fully Electric Vehicles In November 001595
Despite smaller growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still in the fast lane. More than 221,000 plugin vehicles were registered in November — which is +33% year over year (YoY). This performance is even more impressive when we consider that the overall auto market continued to fall off a cliff — down… Continue reading Cleantechnica: 15% Of Auto Sales In Europe Were Fully Electric Vehicles In November 001595
Clean Technica: Sales of Tesla Owners Club of Australia’s Red Musk-Flavoured Vodka Have Taken Off001590
Initially designed as a novel fundraiser for the Chuffed “Close the Gap” campaign, it seems to be taking on a life of its own. Over 500 bottles have been sold in the first week, and Mark Tipping (who initiated the idea) tells me they now have an overseas order for 2500 bottles. The Tesla Owners… Continue reading Clean Technica: Sales of Tesla Owners Club of Australia’s Red Musk-Flavoured Vodka Have Taken Off001590
Clean Technica: 2021–2022 Tesla Model Y Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award After Dropping Radar001580
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the 2021–22 Tesla Model Y its top award, Top Safety Pick+, because it meets all the criteria for the “plus” designation. The IIHS noted that for a vehicle to qualify for either of its two awards, it must have earned good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations.… Continue reading Clean Technica: 2021–2022 Tesla Model Y Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award After Dropping Radar001580
Clean Technica: Gotion Signs 200 GWh LFP Battery Deal With Major Publicly Traded US Automaker001579
Gotion High-Tech, based in Shenzhen, China, announced this week it has signed a supply and localization agreement with a major publicly traded US auto company to supply the latter with 200 GWh of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries between 2023 and 2028. Gotion is currently the fourth largest battery manufacturer in China, according to the China Automotive Battery… Continue reading Clean Technica: Gotion Signs 200 GWh LFP Battery Deal With Major Publicly Traded US Automaker001579
Clean Technica: Washington Post Piece On Tesla FSD Beta Is Superb, Responses Not So Much001578
Over the past decade of covering the electric vehicle industry, it’s unfortunately not hyperbole that I almost never see an electric vehicle (EV) story in a large mainstream media outlet that isn’t rife with problems. All kinds of errors and bias are abundant in such pieces. Frankly, CleanTechnica has been so successful in large part… Continue reading Clean Technica: Washington Post Piece On Tesla FSD Beta Is Superb, Responses Not So Much001578
Clean Technica: Hertz Begins Installing EV Chargers For Its First Tesla Model 3 Rentals001574
Hertz has started installing EV chargers for some of its first Tesla Model 3 rentals, Drive Tesla Canada reports. Hertz is preparing for the rise in customers choosing an EV over an ICE vehicle and is installing EV chargers at some of their rental lots. One such lot is at the Fort Myers International Airport… Continue reading Clean Technica: Hertz Begins Installing EV Chargers For Its First Tesla Model 3 Rentals001574
Cleantechnica: Tesla Owner Saved By Glass Roof When Car Crushed With 2000 Pound Tree 001573
Sam Fursey shared his story on YouTube this week about how the glass roof of his Tesla Model 3 saved his life. In a typical scenario, when a tree weighing 2,000 pounds crushes your car, you will most likely be severely injured or even killed. The fact that the glass on Sam’s Tesla Model 3… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Owner Saved By Glass Roof When Car Crushed With 2000 Pound Tree 001573
Clean Technica: Top Rated 2021 EV Is Tesla Model 3, Edmunds Writes001572
A few days ago, Edmunds announced that the 2021 Tesla Model 3 was its Top Rated EV of the year and pointed out that Tesla should be given the credit for leading despite the influx of new EVs from other automakers coming to the market. The Tesla Model 3 sedan has held Edmunds‘ Top Rated… Continue reading Clean Technica: Top Rated 2021 EV Is Tesla Model 3, Edmunds Writes001572
Clean Technica: Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory To Be $10 Billion Investment, Says Musk001571
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that the company’s new all-electric vehicle factory in Texas will require an investment of more than $10 billion over time. The Austin gigafactory (Tesla Giga Texas), located close to the airport, is a central element of planned company development. The newly announced cost estimate is consistent with the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory To Be $10 Billion Investment, Says Musk001571