When it comes to irresponsible use of systems like Autopilot, FSD Beta, Super Cruise, or Blue Cruise, there tends to be a lot of controversy. This is particularly true when a Tesla is involved, because people who are emotionally and/or financially invested in Tesla tend to defend the company to irrational lengths. But, there’s no… Continue reading Clean Technica: You (Yes, YOU!) Can Fall Asleep While Using ADAS (& Not Know It)002299
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Clean Technica: France’s BEVs Grow By A Third YoY, Renault Megane Unassailable002298
September 2022 saw plugin electric vehicles take 24.2% share of the French auto market, up from 21.5% year on year. Full electrics grew share (and volume), but plugin hybrids fell, a pattern now common across Europe. Overall auto volume was 141,137 units, 5.5% more than last September, but well down from 2019’s almost 180,000 units.… Continue reading Clean Technica: France’s BEVs Grow By A Third YoY, Renault Megane Unassailable002298
Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Beats Ford & Toyota Best Sellers In New Zealand 002297
New Zealand’s aggressive bonus malus approach has enabled a fully electric vehicle (BEV), the Tesla Model Y, to become the top selling car in September. The Tesla Model Y beat Ford and Toyota’s top models! One thousand five hundred and two (1502) Tesla Model Y were registered, compared with 1043 Ford Rangers and 989 Toyota… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Beats Ford & Toyota Best Sellers In New Zealand 002297
Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Is Best Selling SUV In Australia!002296
“[T]here is a clear market trend towards zero emission technology,” Tony Weber, chief executive of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, says. This is a significant admission from the FCAI, which has long downplayed electric vehicles due to the dominance of Toyota in the group. Top models from Ford and Toyota beat Tesla for now,… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Is Best Selling SUV In Australia!002296
Clean Tecnica: Sexy/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: Decarbonizing Marine Transportation Has Hype & Dogs As Well 002295
Marine shipping is usually categorized in the hard-to-decarbonize segment of transportation. But that’s not really true. The actual requirements for burnable fuel replacement are a lot lower than most realize or accept, and there are many solutions in the space. And, of course, there’s a lot of boring stuff that just works. This is the… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Sexy/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: Decarbonizing Marine Transportation Has Hype & Dogs As Well 002295
Cleantechnica: UK EV Share Grows, Tesla Model Y Overall Runner Up 002294
Plugin electric vehicles took 22.4% share of the UK auto market in September, up from 21.6% year-on-year. Full electrics grew share, while plugin hybrids declined. Overall auto volumes were 225,269 units, up 4.6% from a year ago, but down 34.4% from September 2019. The Tesla Model Y was the best selling all electric. September’s combined… Continue reading Cleantechnica: UK EV Share Grows, Tesla Model Y Overall Runner Up 002294
Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Is Best Selling Automobile In Switzerland In 2022, Tesla Model 3 is 3rd Best 002293
The best selling automobile in Switzerland is now the Tesla Model Y. That’s not just electric cars, and it’s not just one month — it’s for the first 9 months of 2022. Furthermore, the Model Y’s older but somewhat smaller sibling, the Model 3, is the third best selling automobile in the Playground of Europe.… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Is Best Selling Automobile In Switzerland In 2022, Tesla Model 3 is 3rd Best 002293
Clean Technica: Tesla’s Targeting Huge Sales Push in Germany With Giga Berlin002292
With Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin now producing electric vehicles within Germany, the automaker is looking to significantly increase sales. While it’s currently producing and selling far fewer units than legacy automakers in the country, Tesla is hoping that will change in the months to come. Tesla is aiming for a substantial sales push in Germany through… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla’s Targeting Huge Sales Push in Germany With Giga Berlin002292
Clean Technica: Sex/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: Ground Transport Has Silly Nonsense & Boring Reality002291
All of us, most of the time, wander around on the surface of the Earth. A small percentage travel across rivers, lakes and oceans in boats of various kinds regularly. A smaller percentage than that get above the ground into the skies. And, of course, the tiniest rounding error on a gnat’s hairy thorax get… Continue reading Clean Technica: Sex/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: Ground Transport Has Silly Nonsense & Boring Reality002291
Clean Tecnica: Sexy/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: There Are Mutts & Magnificent Beasts In Energy 002290
What’s a day without a provocative quadrant chart that makes many people howl with outrage (or at least mutter at their screen)? Well, not this day. Over on LinkedIn, Peter Clarkson of Woodside Energy in Australia triggered me with the idea of a way to categorize various decarbonization solutions, a standard quadrant chart with sexy/unsexy… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Sexy/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: There Are Mutts & Magnificent Beasts In Energy 002290