With the doom and gloom continuing on the overall European car market, down 21% last month and the lowest April in over 30 years (excluding the Covid-hit April 2020), the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to be affected. It dropped 1% last month, with approximately 159,000 plugin vehicles registered in April. Plugin… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Stellantis Wins #1 & #2 in Europe — Plugin Vehicle Sales Report 002008
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Clean Technica: Will Rising Lithium Prices Put An End to Trend Toward LFP Battery Cells for EVs?002007
Here’s what the EV scene looked like a few years ago, pre-COVID: the legacy automakers were slow-walking the transition to EVs, producing just enough “compliance cars” to satisfy government regulators, doing nothing to market them, and insisting that customers didn’t want them. Of course, even then everyone knew this wasn’t true — Tesla had already… Continue reading Clean Technica: Will Rising Lithium Prices Put An End to Trend Toward LFP Battery Cells for EVs?002007
Cleantechnica: Musk: Self-Driving Cars Next Year 002006
Elon Musk was in Brazil recently for talks with its president, Jair Bolsonaro, to discuss using SpaceX technology to help bring internet to schools in rural areas of the country and to monitor Amazon rainforest deforestation, according to Drive Tesla Canada. There is no word on whether he encouraged the exalted leader of that country… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Musk: Self-Driving Cars Next Year 002006
Clean Tecnica: 6,000 Registrations for Funky Cat, 16 Kia e-Niro Ambulances, “Project Thunderball” — EV News Today 002005
The Funky Cat, Kia e-Niro ambulances, the all-electric “Project Thunderball” roadster, and the first ever, genuine, full-speed Electric MOKE — there’s lots of fun EV news to share today, beyond what we’ve written about ourselves. Scroll down to see even more. Electric Car News 6,000 registrations of interest for the Funky Cat, which will launch… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: 6,000 Registrations for Funky Cat, 16 Kia e-Niro Ambulances, “Project Thunderball” — EV News Today 002005
Clean Technica: Tesla FSD Training — The Rules-Based Automation That’s Needed002004
Europe is in many aspects just a little bit different from the USA. One of the things that is different is the traffic laws. They have become more harmonized across Europe in recent years, but still not identical. Crossing a border implies getting into a jurisdiction with a different set of rules. A simple example… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla FSD Training — The Rules-Based Automation That’s Needed002004
Clean Technica: SEC Wants To Prevent ESG Funds From Greenwashing Following Tesla’s Removal From The S&P 500 ESG Index002003
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to prevent ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) funds from greenwashing. The SEC published a fact sheet with amendments calling for funds to show proof of their claims and to disclose how they choose companies and vote at annual meetings. This news comes after Tesla was recently removed… Continue reading Clean Technica: SEC Wants To Prevent ESG Funds From Greenwashing Following Tesla’s Removal From The S&P 500 ESG Index002003
Cleantechnica: New Research Finds Tesla Drivers 50% Less Likely To Crash 002002
According to new research by Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), Tesla owners are 50% less likely to crash while driving their cars. The new research was presented by CMT, which is the world’s largest telematics service provider, at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Conference earlier this week. The new research included findings into driving risk… Continue reading Cleantechnica: New Research Finds Tesla Drivers 50% Less Likely To Crash 002002
Clean Technica: Should Investors “Buy the Dip” in Tesla, NIO, XPeng, & Other EV Stocks?002001
Wall Street has faced major selloffs over the past few weeks, causing a continued downturn in the market. While the auto industry simultaneously faces major disruptions with the onslaught of new electric vehicles, even EV giant Tesla has been susceptible to the bear market — though, low share prices usually present an opportunity for skilled… Continue reading Clean Technica: Should Investors “Buy the Dip” in Tesla, NIO, XPeng, & Other EV Stocks?002001
Cleantechnica: Tesla FSD Training — Garbage In, Garbage Out 002000
In recent weeks, there have been a number of articles about the lack of progress in Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD). Those stories have been from the Beta test drivers’ point of view. This article is from a system architect’s and system integrator’s point of view. Before the system architect can get to work, there is… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla FSD Training — Garbage In, Garbage Out 002000
Cleantechnica: Tesla Full Self Driving (Beta) Performance in Rural Northern Wisconsin 001998
I’ve been testing Tesla’s FSD Beta obsessively for 175 days in Utah and California metropolitan areas, and now in rural Northern Wisconsin and on the roads and Interstate highways in between. Note: I am still using FSD Beta V10.11.2, because the expected big software update V10.12 has not been offered to me yet. This is… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Full Self Driving (Beta) Performance in Rural Northern Wisconsin 001998