A few years ago, Tesla announced a plan to start building next-level Superchargers. These Superchargers would be huge (a lot of stalls), include lounges with snacks and restrooms, sometimes also feature special family & pet facilities, and maybe even sell merch. I was thrilled! This was really where Tesla Superchargers needed to go, in my… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Building Super Supercharger in Santa Monica (Solar, Lounge, 62 Stalls) — Let’s See More!000647
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Clean Technica: Volkswagen ID.4 & Tesla Model Y Highway Range Test — A Look Behind The Numbers000632
Car and Driver has a standard loop it has used to test how far electric cars can travel at 75 mph on the highway. Anyone who owns an electric car knows that the faster they go, the sooner the battery is drained. It’s mostly a function of aerodynamics — it takes energy to push a… Continue reading Clean Technica: Volkswagen ID.4 & Tesla Model Y Highway Range Test — A Look Behind The Numbers000632
Clean Technica: Volvo Does Its 1st OTA Update. Why So Late?000631
In today’s example of “better late than never,” Volvo is doing its first over-the-air (OTA) update. Tesla has been doing these for almost a decade, and other manufacturers have slowly been getting in on this in recent years. “The benefits of over-the-air updates are obvious,” said Henrik Green, Chief Technology Officer at Volvo Cars. “Yesterday,… Continue reading Clean Technica: Volvo Does Its 1st OTA Update. Why So Late?000631
Cleantechnica: Tesla Picked As “Victoria Big Battery” Supplier 000630
In 2017, Tesla upended the status quo in Australia’s energy market when it supplied a 100 MW/129 MWh battery storage facility in the state of South Australia. Since then, the so-called Hornsdale battery installation has performed flawlessly, exceeding all technical and financial expectation. Neoen, which operates the facility, claims it lowered grid related costs in… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Picked As “Victoria Big Battery” Supplier 000630
Cleantechnica: 2020 US Electric Vehicle Sales Report 000579
How did US electric vehicle sales go in 2020? We’ve published reports for Europe and China, but US electric vehicle sales have been left nearly untouched. The problems are: 1) there is no unified reporting agency for the country that reports out vehicle registrations, 2) there aren’t even state reports on this that we could… Continue reading Cleantechnica: 2020 US Electric Vehicle Sales Report 000579
Clean Technica: Global Plugin Vehicle Sales Up 43% In 2020, European Sales Up 137%000578
Plugin electric vehicles (fully electric vehicles as well as plugin hybrids) had a sales increase of 43% in 2020 compared to 2019 according to new data from EV Volumes. That meant a rise from 2.5% market share in 2019 to 4.2% share of the global light-duty vehicle market in 2020. In the first half of… Continue reading Clean Technica: Global Plugin Vehicle Sales Up 43% In 2020, European Sales Up 137%000578
Cleantechnica: Tesla Is Honoring Black History Month 000577
Black History Month here in America is really important, because it sheds light on the stories of many African Americans who have fought for justice — whether fighting slavery and for freedom, or fighting for voting rights and equal rights, or fighting for the right to just be seen as human. It’s terrible what African… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Is Honoring Black History Month 000577
Clean Technica: UFODrive Aims To Dominate The Globe With EV Rentals000575
UFODrive is a car rental service in Europe that only offers electric vehicles and has a unique story born from an idea on how to provide better service in an industry that is inundated with long wait times and confusing paperwork. I spoke with CEO Aidan McClean, who shared a bit about UFODrive with me… Continue reading Clean Technica: UFODrive Aims To Dominate The Globe With EV Rentals000575
Clean Technica: Someone Agrees With Me On Tesla Seats! Sandy Munro!000571
Tesla vehicles have many nice features, but I’ve long thought that one of the most underrated features is the seats. I think since the first time I drove a Tesla Model 3, I’ve thought they are the best seats on the market — excluding, perhaps, the Mercedes S-Class seats that can give you a back… Continue reading Clean Technica: Someone Agrees With Me On Tesla Seats! Sandy Munro!000571
Clean Technica: Race Of The Tesla Gigafactories: Giga Austin 24/7 With 3 Shifts May “Exceed Giga Berlin’s Speed”000315
Cars Published on November 14th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider November 14th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Tesla’s newest gigafactory, Giga Texas, is growing at a rapid speed, and construction workers are now operating 24/7 with three shifts. Tesla’s focus on getting Giga Texas built is so intense that Jeff Roberts, one of the drone operators… Continue reading Clean Technica: Race Of The Tesla Gigafactories: Giga Austin 24/7 With 3 Shifts May “Exceed Giga Berlin’s Speed”000315