A 2015 Tesla Model S 70D with over 470,000 miles has received a battery upgrade — a “new” 100 kWh battery. The “new” battery was actually a used one in good condition. The fact that a Tesla Model S can be driven 470,000 miles and still be functional is news on its own. Some online… Continue reading Clean Technica: A Tesla With 470,000 Miles Gets A Battery Upgrade004075
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Clean Technica: Tesla Robotaxi Pilot, Big Tesla Sales Drop in Europe, BYD Growth & Profits — 15 Top Cleantech Stories of the Week004073
It’s officially summertime now, and there’s always less news in the summer, but the cleantech news never truly pauses globally, so we still have a number of big stories to share from the past week. 1. Tesla’s tiny robotaxi pilot started in Austin, Texas. Tesla fans/shareholders are super enthusiastic about it and seem to think… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Robotaxi Pilot, Big Tesla Sales Drop in Europe, BYD Growth & Profits — 15 Top Cleantech Stories of the Week004073
Clean Technica: Is Waymo Worth Way More Than $45 Billion In Midst Of Tesla Robotaxi Launch?004072
The Wall Street Journal published an article today bringing up the question in the title. Now that Tesla has launched a kind of robotaxi trial in Austin, Texas, with a small number of cars and it’s clearly not perfect, one could ask if Waymo is being massively undervalued compared to Tesla. “Waymo was last valued… Continue reading Clean Technica: Is Waymo Worth Way More Than $45 Billion In Midst Of Tesla Robotaxi Launch?004072
Clean Technica: How Long Can Tesla Robotaxis Drive Around Breaking The Law?004071
Last Updated on: 24th June 2025, 01:40 pm Tesla’s robotaxi trial in Austin, Texas, was live for less than 24 hours before one of Tesla’s AI-driven cars broke the law. Like, seriously broke the law — I’m not talking about going less than 10 mph over the speed limit. Steve Hanley wrote about it yesterday,… Continue reading Clean Technica: How Long Can Tesla Robotaxis Drive Around Breaking The Law?004071
Clean Technica: Tesla Robotaxi Launch In Austin — The Sound Of One Hand Clapping004070
Last Updated on: 23rd June 2025, 06:39 pm One of my colleagues here at CleanTechnica insists the Tesla robotaxi plan is little more than a pump & dump stock manipulation ploy. If that is so, it is working wonderfully well. Tesla shares were up 11 percent in early trading on Monday, June 23, and closed… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Robotaxi Launch In Austin — The Sound Of One Hand Clapping004070
Clean Technica: Musk To Sell Tesla Semi Electric Truck In Europe And Re-Write All Of Human Knowledge004069
Oh, Lordy. You can’t make this stuff up. For reasons best known only to himself, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sent his company’s brand reputation spinning down the drain, just in time to poison the much-delayed full-volume production of the much-hyped Tesla Semi class 8 electric truck — which Musk now plans to sell in… Continue reading Clean Technica: Musk To Sell Tesla Semi Electric Truck In Europe And Re-Write All Of Human Knowledge004069
Clean Technica: As Tesla Hibernates, Other Electric Trucks Grow Globally (Part 1)004068
Last Updated on: 19th June 2025, 07:44 pm Where is Tesla’s Semi now? In 2017, it was the future. Every truck maker aspired to create its own sleek behemoth with self-driving capabilities, 500 miles hauling distance, and space warping acceleration. It promised to be the next chapter in long-haul freight. Since the 2017 concept truck… Continue reading Clean Technica: As Tesla Hibernates, Other Electric Trucks Grow Globally (Part 1)004068
Clean Technica: Sweden’s Largest Fund Dumps Tesla (TSLA) Shares & Blacklists Company004067
Last Updated on: 18th June 2025, 12:18 pm One of our readers has passed along some interesting news that we missed in the past week. I’ll let him summarize it since he did that well in an email to CleanTechnica. “The largest fund in Sweden, AP7, has sold all it’s shares in Tesla and blacklisted… Continue reading Clean Technica: Sweden’s Largest Fund Dumps Tesla (TSLA) Shares & Blacklists Company004067
Clean Technica: Tesla Phantom Braking & Pedestrian Safety Concerns Continue004066
Tesla says it will begin robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, within the next few days. Maybe so. The beginning of the robotaxi service has already been delayed once. When it does begin, it will use a small fleet of Tesla Model Ys equipped with what the company calls its Full Self Driving Unsupervised software. How… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Phantom Braking & Pedestrian Safety Concerns Continue004066
Clean Technica: Are Refreshed Models Enough To Stabilize The Tesla Brand?004065
Reviews of the refreshed models in the Tesla catalog are flooding media channels. The Models S, X, and Y have a 2025 refresh, following the Model 3 relaunch last year. It’s nice to hear a bit of good news about Tesla, as many stories continue to swirl about the company’s CEO Elon Musk and his… Continue reading Clean Technica: Are Refreshed Models Enough To Stabilize The Tesla Brand?004065