Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Floor mats are a funny thing. If they are too fluffy like the shag carpet in a 1970s split level house, they look swell but are impossible to keep clean. If they are tough and durable, they are easy to keep clean, but they make… Continue reading Clean Technica: 3Wliners Tesla Floor Mats — All The Protection For Your Car You Want004298
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Clean Technica: Did Trump & Musk Open Up A Huge, Important Lane For Rivian?004297
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. While discussing the big Ford EV news of the week with Larry and Steve yesterday, something came to the forefront of my mind regarding Rivian. Rivian has done a great job developing excellent, compelling, high-quality electric vehicles. However, it has been a bit slow compared… Continue reading Clean Technica: Did Trump & Musk Open Up A Huge, Important Lane For Rivian?004297
Clean Technica: Have A Tesla & Want Normal Buttons & Knobs?004296
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. How many times have you heard people complain that the Tesla touchscreen takes on too many tasks, that it would be better to have buttons and knobs for some things that you want to easily control while driving? Some Tesla owners are happy about the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Have A Tesla & Want Normal Buttons & Knobs?004296
Clean Technica: L3 Autonomous Driving Bonanza in China004295
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. There’s been a flurry of announcements this week about L3 autonomous driving in China. I’ll get to them in a moment, but let’s first explain what L3 autonomous driving is. L2 autonomous driving is the driver-assist technology most automakers are deploying that we’re quite familiar… Continue reading Clean Technica: L3 Autonomous Driving Bonanza in China004295
Clean Technica: California: Tesla Has Engaged In False Advertising, Has To Suspend Vehicle Production & Sales If Problem Not Fixed004294
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. After years of battle on this topic, a California judge has ruled that Tesla’s use of the terms “Autopilot” and “Full Self Driving” has effectively been false advertising. Judge Juliet Cox’s proposal was that Tesla’s license to manufacture and sell vehicles in California be suspended… Continue reading Clean Technica: California: Tesla Has Engaged In False Advertising, Has To Suspend Vehicle Production & Sales If Problem Not Fixed004294
Clean Technica: Issues Under The Surface With Tesla FSD vs. Waymo Driver004293
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Following my latest article on the long-running Waymo vs. Tesla FSD debate, a few readers tore into me (and Tesla) a little bit. One comment jumped out at me as a really important and interesting point, and then another did, and then another. So, I’m… Continue reading Clean Technica: Issues Under The Surface With Tesla FSD vs. Waymo Driver004293
Clean Technica: Tesla vs. Waymo Continued, & Elon Musk’s Big 2025 Robotaxi Rollout Miss004292
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I recently wrote about the latest updates to the long-running Tesla vs. Waymo battle. However, I missed some things! Plus, I completely forgot about a pretty wild claim Elon Musk made earlier in the year and therefore missed adding an update on that as part… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla vs. Waymo Continued, & Elon Musk’s Big 2025 Robotaxi Rollout Miss004292
Clean Technica: Op-Ed: How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV & Saved Nissan004291
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. While Tesla and BYD (not in that order) dominate EV headlines globally, Japan’s EV sales success for three consecutive years is a tiny 11-foot-long kei car that costs roughly $14,000 after subsidies and offers just 112 miles of range. The Nissan Sakura has become more… Continue reading Clean Technica: Op-Ed: How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV & Saved Nissan004291
Clean Technica: Digging Deeper Into EV Market Changes In Europe 2017–2025004290
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I had some fun digging into EV sales data and charts from EU-EVs.com recently. But one of our readers did me one better. In response to one of those articles, Steve Jenkins responded with the following comment: I thought I would do an annual comparison… Continue reading Clean Technica: Digging Deeper Into EV Market Changes In Europe 2017–2025004290
Clean Technica: Two Driverless Teslas Testing In Austin Caught On Camera004289
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A few days ago, I reported on Elon Musk’s statement that driverless Tesla robotaxis without human safety monitors would be on the road in Austin, Texas, within a few weeks — just before the end of 2025. Well, earlier today, two such vehicles were spotted… Continue reading Clean Technica: Two Driverless Teslas Testing In Austin Caught On Camera004289