Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Despite covering Tesla closely for almost a decade and a half, some stories sneak through. I thought Tesla had “gotten away with it” up until now in regards to very misleading marketing and claims around Tesla “Full Self Driving” and it surprised me that there… Continue reading Clean Technica: What’s the Status of Class Action Lawsuit on Tesla Full Self Driving?004327
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Clean Technica: Does Tesla Need Another Year of Self-Driving Training? New Elon Musk Prediction After HUGE Prediction Miss004326
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Elon Musk made a statement last week that was really hard to understand, because it was seemingly way outside of his normal statements on self-driving capability and Tesla robotaxis. I still don’t really know what to make of it, but let’s dive in. And then… Continue reading Clean Technica: Does Tesla Need Another Year of Self-Driving Training? New Elon Musk Prediction After HUGE Prediction Miss004326
Clean Technica: Ah, THIS Is Why Tesla “Full Self Driving” Sales End On February 14004325
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Yesterday, I wrote about Tesla’s decision to stop selling “Full Self Driving” after February 14. One of the main questions was, “Why February 14?” Well, one of our readers pointed out the now-obvious reason to us now. Mark Spohr writes: “How about: February 14 is… Continue reading Clean Technica: Ah, THIS Is Why Tesla “Full Self Driving” Sales End On February 14004325
Clean Technica: How Does Tesla FSDS Compare with Commercial Airliner Autopilot?004324
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Tesla FSDS (Full Self Driving Supervised) is all over the media and Facebook in Australia. I was privileged to be part of a conversation about the similarities between FSDS and commercial flying on both Facebook and then continued by email. It is surprising that FSDS… Continue reading Clean Technica: How Does Tesla FSDS Compare with Commercial Airliner Autopilot?004324
Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Not For Sale After February 14004323
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. One of our former writers shared the news with us today that Tesla will no longer sell “Full Self Driving” with its cars after Valentine’s Day, February 14. However, it will still be offered as a subscription option. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made the announcement… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Not For Sale After February 14004323
Clean Technica: Competitors Pull Ahead on Tesla’s Technology Tangents at CES004322
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Walking the floor of CES, it is easy to become distracted. Although there was a lot of clean technology, there were also a lot of other cool technologies that were not very relevant. Even though I was on my feet from before the exhibit doors… Continue reading Clean Technica: Competitors Pull Ahead on Tesla’s Technology Tangents at CES004322
Clean Technica: Ford, Waymo, Tesla — Where Is Self-Driving Going in 2026?004321
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. One of the big automotive stories out of CES 2026 from the last week was Ford making an announcement about eyes-free driving coming to its models — affordable EVs even — in 2028. There are layers to this, though. Ford’s L3 Eyes-Off Driving Plans —… Continue reading Clean Technica: Ford, Waymo, Tesla — Where Is Self-Driving Going in 2026?004321
Clean Technica: Tesla’s Germany Sales Down 72% From Their Peak!004320
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. After writing about Tesla’s 10% drop in sales in the UK despite the UK EV market rising 24%, and BYD passing up Tesla in the UK in annual sales last year, a reader pointed out some extra jaw-dropping stats. The reader, “manes,” posted the numbers… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla’s Germany Sales Down 72% From Their Peak!004320
Clean Technica: Tesla’s Dramatic Fall In The UK In 2025, And BYD’s Rise!004319
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I had seen stories about Elon Musk’s political interference in the UK turning people off to buying Teslas, but I had also seen Tesla fans highlighting Tesla growth in the UK in some months. So, even in the midst of severely dropping Tesla sales in… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla’s Dramatic Fall In The UK In 2025, And BYD’s Rise!004319
Clean Technica: Global EV Sales Leaders — Top Selling Brands & OEMs004318
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. After publishing our report on the top selling EV models in the world in November, here’s the complementary report on the auto brands and groups leading EV sales around the world. Chinese records edition In November, BYD remained at the helm, but sales were again… Continue reading Clean Technica: Global EV Sales Leaders — Top Selling Brands & OEMs004318