The overall Australian auto market continues to be buoyant, with 109,425 light vehicles sold in May 2025. Of this number, 12% had plugs. A total of 10,065 battery electric cars (BEV) were sold (9.2% of the market) and 3,081 plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) were sold (2.8% of the market). In the first five months… Continue reading Clean Technica: Australia Achieves 12% Plugins in May004064
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Clean Technica: Tesla & Musk — Tied at the Hip, and the Mouth004063
Last Updated on: 14th June 2025, 04:16 pm The following is a long reader comment published this week in response to an article about Elon Musk’s political activities and expectations. It includes brilliant insights and deserves extra attention here as a standalone “letter to the editor.” Enjoy. By eveee Tesla leadership is not just about… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla & Musk — Tied at the Hip, and the Mouth004063
Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised V12.6.4 — Going on 6 Years with My Model 3004062
Fawn runs across the road. Three Lakes, Wisconsin. Photo by Fritz Hasler. I’ve been driving with Tesla’s Full Self Driving now for 3.5 years, probably going through 20 different versions. I use it obsessively on the busy roads and 12-lane Interstate in northern Utah. I use it driving cross country 1551 miles on mostly Interstate… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised V12.6.4 — Going on 6 Years with My Model 3004062
Clean Technica: EV Sales In China Continued Their Upward Climb In May004061
Things are happening in the new car market in China that those of us outside of China may not fully understand. At the end of May, BYD announced sweeping price cuts of up to 34 percent, a move that sent shockwaves through the domestic industry and sent stock valuations — including its own — tumbling.… Continue reading Clean Technica: EV Sales In China Continued Their Upward Climb In May004061
Clean Technica: Elon Musk’s Political Naivete, Part 376004060
Last week, I unloaded a little bit on Elon Musk’s political ignorance, which has stood out as he has gotten into a big fight with Donald Trump and other Republicans over the budget bill. I thought I’d leave it at that, but I’ve now run across a quote from Elon Musk that made me go… Continue reading Clean Technica: Elon Musk’s Political Naivete, Part 376004060
Clean Technica: Milan Kovac, Head Of Tesla Optimus Program, Departs004059
On Friday, June 6, 2025, Milan Kovac, the head of engineering for the Optimus humanoid team at Tesla, announced he was leaving to spend more time with his family. That’s the news. Let the speculation begin! Many observers initially suspected a rupture between Kovac and Musk caused by Elon’s increasingly intense political machinations. But he… Continue reading Clean Technica: Milan Kovac, Head Of Tesla Optimus Program, Departs004059
Clean Technica: Tesla Moves To Block City Of Austin From Releasing Robotaxi Information004058
Tesla is a publicly held company that wants to operate self-driving systems on public streets and highways. It also intends to begin a robotaxi service on public roads in Austin, Texas, on June 10. Even though the public is an unwitting (and often unwilling) participant in these experiments, Tesla is fighting fiercely to keep any… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Moves To Block City Of Austin From Releasing Robotaxi Information004058
Clean Technica: EVs Take 33.7% Share Of The UK – BYD Dolphin Surf Arrives!004057
May saw plugin EVs take 33.7% share of the UK auto market, up from 25.7% year-on-year. BEVs grew in volume by 26% YoY, while PHEVs grew 51%. Overall auto volume was fractionally up year-on-year, at 150,070 units. Volkswagen was the UK’s leading BEV brand in May. May’s sales totals saw combined plugin EVs take 33.7%… Continue reading Clean Technica: EVs Take 33.7% Share Of The UK – BYD Dolphin Surf Arrives!004057
Clean Technica: More Bad News For Tesla, EV Charging Edition (It’s Not All About New Jersey…)004056
The current occupant of the Oval Office kicked off the year by cancelling federal funds for public EV charging stations in the US, casting a pall of gloom over the environment for EV sales. The downward spiral of industry leader Tesla hasn’t helped matters much, including a fresh hit to the company’s Supercharger network in… Continue reading Clean Technica: More Bad News For Tesla, EV Charging Edition (It’s Not All About New Jersey…)004056
Clean Technica: On Tesla, Irrational Support, & Irrational Hate004055
Underneath my recent article “Hating on Tesla vs. Objective Realism,” unsurprisingly, there were several great responses. A couple of them were on the long side and quite well thought out and expressed, so I’m republishing them here. The first is from Larry Evans and the second is from Username Taycan. Thank you for the contributions.… Continue reading Clean Technica: On Tesla, Irrational Support, & Irrational Hate004055