About 22% of light-duty vehicles sold in the first quarter of the year in the United States were hybrid, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid vehicles, up from about 18% in the first quarter of 2024. Among those categories, hybrid electric vehicles have continued to gain market share while battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles… Continue reading Clean Technica: US Hybrid Vehicle Sales Continue to Rise as Electric & Plug-in Vehicle Shares Remain Flat — GRAPHS004044
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Clean Technica: Tesla Status Dropping in China as BYD Rises & Xiaomi Soars004043
Last Updated on: 30th May 2025, 11:05 pm One of the prime ways Tesla has been able to grow its sales so much over the last decade is through it’s extreme popularity in China. Knowing some Chinese people and a little bit about the culture, my understanding is that Chinese consumers are very brand oriented… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Status Dropping in China as BYD Rises & Xiaomi Soars004043
Clean Technica: Should We Be Afraid Of Driverless Vehicles On Our Roads?004042
Tesla Model Y SUVs are about to be at the core of a technological shift. On June 12, they’ll be the company’s first driverless vehicles to launch in Texas. Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed on his social media site, X, that for “the past several days, Tesla has been testing self-driving Model Y cars (no… Continue reading Clean Technica: Should We Be Afraid Of Driverless Vehicles On Our Roads?004042
Clean Technica: 2025 Rivian R1S Tri-Motor Max Pack Review — CleanTechnica Tested004041
Rivian emerged out of stealth with a mission to bring adventure to the world of electric vehicles in the form of a full sized electric truck and one of the very few 7-seater fully electric SUVs on the market. They designed both with premium materials that were at the same time rugged and ready to… Continue reading Clean Technica: 2025 Rivian R1S Tri-Motor Max Pack Review — CleanTechnica Tested004041
Clean Technica: The A2Z NACS To CCS & CCS To NACS Adapters — CleanTechnica Tested004040
Last Updated on: 29th May 2025, 06:59 pm Thankfully, North America has converged on a single fast charging standard for EVs — the North American Charging Standard, or NACS for short. With most manufacturers agreeing to use this standard in their vehicles natively in the coming years, we can look forward to a world when… Continue reading Clean Technica: The A2Z NACS To CCS & CCS To NACS Adapters — CleanTechnica Tested004040
Clean Technica: Despite Everything, Tesla Still Dominates EV Sales in California004039
Tesla may have moved its headquarters from California to Texas, Elon Musk may have done all kinds of things that go against what most Californians support, there may be strongly improving competition in the EV market, and Tesla sales may be declining in the Golden State, but Tesla still dominates the California EV market. In… Continue reading Clean Technica: Despite Everything, Tesla Still Dominates EV Sales in California004039
Clean Technica: BYD to Enter the Last Frontier for Electrification in Latin America: Argentina!004038
It’s finally happening. After years of watching Argentina’s EV market linger, staying at or below 0.1% market share, the tides seem to be turning. BYD seems unstoppable lately and it seems it will enter head-on one of the least electrified markets in the world and the perennial laggard in Latin America. And it has high… Continue reading Clean Technica: BYD to Enter the Last Frontier for Electrification in Latin America: Argentina!004038
Clean Technica: Electric Vehicles Top 5 Vehicle Classes in California — CHARTS004037
Last Updated on: 24th May 2025, 03:30 am Electric vehicles account for more than 20% — more than one out of five — auto sales in California. The Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3 dominate the market and are the first and third best selling cars in the state. However, several other electric models… Continue reading Clean Technica: Electric Vehicles Top 5 Vehicle Classes in California — CHARTS004037
Clean Technica: Tesla Model Y & Model 3 Still 1st & 3rd Best Selling Cars in California004036
Despite a horrendous year-over-year sales decline globally in the first quarter, including in California, Tesla’s two mass-market models topped the automobile sales charts in California in the 1st quarter. Well, instead of taking first and second place, as they had previously, they took first and third. Close enough. The Tesla Model Y was the best… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Model Y & Model 3 Still 1st & 3rd Best Selling Cars in California004036
Clean Technica: Signs Tesla Does Indeed Have Demand Challenges004035
Last Updated on: 23rd May 2025, 03:37 pm Elon Musk said this week that there are no consumer demand concerns at Tesla*. However, he also said last year that they’d have sales growth in 2024, and it ended up they had a sales decline. He also said that Tesla would grow 50% a year on… Continue reading Clean Technica: Signs Tesla Does Indeed Have Demand Challenges004035