Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. As expected, EV sales in the US are down this quarter. Sales surged in the 3rd quarter before the $7,500 US EV tax credit expired, and they have subsequently dropped — or collapsed off a cliff — in the 4th quarter. Reuters has apparently received… Continue reading Clean Technica: US Tesla Sales Drop 23% in November Year Over Year004286
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Clean Technica: Tesla To Reach Huge Robotaxi Milestone Just In Time, Elon Musk Says004285
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A few times in the past few months, Elon Musk has said that Tesla would remove its human safety monitors in some robotaxis by the end of this year. This is the biggie. Or one of the biggies. It’s one thing to have ~30 robotaxis… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla To Reach Huge Robotaxi Milestone Just In Time, Elon Musk Says004285
Clean Technica: BMW Drivers Now Have Access to Tesla Superchargers, 15th Auto Brand to Gain Access004284
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BMW electric vehicle drivers are the latest to gain access to certain Tesla Superchargers in the US (through the North American Charging Standard, or NACS). That makes it the 15th auto brand to get access, either through NACS adapters or a built-in NACS charging port.… Continue reading Clean Technica: BMW Drivers Now Have Access to Tesla Superchargers, 15th Auto Brand to Gain Access004284
Clean Technica: Tesla’s Long-Term Sales Decline in Europe — Can Cheaper Models & “Full Self Driving” Turn Things Around?004283
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I was going to explore some European EV sales trends this week and ran across the following chart, which shows the 8 leading auto brands’ quarterly market share of the BEV market in 13 European countries (combined): There are three things that jumped out to… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla’s Long-Term Sales Decline in Europe — Can Cheaper Models & “Full Self Driving” Turn Things Around?004283
Clean Technica: Are Tesla Sales Really Popping in China?004282
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. First of all, I want to note that whether Tesla sales are booming in China or not is sort of irrelevant to Tesla’s/Elon Musk’s vision for the company and how it is supposed to succeed now. Musk has all but given up on serious growth… Continue reading Clean Technica: Are Tesla Sales Really Popping in China?004282
Clean Technica: Tesla Allows Texting While Using FSD In Certain Situations … But Not Taking On Liability004281
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Last month during Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting, Elon Musk noted that Tesla would soon allow texting while using FSD (“Full Self Driving”). That was potentially going to be a huge step forward. Was Tesla about to let human drivers completely stop supervising the car in… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Allows Texting While Using FSD In Certain Situations … But Not Taking On Liability004281
Clean Technica: Tesla Sales Drop 19% in UK, while BYD Sales More Than Triple004280
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Tesla sales have dropped in some markets this year, dropped even more in other markets, and risen in a few. At times, the UK has been one of Tesla’s bright spots. However, the trend lately has been downward again, and the company had a very… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Sales Drop 19% in UK, while BYD Sales More Than Triple004280
Clean Technica: The One Big Decision Tesla Has To Make On “Full Self Driving”004279
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. According to some friends who have the latest “Full Self Driving” (FSD) hardware and V14.2 of the software, the self-driving capabilities are really, really good now. One of those friends has driven more than 1,000 miles without an intervention (something Tesla now shows you on… Continue reading Clean Technica: The One Big Decision Tesla Has To Make On “Full Self Driving”004279
Clean Technica: How Many Robotaxis Are Crashing? Digging Into Some Data004278
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. It’s funny how things line up in the fabric of time at times. A few days ago, I wrote an article about Tesla having perhaps 29 supervised robotaxis in operation in Austin, Texas. It’s not clear what the exact number is, and it’s not clear… Continue reading Clean Technica: How Many Robotaxis Are Crashing? Digging Into Some Data004278
Clean Technica: “Big Short” Investor Michael Burry Says Tesla “Ridiculously Overvalued”004277
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. As I’ve written countless times before, Tesla is in or approaching an extreme inflection point again. If the company is able to flip the switch on truly driverless “Full Self Driving” that lets people text, watch movies, work, or sleep while the car drives itself… Continue reading Clean Technica: “Big Short” Investor Michael Burry Says Tesla “Ridiculously Overvalued”004277