Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. In a recent roundup of Tesla “Full Self Driving” (FSD) news, I mentioned Elon Musk tweeting that the number of Tesla Robotaxis on the road in Austin would “roughly double” in December. First of all, it’s important to note these are not truly driverless robotaxis… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Appears to Have 29 Robotaxis in Operation in Austin004275
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Clean Technica: German Study Finds Tesla Model Y Has Worst Reliability of 2022–2023 Models … And Worse!004274
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Well, this is not good news. TÜV of Germany — or Technischer Überwachungsverein if you want to try your tongue at the full name — is a collection of independent German organizations that evaluate the safety and quality of a variety of products and systems.… Continue reading Clean Technica: German Study Finds Tesla Model Y Has Worst Reliability of 2022–2023 Models … And Worse!004274
Clean Technica: Tesla Business-Branded Superchargers Spotted in Florida004273
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A little while back, Tesla launched a Supercharger for businesses program. Basically, it’s white label Superchargers that you can slap your own branding on. That didn’t make much sense a few years ago. A business could buy Tesla Superchargers, but it didn’t make any sense… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Business-Branded Superchargers Spotted in Florida004273
Clean Technica: What Falling Sales? BEVs Jump 34% YoY in October in Europe!004272
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BEVs reach 21% market share! EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 346,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in October, 229,000 of them being BEVs. Overall, plugin vehicles were up 36% YoY. Expect December 2025 to establish a new record score, maybe even… Continue reading Clean Technica: What Falling Sales? BEVs Jump 34% YoY in October in Europe!004272
Clean Technica: Tesla Ramping Up Model Y Production In Germany004271
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Tesla reports that it is seeing strong demand for the Model Y produced in its German factory, such that the company has switched to two full shifts per day. Now, before we get deeper into the news, note that Tesla transitioned to three shifts at… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Ramping Up Model Y Production In Germany004271
Clean Technica: Humanoid Robots Labeled Next Big Bubble For Chinese Companies004270
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Elon Musk thinks he is the smartest person on Earth, and maybe he’s right. If the number of zeros in your bank balance are any measure of intelligence, his IQ may be well over 300! He was the first to bring electric cars to the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Humanoid Robots Labeled Next Big Bubble For Chinese Companies004270
Clean Technica: Largest Tesla Supercharger Hub Opens — Is Powered By Solar004268
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Tesla’s largest Supercharger hub has been officially launched and it runs on solar power with battery storage. The Lost Hills, California, charging hub has 164 V4 Supercharger stalls, which deliver over 300 kW of electricity each. The new hub is also mostly off-grid. As explained… Continue reading Clean Technica: Largest Tesla Supercharger Hub Opens — Is Powered By Solar004268
Clean Technica: Tesla “Full Self Driving” (FSD) — Licensing Strikeout, Patent Lawsuit004267
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A few different Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) stories have popped up this week. I figured I’d just quickly roll through a couple more of them in one article after covering the rather interesting story from the Netherlands. First of all, we’ve got Elon Musk… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla “Full Self Driving” (FSD) — Licensing Strikeout, Patent Lawsuit004267
Clean Technica: Tesla “Full Self Driving” Peer Pressure in the Netherlands004266
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. It has taken several years (nearly a decade) for Tesla to get from initial hype around “Full Self Driving” (FSD) and offering it as a consumer add-on when buying a Tesla vehicle to actually delivering a door-to-door supervised full self driving package. It is still… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla “Full Self Driving” Peer Pressure in the Netherlands004266
Clean Technica: Cyberfest & Furious 2025: Cybertrucks Humiliated Gas Cars, Drifted Like Maniacs, And Threw A Wild Light Show004265
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Screenshot from https://cyberfestfurious.com/ Here at CleanTechnica, I’ve been chasing Tesla community events for years — from the insane Pikes Peak record-breaker to the smaller meetups in parking lots, but nothing prepared me for what went down last weekend at Showtime Speedway in Clearwater. Living just… Continue reading Clean Technica: Cyberfest & Furious 2025: Cybertrucks Humiliated Gas Cars, Drifted Like Maniacs, And Threw A Wild Light Show004265