Clean Technica: Tesla Model Y Juniper Revealed In China003795

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The long awaited Tesla Model Y refresh — code named Juniper — has broken cover in China. The car is evolutionary rather than revolutionary, which makes sense if you are talking about the best selling electric car in the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Model Y Juniper Revealed In China003795

Clean Technica: 55% of Americans Would Ride in a Tesla Robotaxi003794

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I just wrote about interesting new research finding that 25% of Americans are completely avoiding Tesla products because of Elon Musk. It’s a big deal, whether many Tesla fans want to acknowledge it or not. In theory, that’s 1.5… Continue reading Clean Technica: 55% of Americans Would Ride in a Tesla Robotaxi003794

Clean Technica: 25% of Americans Avoiding Tesla Tech Because of Elon Musk003793

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Three things are no secret: 1) Elon Musk benefits more than any other individual from Tesla’s success, 2) Elon Musk has gotten extremely involved in political matters (emphasis on “extremely”), and 3) many people won’t buy Tesla products because… Continue reading Clean Technica: 25% of Americans Avoiding Tesla Tech Because of Elon Musk003793

Clean Technica: Tesla Expectations for 2025003792

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Former Tesla employee and occasional CleanTechnica writer David Havasi and I sat down today for a long discussion on the evolving US EV market and expectations for Tesla worldwide in 2025. To start off, we talked a bit about… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Expectations for 2025003792

Grimes Defends Elon Musk While Fleeing Fire He’s Blaming on Woke

This week, multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk blamed the disastrous Los Angeles wildfires on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The SpaceX CEO even went as far as to agree with a disgusting comment by far-right pundit Matt Walsh, who argued that Los Angeles was struggling with the ongoing fires because it “set out to exclude white… Continue reading Grimes Defends Elon Musk While Fleeing Fire He’s Blaming on Woke

Leaked Facebook Documents Show Exactly How Far You’re Allowed to Turn the “Racism” Dial

We’re not kidding: users can now declare themselves “proud racists” on Facebook. Big Dial You know the iconic Dril tweet about turning a bit dial labeled “racism,” while looking back at the audience for approval? Well, it’s top of mind amid Meta’s content moderation overhaul, in which it secretly provided employees with examples of horrific… Continue reading Leaked Facebook Documents Show Exactly How Far You’re Allowed to Turn the “Racism” Dial

After Over 10 Years, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Is Finally About to Launch Its First Falcon 9-Style Rocket

Better Late Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is preparing to launch its New Glenn rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida just after midnight on Sunday. It’s been a long time coming: the company has been working on the 320-foot rocket, which shares similar proportions and stats with SpaceX’s Falcon 9… Continue reading After Over 10 Years, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Is Finally About to Launch Its First Falcon 9-Style Rocket

The Evolving (and Inexact) Science of Fleeing a Wildfire

As wildfires bore down on neighborhoods across Los Angeles this week, residents and authorities faced a wrenching and almost impossible challenge: convincing hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes to escape danger, in a matter of hours or even minutes. In doing so, officials put into practice years’ worth of research into wildfire… Continue reading The Evolving (and Inexact) Science of Fleeing a Wildfire

The TikTok Ban Is More Likely Than Ever

Soon after Biden signed the bill to ban TikTok in April, the company and a consortium of its users retaliated by filing lawsuits accusing the federal government of violating their First Amendment rights. In December, a federal appeals court upheld the ban law, leaving TikTok with only one legal pathway left to save itself: an… Continue reading The TikTok Ban Is More Likely Than Ever

The TikTok Ban Would Be Social Media’s First Extinction-Level Event

The Biden administration’s solicitor general, Elizabeth B. Prelogar, argued that Congress had every right to enact a ban, saying that the Chinese government could spy on Americans, in addition to their contacts, through TikTok. “It’s about trying to close off a vulnerability that a foreign nation’s adversary could exploit,” she said. Outside the courtroom, dozens… Continue reading The TikTok Ban Would Be Social Media’s First Extinction-Level Event