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Published on December 2nd, 2019 |

by Zachary Shahan

$79–$178 EV Lease … Tesla Cybertruck’s Enormous Implications … Potential $108/kWh Tesla Battery Pack — CleanTechnica Top 20

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December 2nd, 2019 by Zachary Shahan

A whopping 14 top 20 articles last week were about the Tesla Cybertruck! I think that’s a new record for a single product. Nonetheless, quite humorously, the #1 article was about low leases for the Hyundai Ioniq Electric rather than anything about the Cybertruck. The #2 article is an epic article about why the Cybertruck is much more than it seems on the surface, and the #3 piece delves into implications regarding the low battery price Tesla seems to be showing with the Cybertruck pricing and specs.

There were a couple other battery stories, a couple other Tesla stories, and one piece on the fact that renewable energy is clear cost-competitive these days, even in some cases compared to existing fossil power plants. Scroll down below for more and to click through to any of the popular articles you missed (or just want to read again).

Say What? $79–$178 Monthly Lease For An Electric Car?
The Tesla Cybertruck Isn’t A Pickup — It’s Much, Much More
What A $108/kWh Battery Pack Would Mean For Tesla
Tesla Cybertruck — Pure Logic On Wheels
Tesla Cybertruck: I Think I Get It Now (Analyzing Social Media In Light Of 146,000 Reservations)
Why Tesla’s Stock [TSLA] Tanked After Cybertruck’s Reveal
Batteries Are Breaking Through
Who Is *Actually* Going To Buy A Tesla Cybertruck?
Why Is The Tesla Cybertruck A Giant Triangle?
Comparison Between Tesla Model S, Cybertruck, & Porsche Taycan
Tesla [Cybertruck] FUD: They Can’t Build That!
300,000–500,000 Miles In A Tesla — How Does A Tesla Hold Up?
LOL — Elon’s Tesla Cybertruck Just Turned Manly Man-Trucks Into Princess Wagons
Tesla Rolls Out (Literally) 100-Car Portable Superchargers For Holiday Carmageddon
Tesla Model 3 Is #3 Best Selling Vehicle In California Through September
Tesla Cybertruck Starts From $39,900! Better Value Than Ford F-150?
Tesla Cybertruck: Battery Price Dive
Tesla Cybertruck: Criticizing The Look (Barely) Misses The Real Problem
Solar Costs & Wind Costs So Low They’re Cheaper Than *Existing* Coal & Nuclear — Lazard LCOE Report
Tesla [TSLA] FUD: $100 Preorders

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Zachary Shahan is tryin' to help society help itself one word at a time. He spends most of his time here on CleanTechnica as its director and chief editor. He's also the CEO of Important Media. Zach is recognized globally as an electric vehicle, solar energy, and energy storage expert. He has presented about cleantech at conferences in India, the UAE, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Canada, and Curaçao.

Zach has long-term investments in Tesla [TSLA] — after years of covering solar and EVs, he simply has a lot of faith in this company and feels like it is a good cleantech company to invest in. But he offers no investment advice and does not recommend investing in Tesla or any other company.

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Elon Musk: Cybertruck Aerodynamics Could be “Insane”

On Saturday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that “with extreme effort,” the company’s controversial new pickup truck could hit an extremely low drag coefficient — a quantifier often used to denote air resistance — that’d be “insane for a truck.” In his tweet, Musk claimed the Cybertruck could reach a drag coefficient of 0.3, making… Continue reading Elon Musk: Cybertruck Aerodynamics Could be “Insane”

Check Out Similarities Between Supercharging And Filling a Gas Tank

This video finds two of them. And, unfortunately, a big disadvantage on the EV side. Have you ever seen a comparison between supercharging and filling up a gas tank? The DennisCW YouTube channel decided to shoot this video to check out how these things compare in terms of money. Still, it ended up showing two… Continue reading Check Out Similarities Between Supercharging And Filling a Gas Tank

Uber is exploring ways to make its self-driving cars also self-cleaning (UBER)

Uber has filed a patent application with US regulators for a robotic vacuum system to keep its self-driving cars clean. The filing also revealed plans for an artificial-intelligence-powered camera system to detect soiled spots or items that passengers may have left behind. Autonomous vehicles are key to Uber’s plan for eventually turning a profit, something… Continue reading Uber is exploring ways to make its self-driving cars also self-cleaning (UBER)

Watch Tesla Model 3 Hot Off The Production Line At Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai

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Published on December 1st, 2019 |

by Dr. Maximilian Holland

Watch Tesla Model 3 Hot Off The Production Line At Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai

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December 1st, 2019 by Dr. Maximilian Holland

The latest video from Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai shows Model 3 vehicles emerging from the end of the production line and coming out into the world for the first time. Cute!

To watch a Model 3 emerging from the southeast corner of the main Gigafactory building, tune in to the 3:10 to 3:16 section of this latest update video from “Gigafactory Guru” Jason Yang. Also, give Jason a like and subscribe if you appreciate his work.

Although we don’t yet have enough video evidence to estimate a vehicle production run-rate, we can count a total of around ~150 Model 3s parked in the Supercharging area immediately south of the main Gigafactory building, and in the adjacent large parking area immediately to the east. Most the vehicles produced so far appear to be dark blue, with a few white and perhaps a few dark gray examples.

From the entire video, there is a decent rate of activity shuttling around the new vehicles between Superchargers and parking lots, suggesting that — at the very least — dozens of vehicles per day are already being produced.

Along with the Shanghai Model 3s that have already been tested by journalists and those which are on display in Tesla showrooms throughout China, it seems likely that at least several hundred vehicles (or perhaps even getting into a 4-figure total) have already been made at the new Shanghai Gigafactory.

The latest statements by Tesla to Bloomberg reporters suggest that the company is aiming to start regular customer deliveries of the Shanghai-made Model 3 before the Spring Festival holidays that begin on the 24th of January, 2020.

This is pretty remarkable progress considering Tesla broke ground on the site only in January 2019. Have you ordered a Shanghai-made Tesla Model 3? Please let us know in the comments.
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Tesla Is Hiring Solarglass Installers Across The US In Support Of Version 3 Launch

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Published on December 1st, 2019 |

by Kyle Field

Tesla Is Hiring Solarglass Installers Across The US In Support Of Version 3 Launch

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December 1st, 2019 by Kyle Field

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced last month that version 3 of the Solarglass Roof was designed for high-volume production and installation. New job listings on Tesla’s Careers page this week reveal that the company is also ramping up its efforts on the installation side of the equation, with numerous job listings and hiring events for new Tesla Solarglass installers across the country.

Tesla is also kicking off a slew of hiring events across the country for Solarglass installers to rein in new hires in support of the Solarglass Roof manufacturing ramp. CleanTechnica confirmed earlier this week that Tesla’s crew of Solarglass installers have already completed the first installation of version 3 of the Solarglass roof in California.

If Tesla is to be believed, the potential market for version 3 of the Solarglass Roof is massive, as the cost of the new Solarglass Roof should come in below the cost of the average new roof plus the cost of the electricity it produces over 20 years. Indeed, we found this to be true in our analysis of the more expensive version 2 of the Solarglass Roof.

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CEO Elon Musk proclaimed a target of producing 1,000 Solarglass Roof systems per week earlier this year, and version 3 of the Solarglass Roof paves the way for this to become a reality. The new panels promise to be easier to install, with no onsite cutting of tiles required, being cheaper to produce, and with a more appealing aesthetic than traditional solar panels.

Moving forward, the challenge for Tesla will be to get this new army of installers trained up on a completely new class of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products that blur the lines between roofing and solar installations. The new Solarglass Roof tiles impressively require no blank glass tiles, which also eliminates the need to cut the glass tiles at the installation site. This not only reduces the time and cost to install one of Tesla’s Solarglass Roof systems on a home, but also improves the integrity of the roof. Cutting glass inevitably causes microfractures that Tesla was forced to contend with in previous versions of the Solarglass Roof.

A cut Solarglass version 2 tile ready for installation. Image credit: Kyle Field | CleanTechnica

Moving forward, Tesla needs to prove out its manufacturing and installation capacity as it finally looks to leverage its acquisition of SolarCity at scale. It has been years in the making, thanks to delays caused by the launch of Model 3 and the development of the Solar Roof tiles, but all signs point to success on the horizon for Tesla’s Energy business.
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Tesla gets order for 15 Cybertrucks to be converted into police vehicles

The Tesla Cybertruck is attracting the attention of many, including a mayor in Mexico who decided to order 15 electric trucks from Tesla to convert them into police vehicles. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck last month, the design shocked a lot of people, but others focused on the specs and cost. Adrián Esper Cárdenas, the… Continue reading Tesla gets order for 15 Cybertrucks to be converted into police vehicles

Watch Tesla Autopilot avoid object in the road flawlessly in construction zone

Tesla Autopilot is improving fast and a new video now shows Tesla’s driver-assist flawlessly avoid a cone in the road in a construction zone. Last month, we reported on Tesla updating its driving visualization to detect and render traffic cones. Tesla has been working on integrating construction zone navigation in Autopilot for a long time. Back… Continue reading Watch Tesla Autopilot avoid object in the road flawlessly in construction zone

Tesla Cybertruck In Crazy New Mashed Food Form Is Compelling

It has become abundantly clear, the Tesla Cybertruck has welcomed independent artists. This is truly so crazy and weird. You may have to be a really hardcore Tesla fan and absolutely love the polarizing Cybertruck to move you to play with your food (perhaps not, who knows). This reminds us of the younger kid brother… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck In Crazy New Mashed Food Form Is Compelling

Here’s the math behind Telsa’s dumb Cybertruck vs F-150 tow test

A couple weeks back Tesla unveiled the its first pickup truck, called the Cybertruck. During its unveiling the company showed a butt-to-butt pull-off. Besides being a silly test, this particular demo was flawed in multiple ways, giving the Tesla a major advantage. Here’s the math to prove it. [embedded content] It’s likely Tesla will redo… Continue reading Here’s the math behind Telsa’s dumb Cybertruck vs F-150 tow test