Hyundai has invested another $1 billion in Motional, a robotaxi company that wants to be first to market with a successful business model. The post Hyundai Will Invest Nearly $1 Billion To Keep...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/07/hyundai-will-invest-nearly-1-billion-to-keep-motional-viable/
The turmoil at Tesla continues as senior executives leave or are reassigned. The question is whether the changes are good for the company. The post What In The World Is Going On In The World Of...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/06/what-in-the-world-is-going-on-in-the-world-of-tesla/
Overall, the pure electric vehicle (EV, or BEV) share of US auto sales was 6.9% in the first quarter of 2024. EV sales increased slightly compared to the first quarter of 2023, but overall auto s...
A few weeks ago, some new Cybertruck owners who had no truck experience managed to make fools of themselves. While there are experienced off-road drivers who now have a moving doorstop in the dri...
A few days ago, Tesla shocked the charging world when Elon decided to fire the whole Supercharger development team. These weren’t the people who maintain existing sites (thank goodness!), but t...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/05/is-nacs-as-a-standard-in-peril-probably-not/
One of the hottest topics of the year in the auto industry has been hype about EV sales drooping, or at least not living up to expectations. How much substance is actually in that hype? Well, a l...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/04/us-ev-sales-up-71-in-1st-quarter-vs-1st-quarter-of-2022/
Actually, wait, Tesla still sells more electric cars in the USA than every other automaker combined. The company accounted for 55% of US EV sales in the first quarter. First, let’s look through...
Many people feel a need for long-range batteries when they buy electric vehicles, and that actually goes for new buyers as well as repeat buyers. I have to admit that I have a hard time understan...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/04/im-using-just-20-of-my-tesla-model-3-sr-battery/
I was interested to read in CleanTechnica (regarding Tesla layoffs and slowing demand) that Tesla sales have slowed in the USA in recent months, although they are still accelerating in Australia....
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/03/tesla-cars-should-have-v2l-capability/
Tesla may careening toward a bad ending as Elon Musk continues to lead through chaos rather than effective management. The post Tesla, Saturn, & The Conundrum Of The Cult appeared first on Cle...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/02/tesla-saturn-the-conundrum-of-the-cult/
As you’ve surely heard, Tesla has laid off 500 employees in the Supercharging division, the majority of its Supercharger team. Upon the sudden news, various reasons were put forth for why Elon ...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/02/pros-cons-of-tesla-supercharging-changes/
Are EV sales up or down? It depends on who you ask and what country your are talking about. The answer is "it depends." The post The EV Sales Seesaw Continues — Tesla Down In California, Volk...
This article describes my personal experience with the huge companies of IBM and Lucent that went soft and the current events at Tesla. With all the focus these days on the “Magnificent 7,” i...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/01/why-tesla-going-hardcore-might-be-a-good-thing/
My wife Becky and I received our AWD (2 motor) Cybertruck on March 29th, 2024, at the Seattle Tesla Service Center. The delivery experience was smooth and pleasant. I was excited to see how the C...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/01/tesla-cybertruck-review-3000-miles-in-10-days/
The recent firing of Tesla’s whole Supercharger team sent shockwaves through the EV scene. We were left with important questions about why a team that has been doing such excellent work all got...
The good readers and supporters of CleanTechnica support EVs, wind energy, solar power, batteries, and renewables technology, notwithstanding the several industry trolls who sometimes visit our c...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/30/op-ed-is-it-time-to-end-the-elon-musk-fanboi-era/
Update: As a reader has shared, here’s Elon Musk’s tweet on the news, confirming the layoffs and providing some information on a shift in Tesla’s strategy: According to a recent report by E...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/30/did-tesla-really-lay-off-the-whole-supercharger-team-really/
A recent article at the San Francisco Chronicle leads with (as of this writing) a headline saying, “Tesla superchargers in California now available for all EVs.” The paywalled article cites a...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/30/no-tesla-stations-arent-open-to-all-evs-yet/
For some people, camping is about roughing it. Tents, campfires, and backpacking provide people with an escape from the stresses of the modern world. For other people, camping is about seeing the...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/29/evs-are-reviving-a-fun-kind-of-camping/
Tesla has won a key approval to roll out its Full Self Driving software suite in China but is facing calls for more regulations in the US, The post Tesla Clears FSD Hurdle In China But System F...
It’s that time again — time for a big roundup of cleantech news from the past week you shouldn’t miss. Check out all the top stories here! China just reached 43% of new car sales being plug...
A recent video from Out of Spec Dave on YouTube shows us something cool that happened at a Tesla Supercharger: drivers figuring out how to deal with a busy charger on the fly. I don’t mean to b...
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 743,000 sales (in a 1.7-million-unit overall market). That’s up 29% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the...
Earlier this week, I railed against Tesla’s decision to discontinue its referral program and the apparent cancellation (instead of expansion) of its fledgling advertising program. Well, Tesla�...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/26/tesla-referral-program-not-ending-just-paused-elon-musk/
The Tesla, Inc. Q1 2024 earnings call was fascinating in how Tesla representatives drew on carefully phrased statements to appease and turn around what was then a largely disgruntled shareholder ...
I found something a bit strange and confusing in this quarter’s Tesla shareholder letter and conference call. Much of the news in recent weeks was about Tesla reportedly dropping the lower-cost...
I wrote a couple of days ago that Tesla produced 1,000 Cybertrucks one week last month. It’s a notable milestone, but if that was the output every week this year, that would still just be a lit...
Tesla provides updates on how much its Supercharger network, service fleet, and stores grow each quarter in its shareholder letter. However, it came to my attention a few times in recent months t...
“I feel very confident predicting that there will be autonomous robotaxis from Tesla next year — not in all jurisdictions because we won’t have regulatory approval everywhere.” That’s a...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/25/tesla-should-roll-out-ride-sharing-service-before-robotaxis/
There was one part of Tesla’s shareholder conference call yesterday that caught my attention more than any other. That was partly because of the potential being discussed, and partly because it...
After the article from our editor Zachary regarding the most likely replacement for a “Model 2” (and a followup here), and after having a brief exchange in the comments, I was left thinking. ...
This past week Tesla announced it was reducing its workforce by 10%. The move comes at a time in which the company’s stock value has plummeted, leading many to question Musk’s leadership. Wit...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/24/elon-musks-leadership-gaps-at-tesla-come-to-a-head/
There’s been a lot of interest in Tesla’s 4680 batteries since before they were even announced, but their development and ramp-up have been a bit below par in terms of most people’s expecta...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/24/tesla-4680-battery-updates/
Ever since Tesla started rolling out Full Self Driving (FSD) to non-employee Tesla owners in the US, people in other countries have been asking when they’ll be able to install and use FSD. As f...
There have been a lot of questions about the Tesla Cybertruck’s mass-production potential since the truck was first shown, and we’re clearly in a kind of “production hell” period of the C...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/23/tesla-reaches-1000-cybertrucks-produced-a-week/
One of the big surprises this year so far was Tesla’s Q1 sales dropping year over year. Tesla said for a long time its goal was 50% growth year over year. Yes, Elon Musk and crew also qualified...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/23/elon-musk-expects-tesla-vehicle-sales-growth-in-2024/
A lot has been written about the Tesla’s next-generation compact car that used to be widely called the Model 2, including Zach’s excellent article last week about it. Zach asked who might pic...
After many rumors, leaked photos, specs and speculation, the refreshed Model 3 Performance “Ludicrous” version is finally here. Previously known as “Highland,” the refreshed Model 3 was l...
The following is a reader comment under my article published earlier today. It’s such a superb list of what the CEO of Tesla should be doing that I had to give it its own platform here. It may ...
This question may be more heated, more debated, and more relevant than I’ve ever seen it: Should Elon Musk remain the CEO of Tesla? This question has been raised for years by some, mostly peopl...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/23/to-elon-or-not-to-elon-the-question-heats-up/
With Tesla’s lackluster performance in Q1 for EV deliveries, one would think the company would pull out all the stops to stimulate demand. And it has started taking the most basic measure, whic...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/21/tesla-retreats-when-it-should-advance/
I will be 84 this year. Except for several corrected orthopedic issues, I’m still healthy, and based on family history, I could last another 10 years until age 94 or longer. By that point my ki...
One week ago, I wrote about the Tesla Model Y (and the Tesla Model 3) having a base price below the average selling price of a new car in the US. In fact, taking the US EV tax credit into account...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/20/tesla-model-y-cheaper-than-ever-in-usa/
Let’s stroll through some of the top stories of the past week and a half here on CleanTechnica. It’s been a bit of a wild week, particularly because of the happenings at a certain cleantech c...
Tesla’s just had a tough quarter, including in the United States, but a tough quarter for Tesla would be a stunning, fantabulous success for any other company trying to sell electric vehicles. ...