Toyota Camry vs. Tesla Model 3 Costs … Our Tesla Model 3 Problems (Not) … Tesla Model 3 Vampire Drain — #CleanTechnica Top 20

September 5, 20195 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

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Below were the 20 most popular CleanTechnica articles in August. Clearly, people were curious about Tesla Model 3 total cost of ownership, problems with the Model 3 (that don’t exist), how much range a parked Model 3 loses over the course of two months, and Tesla’s master plan in action. Scroll down below for the full list of the 20 most popular CleanTechnica stories of August.

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To check out some of our recent CleanTechnica originals, and read anything titillating you missed, here’s a list of 70 from the past couple of months that stood out to me:

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