Yesterday at the Shanghai Auto Show, Chinese EV (electric vehicle) maker HiPhi unveiled its third model: the “Y.” The HiPhi Y joins the company’s two existing models, the X and Z. But perhaps more importantly, the company announced plans to export their cars outside of China to Europe in 2023 … [continued]
The Electric Utility is “Enhancing” a Successful Managed Charging Program By Excluding its Primary Advocates Like many major cities, New York City has set forth aggressive goals for encouraging EV adoption in order to improve air quality and mitigate the widescale damage of climate change. New York City’s Previous Commissioner … [continued]
Earlier this month we reported on the $3,750 discount being offered to Tesla customers (make that $7,500 as of 12/21/22) who take delivery of their Model 3 or Model Y this month. Now we’re hearing from multiple reports that Tesla is offering a new incentive to customers to bring home … [continued]
While the sound quality of Tesla’s premium sound system gets a fair amount of praise, the user interface of its infotainment system leaves a bit to be desired. The system offers a great selection of music streaming choices, including the basic version of Slacker built-in, Spotify, Tidal and soon Apple … [continued]
Note: As of 12/22/22, Tesla upped the offer to $7,500 instant discount plus 10,000 miles of free Supercharging for all buyers who take delivery of a Model 3 or Model Y in December, 2022. This offer is only good for the last 10 days of 2022. With a new year … [continued]
Tesla’s premium sound system has been praised for its sound quality by owners and journalists alike. And it was recently revealed, thanks to an Easter egg at the Petersen Automotive Museum that the Tesla infotainment system will soon have access to Apple Music. But there may soon be much more … [continued]
Today, Tesla updated its referral program once again. Instead of the previous cash bonus for buyers and referrers of Tesla solar panels and Solar Roof, now both the Tesla customer who makes the referral and the new customer who signs up for a Tesla solar power system get credits of … [continued]
For EVs to gain critical mass in the United States, the public needs to believe the infrastructure is there to support them. As an EV owner myself, I know most EV owners charge their cars at home and have little need for public or private charging stations. But for long … [continued]
While Tesla has been grabbing market share in the automotive world with their fully electric vehicles, there hasn’t yet been a true disruptor in the recreational watercraft market. That may be about to change if a company called HALEVAI has any say in the matter. Halevai, a start-up boat-builder based … [continued]
Many Tesla owners who paid for FSD (Full Self Driving) were excited to find out that the FSD Beta test program was being expanded. CEO Elon Musk invited customers to apply to the program and informed them (us) that invitations would be prioritized based on driver behavior. To help make … [continued]
