Diary of an EV Road Trip: 900+ Round-Trip Miles in Our Tesla Model S 60…
Late August signals the beginning of the end of summer and for households with children it also means it is “back to school” time.
Author: Loren McDonald
Beyond The Tesla Model 3: What’s The Next “Hit” EV In The US?
The Tesla Model 3 has now moved into the top sales ranks of all cars in the US, not just EVs, as CleanTechnica director and chief editor Zachary Shahan wrote recently in “Tesla Model 3 — 7th/8th Best Selling Car In USA — Is In A Class Of Its Own.”
This success and sales volume of the Model 3 in comparison to every other electric vehicle available in the US raises the question: What current or future model will be the next high-volume (“hit”) electric vehicle?
New Models Drive Majority Of US Plug-In Vehicle Sales Growth, Analysis Shows
New analysis shows that the plug-in vehicle market in the US generally only grows when new hot ticket models are introduced and that new plug-in models tend to reach peak sales levels after two to four full years on the market.
Tesla Passed 200,000 US Electric Car Deliveries In July, GM Will Pass This Year (Exclusive)
A Tesla spokesperson today officially confirmed to CleanTechnica that the company had sold and delivered 200,000 electric vehicles in the US. GM also gave us an exclusive update on its timeline and lobbying work.
Relax, Most Tesla Model 3 US Reservation Holders Will Still Benefit From US Federal EV…
The interweb was on fire on Monday July 2 about the possibility that Tesla actually delivered its 200,000th EV in the US in June. US Model 3 reservation holders freaked out and Tesla haters and shorters saw it as another sign that the end of the Tesla was near.
Please Stop Saying “EVs Are Only 1% Of Auto Sales In The US”
Read just about any article on electric vehicles in the US and the reporter will use some variation of this phrase: “ … but electric vehicle sales are only 1% of overall auto sales in the US (or world).”
Analyzing US Sales Trends For 24 Shared ICE/EV Models: Yes, Price & Range Matter
When consumers walk into a US car dealership and have a choice of buying either an electric or internal combustion engine (ICE) powered version of the same model, what percentage opt for the BEV or PHEV version? The short answer is 9.8% on average.
Is Tesla Model 3 The “New Prius” For Green Signaling?
With sales of hybrids slowing in the US and declining in the bellwether state of California, the king of green signaling vehicles is shifting to the Tesla Model 3 from the Toyota Prius hybrid.
25 Factors That Will Affect EV Adoption (Part 2)
In part 1 of this two-part series, I outlined the first 13 of 25 factors that will (or could) impact sales of electric vehicles. These included obvious factors such as range, charging infrastructure, cost, and gas prices.
25 Factors That Will Affect EV Adoption (Part 1)
Forecasting when sales of electric vehicles will go mainstream is not as simple as producing a hockey-stick chart of up and to the right. While many observers believe that we will wake up one day and see electric vehicle (EV) sales suddenly take off, a sudden and huge explosion in sales is probably unlikely. Electric vehicles are clearly on the way to mass adoption, but there are potentially dozens of factors that could either speed up or delay sales growth of EVs.
