Maarten Vinkhuyzen, Author at CleanTechnica

Tesla Reached 7,000 Cars Per Week In 3rd Quarter & Nobody Noticed

October 8, 20195 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

From the start of Tesla Model 3 production until about a year ago, the most important, nearly daily, Tesla news was about the weekly production numbers. We visited the Bloomberg tracker regularly to stay abreast of the news, and the FUD. And then Tesla started producing over 4,000 vehicles per week regularly and the interest disappeared. Tesla finished the marathon many doubted it could endure for more than a mile, two at the most. Those were fun times.

European Car Leasing System Will Blow Up Tesla & Other EV Sales

October 8, 20195 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

Our recent article about the consequences of depreciation and resale value on the financial health and calculations of leasing companies begs for a European leasing sequel. In Europe, leasing is a bit different from the thing with the same name in the USA.

Tesla’s End-of-Quarter Rush — Avoidable or Unavoidable?

October 5, 20195 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

Tesla end-of-quarter rush is unavoidable, inevitable, inescapable, necessary, unescapable, needed.

We all hate Tesla’s end-of-quarter delivery hell. It is the price Tesla pays for its direct sales model. Other companies also try to score some extra sales at the end of a period, but no one gets into a frenzy like Tesla.

The Netherlands Surpasses Wildest Predictions For Tesla Model 3 Sales

October 3, 20195 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

Normally Norway is the biggest Tesla market in Europe. When the Dutch market absorbs nearly three times the Norwegian number of Model 3s, that is crazy.

Tesla Model 3 Takes #1 Spot In Dutch Auto Market

September 21, 20195 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

At the end of August, Tesla reached the #3 spot in terms of 2019 Dutch auto sales, as Zach wrote yesterday. That was a memorable achievement for a model that started deliveries only halfway through February in earnest. But we also have September sales data for the top 3 automobiles, and September is a last-month-of-quarter month. All Tesla watchers know what that entails — the end-of-quarter delivery rush that Tesla still hasn’t gotten rid of.

Tesla Dealer Loophole Ideas

September 14, 20195 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

Tesla is not allowed to sell its cars in some states of the USA. That is, it can’t open “dealerships.” Sometimes, even service centers are prohibited. That is unfortunate for Tesla and its (prospective) customers. But as many people are aware, all laws have loopholes.

Tesla China Fairy Tale For Bulls — How To Achieve Happily Ever After

September 13, 20195 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

All my talk this week about fairy tales started with the Tesla [TSLA] bear assumption that the Tesla factory in Shanghai was a huge mistake. Lack of demand in China following all of that investment would bring inescapable bankwuptcy soon. Really soon now. Any day. Really.

The Tesla China “Fairy Tale” For Bulls Is Real — Here’s Why

September 11, 20195 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

The other day, I wrote “Tesla China Fairy Tales For Bears & Bulls.” What the “Tesla bull fairy tale” would mean in reality for Tesla customers deserves some extra attention, so here’s a followup.

Tesla China Fairy Tales For Bears & Bulls

September 8, 20195 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

What would a Tesla fairy tale in China look like? Well, that depends on whether you’re a Tesla bear or Tesla bull. Let’s have a look at two scenarios.

472 Vehicle-To-Grid Smart Chargers Coming To The Netherlands

September 2, 20195 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

The Dutch government states that a more stable electric grid, better use of renewable energy, and making money with your battery electric car (BEV) are the reasons it is promoting the use of smart chargers, which are able to invert the flow of the current to go from the car battery back into the grid.