Paul Fosse A Software engineer for over 30 years, first developing EDI software, then developing data warehouse systems. Along the way, I've also had the chance to help start a software consulting firm and do portfolio management. In 2010, I took an interest in electric cars because gas was getting expensive. In 2015, I started reading CleanTechnica and took an interest in solar, mainly because it was a threat to my oil and gas investments. Follow me on Twitter @atj721 Tesla investor. Tesla referral code: https://ts.la/paul92237
June 17th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Subaru sales are down 66% in 2019, Mazda sales are down 45% in the last 3 years, and Ford sales are down 50% in the last 10 years
June 15th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
In this article, I'll go over the 4 real reasons to buy a Tesla now. The fifth one is just that they are fun to drive and who wants to wait? In summary, those 4 reasons are
June 15th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
TL;DR: It depends. Used Model 3's are either a great deal or a horrible one and I will present both cases and they are both potentially true. I depends on your situation
June 14th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
As reported here and here, there was a lot of information presented at the 2019 Tesla annual shareholder meeting. And although there were a lot of small details covered and hints given about the future, there wasn't any earth-shattering news. In my summary, I noted they didn't "let the cat out of the bag." But I didn't really know what the cat was, so I didn't comment
June 12th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
In one sense, it is ridiculous to write about Tesla Model 3 maintenance, because there is so little to do, [&hellip
June 11th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Tesla just completed its annual shareholder meeting. Like in meetings past, it was fairly long and covered almost every Tesla topic under the sun. To make it easier for people who couldn't watch, wouldn't watch, or simply want to go back to some of the topics in the meeting, below is a timestamped summary from Paul, who kindly stayed up late in Florida (just not as late as me here in Poland) to put this together for the world
June 8th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Last week, I was browsing Twitter and I noticed that one of my friends got his post liked by Elon Musk! It was even the top #tesla post for a while. In case you missed it, I thought I'd share his story with you and maybe it will inspire you as it did me to promote Tesla to more people
June 2nd, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
The Tesla community was excited when they heard that Ryan McCaffrey had scored an interview with Elon Musk for his 200th episode of the "Ride The Lightning" podcast, and he did not disappoint!
June 1st, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
I have been taking a lot of long drives in my Tesla Model 3 lately while getting my son set up in his first job across the state of Florida. I was returning from Melbourne to Tampa one evening after moving him into his apartment and I discovered something about the Model 3 that I didn't like
May 29th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Most of the attention the Tesla Model 3 has gotten over the last few years has been from male auto enthusiasts, and that makes sense to me. But no matter who you are, the acceleration and handling of the car forever alters your expectations of cars after you drive it once. That’s why I loved this Model 3 video, it gives a new perspective that we haven’t heard 100 times before
May 28th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
John Rougeux recently ordered and took delivery of a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range with 570 miles on the odometer. He was charged $35,400 (there was a $400 price increase recently), but he got $1,250 off since the car had 570 miles
May 27th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Most of the attention from the Tesla Model S & Model X engineering refresh announced a few weeks ago has focused on the enhanced range enabled by the more efficient motors (motors borrowed from the Model 3) and a host of other small enhancements made to improve efficiency
May 27th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Although we reported less than 3 months ago that more education is needed to accelerate EV adoption, a recent survey provides some encouraging news
May 27th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Tesla is offering 5,000 free miles of Supercharging if you order by May 27 (today). You have to use those miles within 6 months, but they could save you about about $450 if you drive a lot, less if you drive less. You should also get your car by June 30, 2019 — so, if you are in the US, you should be eligible for the $3,750 tax credit
May 26th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
On Friday, Tesla received notification from the Australian Government that the company's application to sell Model 3’s in Australia was approved. From looking at the application, Tesla only applied for
May 26th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
I'll start off this article by admitting that I was totally wrong on the subject of this article a couple of years ago. Sometimes your first impression of a technology is clouded by your biases, sometimes it is clouded by your lack of knowledge, sometimes it is just laziness. In my case, it was all
May 26th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
A company operating in Southwest Florida (St. Petersburg and Fort Myers), Nickel Ride, has found a new way to turn the advantages of electric vehicles into a competitive advantage. Just download the Nickel Ride app at either the Apple or Google store and request a ride for free
May 25th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
News reports out of Norway highlight a large cutback in sales at Oslo's largest Mercedes dealer, Bertel O Steen. Norwegian car sales have increased by 4 percent over last year, but there has been a large shift away from gas and diesel vehicles, and toward electric vehicles
May 25th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
I was so glad to see this Motor Trend comparison of the top 3 sport sedans you can buy for around $50,000, and to see that it included the Tesla Model 3, I'm tired of reading reviews comparing the Model 3 to other electric cars. Everyone knows where it stands compared to other electric cars (it beats them for the most part, unless you have special requirements, like you need an SUV), but as well as Tesla has sold car over the last year, there are still places where people have no idea about Tesla or any electric car
May 19th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Tesla is offering 5,000 free miles of Supercharging if you order by May 27. You have to use the miles within 6 months, but that could save you about about $450 if you drive a lot, less if you drive less. You should also get your car by June 30, 2019 — so, if you are in the US, you should be eligible for the $3,750 tax credit
May 8th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Last night, Tesla added a tow hitch option for European customers. The capacity of the hitch is only 910 kilograms (about 2000 pounds), but it will be useful both for putting small bike and ski carriers onto the cars and for hauling small trailers
May 3rd, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
I haven't seen an announcement, but noticed on Twitter people talking about a $399 per month lease on a Tesla Model 3! Comparing the old deal to the new deal, the down payment required has gone up by $1,500, from $3,000 to $4,500, but the monthly payment has gone down from $504 a month to $399 a month. That more than makes up for the higher down payment — $105 times 36 months is $3,780, and subtracting the $1,500 increase in down payment brings you to $2,280 in savings)
April 23rd, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
In this article, I will examine the claims that Tesla made at its Tesla Autonomy Day on April 22. Although I'm a small investor in Tesla and undoubtedly a fan of the company and its cars, I'll try to be as objective as I can be and show where Tesla's claims are proven or undisputed and where they are unproven and require a leap of faith. In order to have a robotaxi, Tesla has to have the following pieces of the puzzle
April 22nd, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Although we at CleanTechnica have already published one article on the Falcon Heavy launch, I decided to also write about what I learned at the event
