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
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
April 14th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
It this article, I'll highlight the points Elon Musk and Lex Fridman made in a recent YouTube video on Artificial Intelligence and give you the timestamps for the different topics in the video. For more context, we also published an overview of the video on Friday
April 13th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
In this article, I want to look at crossover styling and show some tricks that Tesla used in styling the Model Y. These styling tricks allowed Tesla to design a very functional 7 seat crossover with 66 cubic feet of storage (with the 2nd and 3rd row folded) that still looks like a Model 3 to the average person
April 6th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
The weekly Autoline show from the Detroit area recently invited Sandy Munro back to talk about Tesla in China. Munro was once one of Tesla's most ardent skeptics, when he famously compared the Model 3 build quality to a "Kia from the '90s." After spending some more time tearing down the Model 3 and learning more about it, Sandy warmed to the company and had much more complimentary things to say about the company, including calling the Model 3 electronics "Like a Symphony of Engineering."
March 24th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
As I disclose in my bio, I do own some Tesla stock in one of my investment trusts. I own the stock because I believe the company is a promising avenue of speculation, with a lot of risk and a lot of potential reward.
March 16th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
In my last article, I was comparing the Tesla Model Y to the lineup of crossovers offered by Toyota and Lexus. I made the point that because Tesla decided to include a 3rd row of seating and offers a pretty wide price range and AWD, the Model Y can be competitive with 4 of the Toyota models and 4 of the Lexus models. But it is bigger than that
March 15th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
At the Tesla Model Y reveal event, I was focused on 2 things. First that it not be hard to manufacture. Second that it have 3 rows of seating
March 14th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Crossovers are the term the auto industry uses for SUVs that are built with a unibody construction (like all cars these days) instead of a body-on-frame construction (like pickups and really large SUVs). How are they different than a sedan and why are they so popular
March 14th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Why did I come out to California for the Tesla Model Y unveiling? There are so many answers to that question, but none of them had to do with the Model Y.
March 12th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
News broke overnight that it isn't just car prices that are going up Monday, March 18th, but the prices for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving are also going up. As you can see, the pricing of these features has become a bit of a mess
March 3rd, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
This article is an update to my continuing series on the the "Total Cost of Ownership" (or TCO) of the Tesla Model 3 compared to other cars. See this article if you want more details on how I figured out the TCO for the Model
February 24th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Before I get to the letter, I should let you know, I don't hate the Koch brothers like many readers do. I have worked with some of the organizations they support, like Americans for Prosperity (I worked with them to oppose government funding of sports stadiums, which benefit well connected rich sport fans but hurt everyone else) and several other projects, including criminal justice reform. Admittedly, I do also hate some of the actions that they have been accused of, like spreading misinformation on electric vehicles (EVs)
January 29th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
In this article, I remind you that free Supercharging from the Tesla referral program is ending in 2 days. I also go over the reasons for waiting to buy a Model 3 and whether they still make sense. I'll go over 3 reasons why you might not have already ordered a Model
January 29th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
According to this thread on the Tesla Motor Club forum, the first boatload of Model 3's for European customers will arrive in less than a week, on February 3! That will be sure to generate some excitement on the old continent
January 27th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
In this article, I will discuss handling of the Tesla 3 (and other cars) in slippery conditions. I'm not going to cover frozen door handles or reduced range in the winter. Those could be issues that you might want to research and I encourage you to do that. They're just not part of this article
January 27th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
This article will focus on Tesla safety, and specifically the safety of the Tesla Model 3. This piece, however, takes a broader look of safety than previous articles. Here at CleanTechnica, we have written a lot about how EVs are safer and why. In fact, I encourage you to read the free report on electric vehicle safety advantages and disadvantages we've published. But there's often more to cover on this topic, and more ways to integrate the various findings
January 20th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Today, I'm going to share with you the results of my Tesla Referral Survey. There is a lot of speculation on how effective the referral program is at driving new sales of Tesla vehicles as opposed to just rewarding those who had already decided to buy a car
January 20th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
The purpose of writing this article is to tell you my experience with the Tesla referral program and why I think it is ending
January 18th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Today I noticed the design studio was changed to have a flag in the right-hand corner of the first page (but for Model 3 only). When you click that flag, you get a list of 21 country/language combinations shown below
January 12th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
For today's article, I'm going to go over all the major areas of each car (Driving Dynamics, Interior, Exterior, Safety, Technology, and Costs), but before I do, I'm going to tell you why I bought a Honda Accord in 1998 and why it was my favorite car (until I bought the Tesla Model 3 last year)
January 12th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Tesla has just registered 26,275 Model 3 VINs in 2 batches, yesterday and today
January 4th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Tesla announce this morning that it has opened up the Model 3 configurator to the countries in Europe that drive on the right side of the road
January 2nd, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
2108 has been a real breakout year for Tesla. It has gone from being a niche producer of electric vehicles (EVs) to becoming the dominant seller of not just EVs, but of all luxury cars too. The surprise to many is that Tesla also dominated the overall sedan market by having the top selling car in the US in terms of revenue!
December 31st, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
Every week, it seems like we thought Tesla would run out of Model 3 cars that week. But the company kept its production up and apparently worked through its backlog of orders a few weeks ago. The people who still have reservations fall into 3 categories
