Zachary Shahan Zach is tryin' to help society help itself (and other species). He spends most of his time here on CleanTechnica as its director and chief editor. He's also the president of Important Media and the director/founder of EV Obsession and Solar Love. Zach is recognized globally as an electric vehicle, solar energy, and energy storage expert. He has presented about cleantech at conferences in India, the UAE, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, and Canada. Zach has long-term investments in TSLA, FSLR, SPWR, SEDG, & ABB — after years of covering solar and EVs, he simply has a lot of faith in these particular companies and feels like they are good cleantech companies to invest in. But he offers no professional investment advice and would rather not be responsible for you losing money, so don't jump to conclusions.
November 15th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
We reported earlier today, based on tweets from Elon Musk, that Tesla plans to start delivering Model 3s to customers in China in March of 2019. Or, more cautiously, in April. Now we have word from our friend Vincent in China that the Tesla Model 3 configurator has just opened for reservation holders in China. More in a moment
November 15th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla is in an interesting position. Hundreds of thousands of people put down reservations for a Model 3, perhaps 100,000 of them (or not quite) have now gotten their cars, and hundreds of thousands are still waiting. Many of those people are overseas, but plenty are surely still in the United States. Who are they? Are they going to order? If not, are they ever going to ask for a refund
November 14th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
This may have been the longest I've ever taken to create a monthly US sales report, and it may have also been the most difficult. We had a strong sense of how Tesla Model 3 production and deliveries were ramping up through the 3rd quarter, but due to the intense push to get Model 3s out the door and into customers' hands by the end of the quarter, it has been hard to estimate output in subsequent weeks — much of October
November 14th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla Model 3 sales growth this year has been astounding, putting to bed any sensible skepticism about Tesla's ability to produce a high number of high-quality cars that consumers adore
November 13th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
An interesting mixture of inspiration and disappointment have pushed CleanTechnica to launch a new campaign and article series — Clean Revolution
November 13th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
What car classes do electric car drivers want? How much range do they need? What features do they require or strongly desire? Read on and check out our many charts on these topics to learn more
November 12th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Editor's note: For many moons and months, TeslaMondo was perhaps my favorite thing on the internet. It is a blog that offers insightful and hilarious commentary on Tesla. Hold on, let me rephrase that — it offers tremendously insightful and insanely hilarious commentary on Tesla. Alas, for more than one year, the person* behind TeslaMondo stepped deeper into the shadows and TeslaMondo went silent (*no, that person isn't me, despite what some people have claimed and how much I wish that were the case)
November 12th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
In the past week, CleanTechnica stories of all stripes were popular and spread far and wide across the internet, but the most popular stories were the 20 below. The biggest eyeball earners covered: 5 years of poor Tesla analysis by one prominent short seller, an estimate for the introduction of Tesla Model 3 deliveries in China, Tesla Autopilot vs lidar-based autonomous driving, automotive giants vs. the EV revolution, Jaguar I-PACE efficiency, China's electric car sales, and more Tesla, autonomous vehicle, EV, and cleantech fun
November 11th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
I've had a lot of fun recently while highlighting 50 "tips" for slowing the electric car revolution and writing about what the end of gasmobiles could look like, but the discussions left some people scratching their heads. Why would automakers conscientiously try to delay a switch to electric vehicles? Why would they not try to create attractive electric cars once they were shown how popular Tesla's models have been
November 11th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
You're going to be shocked — the electric car respondents most frequently said they were most likely to buy next (or for the first time in the case of non-EV drivers) was the Tesla Model 3. Over 100,000 reservations ($1,000 each) were placed for the car in under 24 hours — even before the car was shown. The demand was through the roof and ended up being the single biggest product reveal in history by certain key metrics. So, it is not a surprise in the least that this electric car tops the list of “expected next EV model.”
November 11th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
EV Driver Desires, Demands, & Dreams explores the preferences of current electric car drivers in North America and Europe regarding electric car models, classes, special features, range, battery options, and more. It also takes a deep dive into key consumer benefits of electric cars and respondents' views on the best ways to promote electric car adoption
November 7th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
The story of a potential Tesla short squeeze is one we've been quiet about for a while. It has honestly been a little bit bewildering — Tesla [TSLA] has frequently been the most shorted stock on the US stock market, and at critical junctures where logic would tell you that short sellers would bail, few have done so
November 6th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
The 20 most popular CleanTechnica articles in October are listed below. Before running through the list, though, I'll summarize a few key groupings
November 6th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Numerous prominent Republicans and former Republicans, some of whom were in top positions in Republican White Houses and Congress, have urged voters to vote for Democrats in this election (often for a whole set of reasons related to democracy and protecting the core essence of the United States that I'm not even going to discuss in this article)
November 5th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
I didn't get into this career in cleantech via engineering, business, or battery chemistry. My first degree was a dual major in sociology and environmental studies, which somehow led to CleanTechnica through a wildly meandering route. I love sociology and still consider it the heart of my career, and the heart of my work today. So, I'm surely a bit biased in how I view Tesla, which is often through the lens of a sociologist
November 5th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Our good friend and great source for all things Tesla in China, Mr. Vincent, has shared news that Tesla Model 3 delivery estimates for China have started rolling out
November 4th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular articles of the past week on CleanTechnica included another great total cost of ownership (TCO) comparison between the Tesla Model 3 and some very popular cars, consumer demand levers Tesla could pull if it needed to stimulate more demand, an exploration of Tesla's focus and mission beyond being a carmaker, electric bike fatalities and injuries rising, and more
November 4th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
There have been a handful of particularly loud Tesla bears or critics over the past several years. One of those people, Andrew Left of Citron Research, recently made a U-turn in his position on Tesla (citing 4 CleanTechnica charts of Tesla sales along the way). Another one is Jim Chanos, who we'll probably address again before long, and another is Mark Spiegel. Like Chanos, Spiegel gets put on major TV shows frequently for his "expertise" on Tesla. But if you look at Spiegel's historical record on Tesla, it's really bad — really, really bad
November 3rd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
A Republican Senator from Wyoming thinks that thinks that helping to clean up our air, lead in an extremely fast growing industry, and stop global scorching is not a good idea. U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) has proposed killing off the federal zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) tax credit via a bill he has introduced, the Fairness for Every Driver Act
November 3rd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
There have been a couple of big Tesla autonomy announcements in the past couple of weeks. First of all, Tesla pushed out a Navigate on Autopilot feature. Basically, the update lets Tesla cars go from onramp to offramp without driver intervention and just based on the route you have in the Tesla navigation system
November 2nd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
The UK doesn't get a ton of attention in the electric vehicle media landscape, but it's actually the third-largest electric car market in Europe, trailing only Norway and Germany
November 2nd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
There's no secret about it in the electric car world — Norway is the world's premier country for viewing the electric revolution. Norwegians are also eagerly waiting for all the hot new electric models, to the tune of 400 million Norwegian kroner (or $47.7 million)
November 2nd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
If you follow our monthly China electric car sales reports, you should recognize the name Chery. It hasn't been on the level of BYD or BAIC, but it has a relatively good seller in the eQ. The car actually landed on the #3 spot in August
November 2nd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
A Tesla Motors Forum member somewhat recently posted some interesting EV-related heat maps. He used Google's Fusion Tables and first created a heat map of Tesla Superchargers, with weighting based on number of stalls
November 2nd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
If you've been on the internet lately, you've probably noticed a few trolls. In fact, if you've spent much time in discussions about Tesla, politics, or climate change, you've seen swarms of trolls roll in. Sometimes you may have thought, "Hey, these peeps be trolls?" And sometimes you may have simply assumed they were normal human beings honestly expressing their point of view
November 1st, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Let's start off with a few things everyone can agree on (I think). Donald Trump frequently attacks investigators — at the FBI, in Robert Mueller's special Department of Justice investigation team, and in the media
November 1st, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla Summon isn't new, but it's getting better — and we might even say a tad creepier. There's a mixture of exuberant thrill and a "this is creeping me out" feeling from progress with autonomous technology, and it appears that's even the case with AI leader Elon Musk. But I'll get to that in a moment
October 30th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
As you may have seen, a longtime Tesla bear and short seller recently made a full, high-speed, screeching U-turn and starting supporting Tesla. The explanation included 4 CleanTechnica charts regarding Tesla sales versus the competition's sales. But that was not the end of the story
October 29th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
There's a wildly incorrect claim that Republicans are more "pro-job" or "pro-economy" than Democrats. It's absolutely not true
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