Preface: I first published this article in March 2018. A recent tweet highlighting a 2014 interview with Elon Musk reminded me of it, and since the piece is as relevant today as ever, I’m reposting it below with only minor changes. Enjoy!
My increasingly good friend Paul Fosse wrote an article yesterday giving 5 reasons to buy a Tesla before July 1. At the end of the article, he linked to a 2016 article of mine that I had forgotten about. It’s a simple listicle but it’s actually one of my favorite articles. So, thanks to Paul, I’m reposting it today. In 2016, it was titled, “30 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be Electric.” At this point in time, I think it’s more appropriate to say that you should buy that car today, not wait any longer. Hopefully you’ll agree after reading through this list.
Yet again, before sharing the 20 most popular CleanTechnica articles of the past week, I’m going to force you to read my personal favorites from our pool of exclusives/originals. (Of course, if you are smart, you can just scroll past my favorites.)
When I got started on this analysis, I thought, “Well, looks like we finally have a car that is going to come out with a lower 5 year cost than a Tesla Model 3.” Nonetheless, I was super curious to see the results and see how close the Model 3 came to different Civic trims. I did not expect that the Model 3 would beat the Civic on cost in several scenarios. Does it? Does it, really?
Criticisms of Tesla actually haven’t changed much over time, especially in the deceivingly serious (or seriously deceiving) investment world. In the past 11 years or so, the same core talking points have been reused, recycled, and revisited in carousel-like cycles. Nonetheless, as one negative forecast is proven incorrect, another can sprout up.
The 20 most popular CleanTechnica articles last week are listed below. First, though, I’ll note some of my personal favorites of the week.
Tesla Death Anniversary events took place from Curaçao to Denmark last month. If you don’t understand what Tesla’s Death Anniversary is, catch up on the topic here and here. Below is a summary of some of the fun events and some wonderful pictures.
In the first quarter of 2019, for the third quarter in a row, Tesla outsold Porsche and Jaguar globally.
For just a bit of late-night fun, highlighting once again the inherent advantages of electric cars and how much Tesla maximizes those, here’s a video of a large Tesla Model X SUV smoking a Lamborghini Aventador on the track:
Slovakian EV fast charging leader GreenWay has quickly populated the country of Poland with 100 EV fast chargers.
