I recently test drove the Chevy Bolt (at last!) and also spent some time driving a 2015 Nissan LEAF again (due to our i3 being in service). The differences were striking, and I have to say that the Bolt was a letdown — compared to the electric cars I’m used to.
The most popular CleanTechnica stories of the past week actually did not lead with Tesla. Check ’em out below, and dive into the comments of ones that intrigue or excite you.
Yep, our new (used) BMW i3 REx already made a trip to the BMW service center, approximately 3 weeks into its time with CleanTechnica.
Let’s get the biggest matter out of the way right off the bat: no one outside of Tesla really has a clue as to how many Model 3s were delivered in the US in each month of Q2. Yes, we have a Model 3 delivery total from Tesla for the quarter as a whole, but the company doesn’t break that down by month or region. For a while, the slowly growing ramp allowed us to estimate without too much difficulty, but a few things changed in May and June.
EV leader/legend Paul Scott talks with CleanTechnica for Cleantech Talk Today #10. We cover the US federal tax credit for EVs, California’s $2,500 EV rebate, and unfortunate US politics today with Republicans guiding our ship toward a giant iceberg followed by a flaming crater of hell.
I’ll be honest, I’m a little tired of the phrase “Elon promised [insert your favorite blue unicorn or Model 3 production target].” I’ve actually had this draft started — just the title — for over two months, but it doesn’t seem to lose its relevance.
One of our faithful cleantech readers* sent over a note a week ago highlighting that Q2 seemed to be the first quarter in which Tesla sold more Model X’s than Model S’s. “I think this got lost in the maze of numbers released today,” he added. I agreed that this seemed like a noteworthy milestone.
At the last Autonomy conference*, I had the opportunity to sit down in Paris with Simon Lonsdale, Chief Strategy Officer at ChargePoint, for a long chat about EV adoption, EV charging, EV convenience, and EV charging station design.
The top 20 CleanTechnica stories of the past week — in terms of traffic, not quality, but they may be related — are as follows. Enjoy!
First of all, yes, charging on other EV charging networks is certainly fun as well. In the US, there are several other networks — like EVgo, Blink, and Greenlots — that I’m sure are fun to use. In Europe, I know from personal experience that GreenWay and Fastned are great. But when it comes to daily EV life in Sarasota, Florida, ChargePoint is king — and I’m sure that’s the case in a large number of cities across the country.
