Robyn Denholm Hints At Cheaper Mass Market Tesla
Robyn Denholm told Bloomberg this week the Tesla “Model 2” project is back on after Elon said it was stupid to build a $25,000 car.
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Study Showing Elon Musk Politics Cost Tesla 1 Million Sales Is Wrong
Economists from the National Bureau of Economic Research by Yale have done the hard work of trying to quantify the Tesla sales hit that has come from Elon Musk’s sharp, deep, radical turn to the right. It’s a daunting task. Without a doubt, it can’t be perfectly quantified. But kudos … [continued]
ZEN — Free, Independent Renewable Energy Advice Service
Zero Emissions Noosa (ZEN) runs a highly successful electric vehicle and electrify everything expo each year — we have attended several times, exhibited our aging Tesla, and written up the experience — see here for our writeup of last year’s event. So, when I heard about ZEN’s latest project, I … [continued]
Tesla Pushes Leases & Buyouts As It Maximizes US EV Tax Credit?
Wait, the US tax credit for EVs is gone, isn’t it? What am I doing sticking it in the headline now? Well, one month ago, we wrote about some news that broke just before the US EV tax credit expired. Ford and GM had worked out a loophole to essentially … [continued]
Can Waymo Handle the Snow?
Robotaxis are rolling around giving countless rides in a number of cities now. However, historically, they have been deployed in places where it doesn’t snow. Snow offers an extra element of difficulty and danger. Much of the world lives in places where it snows, though. No robotaxi for them? Actually, … [continued]
If You Could Buy A Japanese Kei Car, Would You?
With the Japan Mobility Show around the corner, attention is being paid to a market-specific vehicle form factor: the Kei Car (or K-Car, not to be confused with the ‘80s Chrysler). These tiny vehicles are largely defined by regulation. They can be no more than 3,400 mm long, 1,480 mm … [continued]
Kia PV5 Cargo Sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
Kia is looking to sell a lot of its commercial electric delivery vehicles, and it has recruited the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDs™ company to help it do so. Those of us who are, well, above a certain age grew up thinking quite a lot of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDs™. There were cool … [continued]
Tesla’s Unboxed Manufacturing Process — How It Works & Why
The Tesla unboxed manufacturing system has now been awarded a patent by the US Patent Office for cheaper, lower cost manufacturing.
From Petrol Performance to Tesla Model Y Performance
Here is the story of the transition of a performance engine mechanic to a lover of the new dual-motor Tesla Model Y. Picking up the grandkids from school, we have noticed the growth in the Tesla population. We now have three Teslas picking up kids, along with a few other … [continued]
The Philippines May Have The Toyota bZ4X By Mid-2026 — Exclusive
SINGAPORE — On the sidelines of the Singapore International Energy Expo (SIEW), CleanTechnica bumped into colleagues from Toyota Motor Asia Pacific (TMAP) and re-confirmed the release of Toyota’s bZ4X by 2026. The Philippine Land Transportation Office (LTO) already approved the homologation of the SUV. It is possible that the vehicle … [continued]
