April 3rd, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
Last month, Lucid Motors quietly took a pre-production Lucid Air electric sedan on a 400-mile (643 km) drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The run was part range test, part proof of concept, and part PR mission, and went off without a hitch. Then, once the Lucid crew made it to LA? They charged up, and drove back
April 3rd, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
BYD is hoping to weather the coronavirus storm by selling its EV components and technology to other companies. It is also partnering with Toyota for the Chinese market.
April 3rd, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Two new Honda EVs will use GM batteries, a GM chassis, and will be built in a GM factory. Honda will provide the styling and the seats.
April 2nd, 2020 | by Kurt Lowder
Auto expert Sandy Munro has published more new videos of the Tesla Model Y teardown that his firm Munro and Associates is conducting
April 2nd, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
March brought a strong continuation of 2020's record-high market share for plug-in vehicles in Sweden, with a result above 27%, double that of a year ago. The overall total for Q1 was also just over 27%, and EVs are expected to achieve 30% market share over the full year
April 2nd, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Norway's electric vehicle revolution broke new ground in March 2020, with plug-in vehicles now representing over 75% of vehicle sales in the country. Of the remaining quarter share, plug-less hybrids took 7.1%, diesel 10%, and petrol 7.7%
April 2nd, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla has yet again broken some records. This time it broke its previous 1st quarter production and delivery records. With 102,672 vehicles produced and 88,400 delivered, despite both its Fremont factory and its Shanghai Gigafactory being shut down for periods of time last quarter due to the coronavirus
April 2nd, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Tesla was the 20th best-selling auto brand of 2019 in the USA, despite selling only three models, the Model 3, Model S, and Model X. JATO Dynamics recently compiled lists of the top 25 automotive brands and models in the
April 1st, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Like some other automakers, Volkswagen Group hasn't been sitting idly and waiting to reopen the many factories the conglomerate owns and runs. Instead, the auto giant has been contributing a large amount of money and varied resources in Europe to help out, including developing and supplying critical medical supplies and even medical staff
April 1st, 2020 | by Kurt Lowder
We have covered expert Sandy Munro and his company Munro & Associates multiple times on CleanTechnica over the years. When the Tesla Model 3 first came out, Munro led the charge to call Tesla out for out of spec panel gaps. For a short period, the corporate media preceded to interview and quote him often
April 1st, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
The Volkswagen e-up! is one of the cheapest electric vehicles on the market. Throw in the usual operational savings of an electric car and you end up with a compelling total cost of ownership. Consumers are starting to catch on. Volkswagen reports that approximately 50% of up! sales in Germany are now e-up! sales
April 1st, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
It's official. The US government has rolled back the fuel economy standards for new cars as a favor to the oil industry. Another present from the Trump maladmnistration. You're welcome, America
April 1st, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
A decade ago, wind power was already basically cost-competitive with conventional power sources, utility-scale solar was significantly more expensive but starting to bloom, and electric vehicles were hardly a blip on the horizon and basically unknown to most of us. How did that change in the past 10 years
March 31st, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
By now, you already know that the instant torque generated by electric motors makes any Tesla a formidable challenge at a drag strip — and, if you didn't already know, here's
March 31st, 2020 | by Jose Pontes
The European passenger plug-in market landed over 69,000 registrations in February (+111% compared to February 2019), with the 2020 plug-in market growing 117%, to some 144,000 units. This is a great performance that should help to weaken the effect of the upcoming coronavirus months, in which sales will most likely fall abruptly throughout the continent
March 31st, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Online data suggest the Australian market for the Tesla Cybertruck could be worth up to $!.5 billion, based on current reservation data.
March 31st, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Why can Tesla be the inspiration for China's financial reemergence post-pandemic
March 31st, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Rather than try to make or procure ventilators to help healthcare workers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, British automaker MG decided to stick to something it knew a little better — cars. In particular, MG Motor UK announced that it would contribute 100 of its ZS EV electric crossovers to National Health Service (NHS) locations around the country
March 31st, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
After lying dormant for nearly 80 years, the storied Hispano Suiza name was reborn last summer with the launch of [&hellip
March 31st, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Ford and GM both talk the talk on electric cars but both refuse to walk the walk -- and have no plans to start any time soon.
March 31st, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
With social distancing being the name of the game these days, longtime Tesla insider David Havasi and I are no longer able to jump into a Tesla and chat about Tesla together for an hour. Perhaps that's for the best, as it gives us the opportunity to steer the "Tesla Inside Out" series into a potentially better direction
March 30th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular CleanTechnica stories last week involved ventilators, N95 masks, electric car tipping points, COVID-19 testing, and investing in toilet paper vs. Tesla stock. Yes, we are living in strange times
March 30th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
I have to admit to some shame picking up my Tesla Model Y Performance in the middle of this pandemic, but Tesla has designed a thoughtful "touchless" delivery that minimizes chance for contact between customers and delivery staff. To get to the Tampa Delivery Center, I took wipes, a mask, and gloves for my Lyft ride there (my cost). Luis Manuel had sanitized his car and we kept our distance between driver and passenger
