Tesla Model 3 vs Other Electric Cars … 455,000 Reservations From $0 In Conventional Ads…
The top 20 articles of the week didn’t include a single Tesla article, and especially not a Tesla Model 3 article! (Just kidding.)
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2040 & 2050 Pollution Car Bans Not So Bold
Several countries have now announced or considered plans to ban gas- and diesel-powered cars by a certain year. These eventual bans are certainly welcome and helpful from a messaging and persuasion standpoint, but if you look at the expected exponential growth curve of electric car adoption, banning polluting cars in 2040 or 2050 doesn’t actually look like a very bold move. More or less, it looks like that will happen anyway from simple market forces.
Tesla Model 3 vs Electric Competitors (The Straight Specs)
I recently compared the specs of the Tesla Model 3 to the specs of 22 gas-powered competitors that are more or less “in the Model 3’s class.” Naturally, readers also requested that we compare the Model 3 with other electric cars in such a detailed way. So here we are!
Electric Cars vs Gasmobiles, Technically Speaking (VIDEO)
Considering the far-reaching cascade of change that is about to be unleashed on human society by the transition from the internal combustion engine to the electric motor, there’s a good case to be made that everyone should have at least a rudimentary understanding of how these two competing forms of propulsion work (many journalists, to say nothing of political and business leaders, are in dire need of a basic primer).
How To: Write Fake EV Press Releases (Template)
Need to write a press release about some electric vehicle (EV) vaporware? Need to counter another announcement from Tesla? Need to act like you’re on the cutting edge of auto tech and the burgeoning car-as-a-service (CaaS) market? Need to fend off the shareholder push to be an electrification leader? Have no fear — an EV press release template is here!
Long-Range Luxury Electric Car Coming From Hyundai In 2021
Hyundai says it will bring 8 electric car models to market over the next few years including a long range luxury sedan for its Genesis division in 2021 and an electric Kona SUV in 2018.
Continental New Wheel Concept Turns The Conventional Wheel Inside Out
The Continental New Wheel Concept turns the conventional wheel inside out.
Sleeping In Tesla Model S & X … India’s Ongoing Solar Boom … Toyota Prius…
The top 20 CleanTechnica stories of the week included a handful of blockbusters. Check out the stories below if you somehow missed them.
BYD Song Is China’s Tesla Model Y (China Electric Car Sales Report)
Some 44,700 new electric cars started zooming the Chinese streets last month, which made July the second best month ever for the segment. The electric car market grew 37% compared to the same month last year. The sales also pulled the YTD count to over 227,000 units, up 40% year over year (YoY). Additionally, regarding overall stock, a notable milestone has been reached — over one million plug-in cars are now registered in China (from 2009 until now), making it the first market to reach a 7-digit figure. Chinese electric cars now represent 40% of all plug-car stock in the world (which is up to around 2.6 millions).
“We’ve got to place big bets” (Bill Ford, Jr.): OK, Then Launch An Electric (Not…
One of (among many) disappointing announcements from a major auto executive in recent years was in January 2017, when the CEO of Ford at that time, Mark Fields, promised hybrid versions of the company’s iconic Mustang and F-150 pickup — by 2022.
