You people asked for it, so I’m doing my best to deliver a solid estimate for Tesla Model S deliveries in the US — hopefully the best around. And the result for the first month of the year is that the Model S was #1. Unfortunately, the competition had a rough … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Electric truck and bus sales are expected to surge 10-fold between now and 2023, according to a new report from Navigant Research. The report in question predicts that worldwide sales of battery-electric and electric-assisted commercial vehicles will increase from less than 16,000 in 2014 to … [continued]
The largest carsharing company in the world, Car2Go, just got larger. The carsharing giant recently made the announcement that San Diego members will now have access to a new fleet of 400 electric 2014 models — upgrading from the 2010 models in use until now. Considering that Car2Go has 33,000+ … [continued]
What appears to be a video of Tesla’s oft-delayed Model X SUV being test driven at a old naval air station not that far north of Fremont recently surfaced on YouTube. While it certainly does appear to be a Model X, that’s not definitely so, especially given the distance and … [continued]
Originally published on The Handleman Post. By Clayton Handleman Quiet, powerful, convenient and clean, Electric Vehicles (EVs) are going mainstream. Leading the way is the Tesla Model-S which is one of only two cars to receive the highest rating given by Consumer Reports. It also boasts some of the fastest … [continued]
Elon Musk recently sent out a tweet confirming (to some degree) some of the rumours swirling around the net concerning a possible improvement of the P85D’s acceleration. As stated in the tweet, the Model S P85D will see its 0–60 mph acceleration improved by ~0.1 seconds, via nothing but an … [continued]
Is Tesla Motors #1 for customer satisfaction with regard to repairs and service? Hard to say for sure, but that is what a recent survey from the Consumer Reports National Research Center found — Tesla scored higher than any other dealership or independent service center out there for overall satisfaction … [continued]
Will the Tesla Model S P85D soon have its acceleration improved to 0–60 mph in just 2.8 seconds, via nothing but a firmware update? Yes, that’s apparently exactly what’s going to happen… based on rumors (unverified insider information) circulating in specific corners of the net. The interesting, but not necessarily … [continued]
If you were checking in over the holidays, you probably noticed that I’ll be one of the speakers at a hot new conference called “Renewable Cities.” There were already several great speakers lined up back then, but a few new ones have just been added that are worth highlighting. The newly … [continued]
Thanks to my one-week trip to Abu Dhabi for the 7th Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards Ceremony, the World Future Energy Summit, and other Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week events, I skipped a run-through of our top 10 stories of the week two weeks in a row. Almost fully recovered from the … [continued]
