Bollinger Amps Up The B1 Electric SUV & B2 Electric Pickup Ahead Of 2020 Launch
Bollinger Motors has unveiled updated versions of its electric SUV and electric pickup truck which are scheduled for production in 2020.
Electric Vehicles
Tesla Model 3 vs. Honda Accord — Comparable 5 Year Cost to Own
I published an analysis the other day showing the Tesla Model 3 undercutting the Toyota Camry on a 5 year cost of ownership forecast. The plan for a while has been to update these cost of ownership comparisons since prices, tax credits, and other matters have changed in the past several months. I honestly did not expect the Model 3 to come out on top after all of the changes, but it clearly did so in the comparison with the Camry. With that comparison in mind, it’s pretty certain where a similar 5 year cost of ownership comparison with the Honda Accord is going to go.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Lends Greta Thunberg A Tesla
One of the very interesting things about Greta’s climate activism is that she walks the walk. She doesn’t do air travel, even for trips that cross oceans. Most recently, she made headlines for a speech at the United Nations in New York, but despite being from Europe, she didn’t get there by plane. People helped her get across the ocean by sailboat to help her keep her climate impacts as low as possible.
Confusing Honda Accord & Toyota Camry Purchases … Tesla Model 3 vs. Mercedes C-Class —…
It’s time for another roundup of the 20 most popular stories of the week. As proof of the fact that you don’t even need “Tesla” in the headline to have a Tesla story go viral, the top story of the week was about the Honda Accord & Toyota Camry while silently being about the Tesla Model 3. The second most popular story compared the Model 3 to two top sellers on the other end of its gradient of competitors, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4.
The Short List Of Climate Actions That Will Work
The following are the climate change solutions or approaches that I see from my investigations and discussions as gaining consensus and consilience on their viabiilty. It’s not the how, but the what.
100+ Tesla Drivers In Taiwan Drive In Unison On Autopilot — New World Record
A Tesla owners meetup in Taiwan wound up making the local news. The day started with a fun yet cryptic tweet from the Tesla Owners Club of Taiwan.
@SPI2019: Storage Plus EV Charging Leads Innovations
The Solar Power International trade show is the largest in the country, and this year was dominated by new entrants in the solar+EV storage category amidst many other ingenious technological advancements in the industry. As such, energy storage represents the plus in the solar+ label, and additional developments like EV charging represent what the industry is now calling Solar++.
Chevy Bolt & Tesla Model 3 vs. Toyota Camry — 5 Year Cost Of Ownership
I was browsing Facebook a few days ago and I saw a member of the Southwest Florida EV group posted that Chevy Bolt prices were really low. The Bolt got a lot of publicity a couple of years ago as many made a big deal that it beat the Model 3 to market. Though, now that Model 3 production is ramped up and meeting US demand (although foreign demand is still unsatisfied in many places), we don’t hear much about the Bolt.
Gene Munster: “There’s a method to Musk’s goal-setting madness.”
To create breakthrough products, Steve Jobs created his own reality distortion field which helped Apple reach unattainable goals. Likewise, Elon Musk has an unorthodox method for setting Tesla’s goals. Yes, there’s a lot of bellyaching in the media over Musk’s missed deadlines. But according to former Apple analyst Gene Munster (via Loup Ventures), “There’s a method to Musk’s goal-setting madness.”
Tesla Model 3 Shines In Off-Season Month In Europe
The European passenger plug-in vehicle market scored some 35,000 registrations in August (+15%), with fully electric vehicles (BEVs) continuing to grow at a fast pace (69%) while plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are still suffering from the WLTP blues, down -29% year over year (YoY). They’ve failed to post one single growth month since last September, when the new WLTP emission rules started.
