“Tell Us the Condition of Our Craft” — The Case for Pilot Mode: Improving Energy…
Even when the Tesla Model 3 begins to fully drive itself, it will still have humans on board. And it is best not to forget that.
CleanTechnica Reports
Head To Head: Nikola’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks vs. The Tesla Semi
Nikola Motor burst onto the scenes in a big way last year at Nikola World 2019, and we were there to take it all in. They showed off the new Class 8 Nikola Tre aimed at Europe and a full lineup of fully electric power sport vehicles, including the WAV personal watercraft.
UK’s July EV Market Share At 9% — Up Almost 4× Year On Year
The UK saw plugin electric vehicle market share hit 9.0% in July 2020, up significantly from 2.5% in July 2019. Full battery electric vehicles continue to dominate over plugin hybrids. The overall auto market saw very strong recovery from this year’s coronavirus-slammed era, growing 11.3% compared to the same month last year.
Germany’s EV Market Share Hits All-Time Record, 11.4% in July — Up 4× Year on…
Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw record 11.4% plugin electric vehicle market share in July, up over 4× from the same month last year. The cumulative year-to-date EV market share now stands at 8.5%. This is even though the overall auto market recovered from the lull of recent months, with July 2020 sales down just 5% from July 2019.
Who Is Xpeng?
Xpeng, or Xiaopeng Motors, was founded in 2014 — two years after the Tesla Model S came out — in Guangzhou, China. Without a doubt, it took the idea of “copying what Tesla did” to a potentially obsessive level (I’ll come back to that later on).
Sweden Plugin Vehicle Market Share Hits 29.5% In July, Up 3x Year On Year
July 2020 saw 29.5% plugin vehicle market share in Sweden, up from 10% in July 2019.
Norway Plugin Vehicle Market Share Now Over 68%
Norway hit 68.4% plugin electric vehicle market share in July, up significantly from 48% in July 2019. The 2020 year-to-date figure is also now over 68%, up from 2019’s full-year result of 56%.
Tesla Supercharging Guide
Tesla’s Supercharging network paved the way for the electric vehicle revolution. For many people, owning a Tesla is their first venture into the world of electric vehicles. This guide aims to provide an overview of Supercharging for new electric vehicle drivers. We’ll answer basic questions about who can use Tesla’s Supercharging network, how much it costs, how long it takes, how it works, and more.
Tesla = 19% of Global Plugin Vehicle Market
Yesterday, I reported that the Tesla Model 3 had nearly 4× as many sales as the second best selling electric vehicle in the world in the first half of 2020, and more sales than the 2nd best selling, 3rd best selling, 4th best selling, 5th best selling, and 6th best selling plugin vehicles combined. Let’s now look briefly at plugin vehicle sales rankings by brand.
China × Cleantech — June 2020
Welcome to China × Cleantech — June 2020. Our China x Cleantech series covers top cleantech stories in China each month.
