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Tesla Semi Truck — 8 Questions

CleanTechnica’s Kyle Field is in Hawthorne for the Tesla Semi Truck unveiling. He’s getting or got or will get a pre-event briefing, but he’s prohibited from sharing any details or even pictures from the site before Elon takes the stage and the event begins. I’m quite tempted to ask for some info off the record, but I’ll just be patient and wait in line like the rest of you … sort of.

The Mobility House — Used EV Batteries Intelligently Powering The World (CleanTechnica Video)

One of the top presentations at EVBox’s first annual rEVolution conference earlier this year came from Thomas Raffeiner, CEO & Founder of The Mobility House.

In this presentation, Thomas highlighted a few projects used old EV batteries and helping to intelligently manage extreme as well as regular electricity needs in these locations. The Mobility House has partnered with Nissan, Renault, Daimler, and others for these projects. In my eyes, though, the most interesting project was with the Vatican. The presentation is worth a watch, so just get on it:

Chevy Bolt Rises Again, Nissan LEAF Drops Off Cliff (October US Electric Car Sales)

Our EV charging conference last week delayed my monthly US electric car sales report, but the day has arrived.

Naturally, Tesla Model 3 bottlenecks are a bummer, so my Model 3 estimate* is moderate. Meanwhile, estimates for the Tesla Model S and Tesla Model X put these vehicles at #2 and #3. And the car that really stole the show in October was the Chevy Bolt.