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US Auto Sales Down For Nissan, Jeep, Toyota, Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Chevrolet, Honda, Mercedes, Infiniti,…

July 13, 20196 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

We primarily cover the electric vehicle market here on CleanTechnica. However, context is important and that means sometimes looking at the broader automobile market. Therefore, I collect US auto sales data from almost all automakers on a monthly basis and take a look at their sales trends. I also split out car/sedan sales data for these automakers since the dominant, mass-market electric vehicle currently on the market is a car (the Tesla Model 3).

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Future & What That Could Mean In Some Wild Scenarios

July 12, 20196 years ago Chanan Bos 0 Comments

Elon Musk shook things up on Twitter a bit this week. Some fans got concerned Tesla would stop selling cars at some point, but the core point was simply that the value of Tesla cars will go up a lot once Full Self Driving is implemented. Elon clarified that what he meant was simply that the price was going to go up significantly.

Tesla & Renault Shine In France — June EV Sales Report

July 12, 20196 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

The French passenger electric vehicle market scored 5,847 registrations in June, up 25% year over year (YoY). That plug-in double-digit growth is even more significant when we realize that the overall market remained stagnant (-2%). This result placed the 2019 plug-in vehicle (EV) share at 2.5%, with fully electric vehicles (BEVs) alone having 1.9% share.

Tesla Model 3 = #1 Best Selling Vehicle In The Netherlands Again (June 2019)

July 12, 20196 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

The Dutch plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market had another great month in June, with 4,543 plug-in registrations, up 196% year over year (YoY). That translated into a PEV share of 11%. The year-to-date (YTD) count reached 20,047 units, which means a market share of 8.9%, well above the 6% of 2019.

Tesla Supercharger Network Evolution — From 6 To 1,533 Superchargers In 6 Years

July 6, 20196 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

The Tesla Supercharger network is still one of the top reasons electric car buyers are convinced to buy a Tesla rather than another company’s electric car. The network was a critical competitive advantage we identified years ago when surveying EV drivers and potential EV drivers, and it seems to be referenced every day in comments on CleanTechnica as a core competitive advantage for the Silicon Valley EV & clean energy giant.

Initial Testing Suggests New 62 kWh Nissan LEAF Suffers From #Rapidgate On Longer Trips

July 2, 20196 years ago Dr. Maximilian Holland 0 Comments

A recent road test by German EV rental specialist Nextmove has found that the new 62 kWh Nissan LEAF still suffers from similar DC fast charging throttling (#Rapidgate) issues at elevated temperature as the 40 kWh LEAF. On highway journeys requiring more than one DC charge (i.e., journeys over 310 miles or 500 km), onwards progress in the new 62 kWh LEAF may become frustratingly slow. Let’s take a look.

Tesla Delivers 95,200 Cars In Q2, Crushes Wall Street Estimates

July 2, 20196 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

The total production and delivery numbers are out for Q2 and they are stronger than anyone dared hope. Here’s hoping the short sellers choke on the numbers.

European Electric Vehicle Market Up 28%

July 2, 20196 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

The European passenger plug-in market had some 37,000 registrations in May, growing 28% compared to the same period last year, a good performance considering the stagnating performance (+0.04%) of the overall market.

China × Cleantech — June 2019

July 1, 20196 years ago Tim Dixon 0 Comments

Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our June 2019 edition. Below I will inform you of rapid changes that are happening in China’s cleantech market. For our full China × Cleantech history, stroll over to the “Future Trends” section of our website. For last month’s edition, check here.

Nissan Altima & Maxima vs. Tesla Model 3 — Cost Comparisons Over 5 Years

June 25, 20196 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

To satisfy my own curiosity (and, apparently, that of millions of other people), I’ve been running 5-year cost comparisons of the Tesla Model 3 and other top selling cars on the US market. This round of comparisons pits the Tesla Model 3 versus the Nissan Altima and Nissan Maxima.