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City Planning Rock Star Janette Sadik-Khan Talks Urban Planning Leadership — #CleanTechnica Interview

November 4, 20187 years ago Cynthia Shahan 0 Comments

Janette Sadik-Khan is a top rock star in the world of city planning. She led NYC’s recent transportation transformations under Mayor Bloomberg. In the interview, Zachary Shahan, CleanTechnica’s director and chief editor, returns to his roots as he interviews Janette Sadik-Khan and talks urban transport leadership. Zach’s master’s degree was in city and regional planning (from UNC-Chapel Hill). UNC–Chapel Hill was ranked the #1 grad school in the nation for his specialization the year he graduated. The pair, on the same page, were brought together by Autonomy 2017.

Tesla Model 3 Competes With Camry & Accord … 14+ Tesla Demand Levers … #CleanTechnica…

November 4, 20187 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

The most popular articles of the past week on CleanTechnica included another great total cost of ownership (TCO) comparison between the Tesla Model 3 and some very popular cars, consumer demand levers Tesla could pull if it needed to stimulate more demand, an exploration of Tesla’s focus and mission beyond being a carmaker, electric bike fatalities and injuries rising, and more.

NIU, “The Tesla Of Electric Scooters” — #CleanTechnica Interview

November 4, 20187 years ago Cynthia Shahan 0 Comments

Zachary Shahan, director & chief editor here at CleanTechnica, interviewed NIU International Director Joseph Constanty at Autonomy in Paris last year. Below is a rundown of the high-quality connected scooter company, the “Tesla of electric scooters.” NIU is reportedly the world’s top selling smart electric scooter globally.

5 Years Of Incorrect Claims & Forecasts About Tesla From TSLA Bear Mark Spiegel

November 4, 20187 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

There have been a handful of particularly loud Tesla bears or critics over the past several years. One of those people, Andrew Left of Citron Research, recently made a U-turn in his position on Tesla (citing 4 CleanTechnica charts of Tesla sales along the way).

Another one is Jim Chanos, who we’ll probably address again before long, and another is Mark Spiegel. Like Chanos, Spiegel gets put on major TV shows frequently for his “expertise” on Tesla. But if you look at Spiegel’s historical record on Tesla, it’s really bad — really, really bad.

The Post-Westphalian Nature Of Cryptocurrencies (Blockchain Report Excerpt)

November 4, 20187 years ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

It’s worth elaborating on the post-Westphalian nature of cryptocurrencies for the purposes of this discussion. The Peace of Westphalia was a series of treaties signed in 1648 which formally ended both the 30 Years War and the 80 Years War, which were both Catholic vs Protestant wars and a war between the Roman Empire and a bunch of mostly Protestant nations.

Deep Dive Into Tesla’s Autopilot & Self-Driving Architecture vs Lidar-Based Systems

November 4, 20187 years ago Paul Fosse 0 Comments

In this article, I’m going to try to take a very technical and complicated subject — namely, the technical details of Tesla’s and others autonomous driving systems — and make it understandable for non-engineers.

Tesla High Tide, PHEV Low Tide In Europe — #CleanTechnica Electric Car Sales Report

November 3, 20187 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

In September 2018, the European passenger plug-in vehicle market stagnated (+1%), scoring some 32,700 registrations. That pulled the year-to-date count to some 275,000 deliveries, meaning a 2.2% market share in 2018 so far.

China Has Record Electric Car Sales Month, BYD Tang #1 — #CleanTechnica Report

November 3, 20187 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

After a few months threatening to break the all-time record (102,635 units, set last December), the Chinese plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market finally hit a new high, with some 104,900 plug-in vehicles being registered in September, up 66% and in line with previous months’ growth rates.

Smart Contract Business Drivers: Trusted Contract Writers, Bad Contracts (Blockchain Report Excerpt)

November 3, 20187 years ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

Smart contracts are applications that will be impenetrable to most buyers and most actual sellers. Instead of putting your trust in Visa and Amazon, you are placing your trust in someone else entirely, the developer of the contract.

3 Heat Maps: Tesla Superchargers, Chevy Bolts, & Chevy Volts

November 2, 20187 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

A Tesla Motors Forum member somewhat recently posted some interesting EV-related heat maps. He used Google’s Fusion Tables and first created a heat map of Tesla Superchargers, with weighting based on number of stalls.