Norway Sets EV Sales Record While Chevy Bolt Sales Tumble In US
While Norway is setting new EV sales, the Chevy Bolt was down more than 40% last month. Could the Tesla Model 3 have anything to do with that drop?
Electric Vehicles
The Elephant Model 3 In The Room
If you read any articles on September vehicle sales in the automotive, financial, or general press, they all have two themes. One is that hurricanes artificially boosted demand for vehicles a year ago — this is a one-month impact. The other is that people are moving from cars to SUVs — this has been going on for years.
Elaphe’s In-Wheel Drive Audi R8 Boasts Faster 0-60 Than Audi’s Own R8 e-tron At 3.5…
The new fully-electric, in-wheel drive Audi supercar represents the next generation of testing Elaphe’s production-ready products in performance test mules.
The vehicle is still in a very early state of development and was assembled to validate whether Elaphe’s new in-wheel electric motors can deliver high end performance. The early results, which can be seen in the short video below, demonstrate that Elaphe’s in-wheel motor configuration can propel the electrified Audi R8 from 0-100kph / 0-62mph in just over 3.5 seconds.
Tesla Model 3 = 4th Best Selling Car In USA* (Maybe)
I just spent a long time — much of the day — putting together 8 charts and graphs comparing Tesla to its luxury brand competitors in the USA. In particular, I took a gander at how the Tesla Model 3 is delivering a swift lebewohl to the small and midsize luxury cars it’s competing against.
Yep, Tesla Is Gobbling USA Luxury Car Market — 8 Charts & Graphs
Tesla increased its deliveries by more than 100% in the third quarter compared to the second quarter, its previous best quarter in history. In 6 years, its Q3 sales jumped from 321 to 83,500.
Its sales come at the expense of cars all over the map. However, the classes it is most directly competing in are the relevant luxury classes.
No More Gasoline & Diesel Car Sales In Denmark By 2030
Today, at the official annual opening of the Danish parliament, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen urged that all parties work together to make sure that no more gasoline and diesel cars will be sold in the country by 2030.
New Urbino 12 LE Lite Hybrid Bus To Be Introduced By Solaris
The new 85-passenger Solaris Urbino 12 LE lite hybrid will be introduced by Solaris October 23-25, 2018 at the 14th International Fair of Public Transport TRANSEXPO in Kielce, Poland. Updated versions of the Solaris Urbino 12 electric and the Solaris Urbino 12 hybrid will be shown too.
Canadian Solar Tracker Invades Northern US — #CleanTechnica at #SPI2018
Canadian solar tracker company GP Joule is headed across the border to sell turnkey solar farms in 10 targeted US states across the country this year, says David Pichard, the director and executive officer of the Toronto-based company. His company has already been selling its Phlegon brand solar tracker systems in Minnesota for community solar projects, and other solar projects in Hawaii and Nevada.
Tesla Crushes Quarterly Delivery Record With 83,500 Deliveries In Q3
Tesla increases deliveries more than 100% quarter over quarter in Q3. Q3 deliveries totaled 55,840 Model 3, 14,470 Model S, and 13,190 Model X.
Renault Introduces Electric CUV City Car & Previews New Mobility Products In Paris
At the Paris auto show this week, Renault unveiled a new all electric small crossover — the K-ZE — and its EZ-ULTIMO, a robotic luxury limousine.
