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40 Tesla Headlines On CNBC In 2 Days — 31 Negative, 2 Positive

CleanTechnica is a somewhat narrowly focused news & analysis site. We primarily cover technology that helps to reduce pollution (cleantech). It should surprise no one to read that one of the biggest companies in this niche field is Tesla. Tesla now produces far more electric cars on a weekly basis than any other automaker outside of China. It produces and installs solar panels. It produces both home-scale and gigantic battery storage units. And it will soon produce electric semi trucks. As such, I’d say it is unsurprising that a large portion of our stories concern Tesla in some way or another. But what is going on with CNBC?

The Secret Life Of An EV Battery

I have read comments by electric vehicle detractors gleefully declaring that anyone buying an electric vehicle (EV) will find that their EV battery is defunct within a couple of years — because, typically, a lithium battery only lasts for 600 cycles, as just noted. Let’s explore why that’s not the case.