Conservative Media Try To Discredit Tesla Via EV Tax Credit Campaign — #MediaAnalysis
Tesla continues to be targeted by the fossil fuel industry out of a fear of loss of dominance.
Tesla continues to be targeted by the fossil fuel industry out of a fear of loss of dominance.
The 20 most popular stories on CleanTechnica in the past week included the usual suspects — Tesla, large automakers, climate collapse, EV battery developments, electric two-wheelers, some solar energy news, Tesla, Tesla, and Tesla.
The Los Angeles Auto Show just released the list of its speakers and programs a week before the event. The good news is that we will not only be there to cover the auto show’s pre-public media days but also interviewed one of its speakers this week in Santa Clara, California. Here’s our LA Auto Show Sneak Peak.
Two professional associations, both of whom say they are committed to environmental policies that benefit Americans, make for good PR but actions speak louder than words. According to an analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists, both groups have submitted comments regarding the proposed rollback of fuel economy standards that would rip the heart out of the deal they all agreed to with the Obama administration back in 2008. In fact, as bad as the rollback plan from our so-called government is, the AGA proposal is actually worse.
In the past week, CleanTechnica stories of all stripes were popular and spread far and wide across the internet, but the most popular stories were the 20 below. The biggest eyeball earners covered: 5 years of poor Tesla analysis by one prominent short seller, an estimate for the introduction of Tesla Model 3 deliveries in China, Tesla Autopilot vs lidar-based autonomous driving, automotive giants vs. the EV revolution, Jaguar I-PACE efficiency, China’s electric car sales, and more Tesla, autonomous vehicle, EV, and cleantech fun.
The French plug-in electric passenger car market registered 3,888 registrations in October, with all-electric models growing fast (+60%), while plug-in hybrids remained in a post-NEDC hangover (down 2%) — year to date (YTD), though, PHEVs are still jumping 35% year over year (YoY).
In Austria, during times when an air quality alert is in effect, EV drivers will be able go faster than drivers of conventional cars. Will that convince some people to make the switch to an electric car? Oh, you betcha!
While excitement grows for electric cars, questions remain. Patrick McGee writes (via Financial Times), “Can Germany survive the ‘iPhone moment’ for cars? The country’s profitable carmakers are being hit quicker than expected by the adoption of electric vehicles … some question whether Das Auto will survive such an industry transformation.”
Brad Cornell teaches financial economics at Caltech. He also happens to manage a hedge fund. And when it comes to Tesla, he’s by no means a bull. He still believes Tesla is overvalued. However, much like short-seller Andrew Left, he’s becoming disillusioned with EV efforts from legacy automakers.
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.