The most popular CleanTechnica stories of the past week covered a Tesla Model 3 Performance beating a Porsche 911 GT2 RS driven by a Formula 1 champion in a drag race, Tesla’s navigation system on long-distance trips, the Tesla Model Y versus fossil fuel competitors, geothermal energy + rooftop solar, Tesla’s cash and liquidity, a California solar record, and more.
The newest member of the Tesla family stepped into the limelight last week at an event at Tesla’s Hawthorne Design Studio in Southern California. The event was attended by several hundred enthusiasts, referral program award winners, and media who came out from around the world to see the big reveal.
Want to check out an epic showdown between the internal combustion engine and electric drivetrain as they race against one another? This isn’t just any showdown between gasmobile and EV. The Porsche 911 GT2 RS faces off against Tesla’s Model 3 Performance in an adrenaline-filled drag race video produced by Formula 1 champ Nico Rosberg.
Sales of fossil fuelled vehicles are now on the decline in the world’s three largest auto markets, and being replaced by electric vehicles. Fossil car sales will only decrease from here on out. EVs for the win!
Tesla drivers were slapped with more speeding tickets in the Netherlands than drivers of any other auto brand. Wonder why…
The idea of a Green New Deal has become a hot topic lately, but what exactly does it mean?
As Tesla’s Model 3 continues to gain market share, legacy automakers face some daunting decisions. Bloomberg warns, “The future of the auto industry is going to look like the history of the cell phone … some of today’s dominant car companies will share the fate of a few former titans of the smartphone. Remember BlackBerry, Nokia, and Palm?”
In part 1 of our review of the 2018 LA Auto Show, we looked at the mobility startup world and how it is proposing to meet tomorrow’s mobility needs. Let’s now look at what traditional carmakers had to offer at the 2018 LA Auto Show.
Ms. Brinkley captures the essence of the new climate change documentary Paris to Pittsburgh with a quick burst of pithy, off-the-cuff observations.
The obsession with space has driven innovation and not only extended the capabilities of technology, but delivered remarkable breakthroughs and created new materials and products. Solar panels, for example, were the powering force behind InSight, the robotic probe launched six months ago by NASA that landed on Mars’s surface on the 26th of November.
