The most recent Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (for 2015) — a yearly secret shopper review of auto-dealership sales effectiveness — has placed Tesla dead last, well behind pretty much every other auto brand operating in the US. The annual review aims to determine the degree to which auto dealerships (and … [continued]
Could the iconic fruit company be interested in motorsports? Who is Edna, and why is she so fast? Why did CARB reject a VW emissions fix? Will the new BMW 3-series compete with the Muskmobile III? And what’s the deal with big rigs and predictive cruise control? All this and … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. I just realized while writing “Auto Industry: ‘We Can’t Change, Please Let Us Keep Abusing You‘” that I never got to publishing a 2016 edition of “Most Fuel Efficient Cars In The USA,” to follow the very popular 2015 and 2014 posts. As it turns … [continued]
Update: As an extra item, note that the company is planning to open a 100 MWh battery factory in Austria in 2017. No Gigafactory (Tesla’s Gigafactory target is 50,000 MWh a year), but not a bad start. Update #2: Here’s a slide (screenshot from the video in the comments) showing some … [continued]
As we recently wrote, the BYD Tang plug-in hybrid electric SUV/crossover is the top-selling electric car in China. It is also apparently the top-selling vehicle in its class in China! While most Americans and Europeans probably wouldn’t even know that the BYD Tang is a vehicle, I imagine Chinese consumers watch videos of it … [continued]
This article is being simultaneously published on CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and EV Sales. It is also being added to our Electric Car Sales page. The European EV market had more than 14,000 registrations in May, representing a 7% increase over May 2015, which was a slight decrease in growth, largely … [continued]
In 2012 and 2013, electric vehicles saw a tipping point in terms of performance. That’s when they started winning or becoming seriously competitive in multiple different international competitions, after only 1–3 years of experience compared to decades for the gas competitors. It’s worth looking at the history of three of these … [continued]
Wondering what the top 20 CleanTechnica stories of the week were (purely in terms of pageviews)? I thought so. Here you go: Wowza, Tesla Offers To Buy SolarCity!! (Live Blog & Stock Price Rollercoaster) Specs For 2017 BMW i3 Revealed, With Some Surprises (via BMW i3 blogspot) Tesla Model S 60 Buyers … [continued]
Update: Before reading on, do you think Tesla’s aim to buy SolarCity is a good or bad idea? Chime in via the survey below. Create your own user feedback survey Direct link to survey above. Update: Elon is highlighting on the press call how quickly Tesla could put solar, an … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Volkswagen Group is considering the sale of some of its assets and brands as part of a refocusing of the group’s core focus, according to recent reports. Presumably, such an asset sale would also help the group raise the funds necessary for the paying of … [continued]
