A lesson for the whole world: building a strong EV charging infrastructure accelerated the Netherlands’ electric vehicle adoption The Netherlands is literally charging its way through electric vehicle adoption in Europe. While Norway captures headlines with its 89% EV market share, the Dutch have focused on a different form of … [continued]
Yesterday, I reported on the USA’s top selling electric vehicle models in the 2nd quarter, and also reported that US EV sales were down 6% in Q2 year over year — entirely because of Tesla’s sales drop. But, looking more broadly, how are different auto brands and auto groups ranked … [continued]
I just reported on Tesla’s declining sales in Q2 2025 relative to Q2 of 2024 and Q2 of 2023 in the United States. Tesla sales are down — down, down, down — and that’s even as non-Tesla EV sales are up. Globally, we’ve also seen Tesla sales declining for the … [continued]
US electric car sales were going up, up, up, and up. Even as Tesla sales started to drop, non-Tesla EV sales were rising enough that overall EV sales were up. See the Q1 US EV sales report for an example of this. However … it just got to be too … [continued]
This is not a review of Tesla’s Full Self Driving (Supervised), henceforth abbreviated to FSDS. I will embed a couple of videos for those who want a virtual experience. This article is my reaction to the way the Australian and New Zealand media seem to have embraced the technology. I … [continued]
Recently, the Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report surveyed more than 8,000 US consumers, weighted by education, race, gender, age, income, and geography, to uncover the truth behind what’s powering or stalling the EV and self-driving car transition. There were four main conclusions from this latest survey: Consumer skepticism around Tesla’s Full … [continued]
In this summary, I wanted to dive into one of the most exciting Tesla events that I’ve attended — the world’s highest Tesla light show, held on August 23, 2025, atop Pikes Peak in Colorado. As someone who’s followed Tesla’s community-driven spectacles for years, this one stood out not just … [continued]
How is the US auto market doing? Let’s take a look at the market as a whole in the 2nd quarter as well as trends with individual companies. Overall, US auto sales were up 3% in Q2 2025 compared to Q2 2024, and also up 3% in Q2 2025 compared … [continued]
An activist investor group that includes many pension funds is questioning whether the compensation package for Elon Musk is appropriate.
The leading convenience store chain Royals Farms seeks to attract more EVs to its premises, indicating continued confidence in the electrification movement despite the immanent expiration of the federal EV tax credit.
