The most popular articles on CleanTechnica last week concerned BMW (not so good), Tesla (quite good), Nissan charging issues (ugh), an electric bike, the Honda e, Elon Musk’s birthday, high-efficiency solar cells, floating solar farms, oil tankers repurposed for renewable energy, and more. Quite a diverse week! Check them out below.
I love safe children. Arnold, a sincere thank you for your acting technique, your skill in this video. Clean, fresh air can be increased via effective folklore, effective messaging & storytelling.
The total production and delivery numbers are out for Q2 and they are stronger than anyone dared hope. Here’s hoping the short sellers choke on the numbers.
The European passenger plug-in market had some 37,000 registrations in May, growing 28% compared to the same period last year, a good performance considering the stagnating performance (+0.04%) of the overall market.
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our June 2019 edition. Below I will inform you of rapid changes that are happening in China’s cleantech market. For our full China × Cleantech history, stroll over to the “Future Trends” section of our website. For last month’s edition, check here.
Model 3 sales in the first half of 2019 are more than 50% of all Tesla Model 3 sales in that country since 2013. Norwegians are lovin’ their Model 3s!
Why has Twitter become such a battleground over Tesla? Amit Katwala writes in Wired UK, “There’s no reason why a car company should be so divisive, but the warring tribes of Tesla fans and [Tesla haters] speak to human nature, the cult of celebrity, and the polarizing impact of the social media echo chamber.” Others believe it gets to something deeper. More on that in a moment.
It’s time for us to share our 20 most popular articles of last week. This time around, I’ll just briefly throw down a list of my 13 favorite CleanTechnica originals from the past week first. Have a look:
As part of my efforts to fight untrue Tesla myths, I recently engaged the Tesla community to create a Tesla Myth Busters FAQ page. I sent out a call to “assemble a full-fledged myth-busting campaign,” and people responded. We simply want to set the record straight regarding various Tesla myths. Thanks to the Tesla community who heeded my call, this first draft was produced in just four days, which is astonishing and wonderful when you think about it.
Tesla naysayers often tout electric cars from legacy automakers as an imminent threat to the American automaker. However, “According to Berenberg Bank, this could benefit the upstart American company.”
