Originally published on EV Obsession. Thanks to RobStark on the Tesla Motors Club forum, we’ve got news that the Tesla Model S was the #1 best-selling large luxury car (or “premium car,” as some might prefer to call the class) in the United States in 2015. As we all know, … [continued]
Here’s some more Tesla, electric car, transit, bicycling, and general clean transport news & views from around the interwebs. Enjoy! Tesla Stuff Luxury Front Seats For The Tesla Model S Spain Finally Gets A Tesla Supercharger! Tesla Fremont Factory From A Drone (Video) New Bond Car Would Get Crushed By Tesla Model S P90DL … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. With Model X approaching, it’s time to speculate about what rival automakers will say when their SUVs suddenly go stale by comparison. Looking at the Model S phenomenon as a guide, we can expect lots of entertaining commentary from Tesla’s old-school competition. Here’s how rival camps, … [continued]
Quite awhile back, we saw that the Tesla Model S was beating the big competitors in the large luxury cars segment in the US. We now have full-year numbers for 2014. Granted, as I note below, Tesla is supply limited. I wonder what the situation would be if it wasn’t, … [continued]
First of all, we published a guest article the other day regarding a Tesla Roadster battery pack upgrade that did something very weird. I have no idea why, but there was no commenting section under the article. The article was very popular, and I’m sure it would have generated a lot … [continued]
By James Lester Toyota recently issued the world’s first “green bond” of asset-backed securities in the auto industry. The $1.75 billion bond’s net proceeds will be used to acquire retail installment sale contracts and lease contracts to finance new Toyota and Lexus gas-electric hybrid or alternative fuel powertrain vehicles. The bond has multiple tranches, … [continued]
And that’s the bad news. Apparently, 48,364 green cars (primarily hybrid and electric vehicles, but also green-ish diesels) were sold in the US in February 2013 (est.), 15% more than the 41,933 green cars sold in February 2012. While that does obviously mean that sales increased, it also means that … [continued]
Google’s self-driving cars this month passed 300,000 miles traveled. A lot more than I would have guessed. Also, incidentally, I ran across one of these interesting vehicles while visiting Mountain View (home of Google) and the surrounding area just a couple weeks ago. Of course, that’s the most likely … [continued]
No matter the roller coaster ride gas prices take us on, or perhaps due to it, consumers are steadily purchasing hybrid and electric vehicles. Highlights of the last year in electric and hybrid cars include a 164% increase in June 2012 sales, compared to June 2011. Folks at Kelley … [continued]
Toyota Motor Sales reported at the beginning of the month that April had been the best ever April for the Toyota Prius. In a month where Toyota sales across the line increased 11.6 percent over the year-ago month on a raw volume basis, the Toyota Prius recorded its best … [continued]
