I’ve been covering Elon Musk and Tesla for 13 years. Musk has tweeted hundreds of our articles, and I’ve talked with him multiple times. Clearly, he is not the same person with the same areas of focus as he was a decade ago. Yet, obviously, he is the same person. … [continued]
Tesla is out with its latest Master Plan and it promises a bright new future that sparkles with opportunities but neglects to mention cars.
After a series of other articles about the US electric vehicle (EV) market in the second quarter, here’s our last analysis and statistical breakdown for the quarter. This one concerns what percentage of different brands’ and auto groups’ total auto sales were EV sales last quarter. (Note that we’re only … [continued]
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]
