Elon Musk and the Tesla crew made a huge announcement last night (well, late at night my time, but I guess daytime in California). Addressing some concerns of Tesla Model S owners, Elon titled his blog post, “Infinite Mile Warranty.” The infinite mile warranty is for the drive units of … [continued]
Here’s another cleantech news roundup. I’m making it a short one since I’m *trying* to start doing these once a day again. Wish me luck! Cleantech News Pie (i.e. solar + EVs + other) I was interviewed for another podcast recently. The interesting thing about this one is that it … [continued]
So… I forgot about this Nissan LEAF Shopper Survey a few times now, but we got 155 responses from Nissan LEAF shoppers (and the last one came in just about 1 day ago), so I think it’s time to finally share the results. The most basic part of the sales process is something I … [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]
Originally published on EV Obsession. It’s hard to get European-wide numbers for electric car sales. In fact, it’s hard to get numbers for almost any country in Europe. A Norwegian electric vehicle association was publishing Norway’s numbers regularly for awhile, as was a German car association for Germany, but neither of them have … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. July was a momentous month for Mercedes and me. Mercedes saw the US birth of its first electric vehicle, the Mercedes B Class Electric, and my little girl was born. With this being a monthly electric vehicle sales update, there’s not much more to say … [continued]
The utility NRG has been dipping its giant toe into the EV fast charging market, setting up a head to head competition with Tesla Motors.
Elon Musk was recently interviewed by Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report. It’s a nearly 10-minute interview, and as you can imagine, both hilarious and informative. Some of the highlights from the interview are featured as bullet points below the video. http://youtu.be/dUDCIfI-wRs Tesla Model S owners will soon be able to name … [continued]
As noted in an article earlier today, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big … [continued]
By Lanny Hartmann For a car that has only been around for a few years, the Tesla Model S has formed a large and dedicated community of owners and fans. The Tesla Motors Club has a thriving online forum of devotees of the luxury electric sedan. The community is, for the most … [continued]
