February 24th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
The idea of "Tesla killers" was put out there by many critics of Tesla, clickbait-happy media outlets, and some of the competition to create the fear that Tesla would fail
December 15th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Mercedes has announced they it will delay the US launch of its first electric vehicle, the EQC, which starts at $68,895. Those who call Tesla a "vaporware" company should take note. Mercedes was expected to bring the EQC to its US dealerships in the first quarter of 2020, but it looks like we will have to wait another whole year for one of those "Tesla killers." The reason for the wait? Mercedes says demand is too high in Europe for the company to bring it to the
November 25th, 2019 | by Barry A.F.
A recent article on CleanTechnica, "BBC Click: Are Electric Vehicles 'The Future Of Road Vehicles?' EV Owners: 'Duh.'" basically covered what CleanTechnica and other green energy websites have been saying for years, that EVs are superior to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in more ways than one. This is not news to informed progressives, but it is very much news to the general public
July 24th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
According to an article in 2018 by Business Insider, the Chevy Bolt was "completely crushing" the Tesla Model 3 back then. The article cited December 2017 sales and claimed that Chevy was the first to produce a long-range electric vehicle that was also affordable. It also claimed that Tesla was threatened by
May 12th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Tesla has a decisive global lead both in EV technology and in production volume. With the announcement of Volkswagen's plans for its ID.3 series this week, it now seems clear that the world's largest fossil automaker has no plans to challenge Tesla for the EV leadership
April 24th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Tesla has improved the efficiency of its Model S and X vehicles, via new motors, wheel bearings, tires and more, giving the Model S Long Range variant 370 miles of range (EPA rating)
January 5th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
The myth of the “Tesla Killer” is a tempting one for mainstream journalists, who have learned that any article with the word “Tesla” in the headline, especially a negative one, is a sure-fire click generator
October 7th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Last week was crazy — the Tesla SEC lawsuit settlement, Tesla's massive quarterly sales record, our first monthly #Pravduh, and more. As a result, I never shared the most popular CleanTechnica stories of September. So, in case you are curious, here were the 20 stories in September that ruled the odd and quirky land of CleanTechnica (pageviews following titles)
September 30th, 2018 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
Jaguar I-Pace In the class of luxury midsize SUV/CUV, we have now or will relatively soon have 5 new fully electric vehicles that are serious all-around usable cars. Oops, in the USA, half the cars are not called cars but trucks. These vehicles are the Jaguar I-Pace, Audi e-Tron, Mercedes EQC, Tesla Model Y, and BMW iX3 — placed in order of expected start date of sales
September 23rd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Confused? I had fun with the "Tesla killer" nonsense a couple of weeks ago, and also with a decade of claims that Tesla was about to be dead (aka bankrupt), but a recent tweet or two stimulated yet one more Morning Monkey Business piece on these topics
September 5th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
You know what they say — "As long as there's been Tesla, there've been Tesla killers."
August 4th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
On a Tesla Motors Club thread, some members there recently shared a few old claims of perennial Tesla bears. It was a brilliant little move of reverse trolling, and it prompted me to do something I've been wanting to do for ages — dig up some old claims about Tesla from prominent bears and see how they held up to the light of today
May 6th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
Now that Tesla has ushered in the era of electric vehicles (EVs), legacy automakers are desperately racing to catch up
