The United States EV market is an … interesting market. It is so much less diverse than the Chinese or European EV market, but it has gotten far more models in the past few years. That said, Tesla still dominates the market. It’s such a given that the Tesla Model … [continued]
I remember getting into my new 2019 Tesla six years ago. While basic driving controls were familiar, Tesla’s approach of having many control functions available only on the display screen was somewhat bewildering. There were also numerous new features that no one had thought of for cars previously. We were … [continued]
Seven months ago, we announced that Tesla had arrived in the Colombian market looking for blood. With a Model 3 launched below $30,000 and a Model Y below $32,500, the brand was offering a premium feeling for mass market prices, outcompeting pretty much everyone else in the EV landscape, including … [continued]
On February 31, 2014, twelve years and four months ago, I took the plunge and leased my first battery electric car, a 2014 Nissan Leaf. As you can see from the 100% electric sticker, I immediately became an EV evangelist. At $200/month, I figured that I would easily save that … [continued]
This is going to feel like old news for anyone who’s been following electric vehicles and Tesla for the past several years, but if you’re new to this industry, perhaps some of it will come as a shocker. Most American-Made Cars First of all, in the latest American-Made Index from Cars.com, … [continued]
Tesla just had its 4th best quarter ever for vehicle sales. Stepping away from quarterly trends and quarterly numbers, though, I also routinely publish cumulative Tesla sales charts and facts. Looking at the numbers just now, I noticed that Tesla is on the verge of reaching 10 million cumulative vehicle … [continued]
BEVs on the way up, PHEVs on the way down Plugin vehicle registrations were up 4% year over year (YoY) in May, ending the month at around 1.7 million units. Interestingly, BEVs (+15% YoY) and PHEVs (-15% YoY) had opposite performances, with pure electrics firm in double-digit growth while plugin … [continued]
Tesla fans criticized BYD electric vehicles for years. Supposedly, they were cheap, boring, and poorly made. However, BYD has grown and grown over the past several years, now produces far more cars than Tesla, and has about the same number of R&D engineers as Tesla has total employees. Now we … [continued]
Like in other countries, and like other companies in China, Tesla has seen its sales drop in the largest EV market in the world this year. Tesla’s sales were down 10% year over year there in April, and they were down 15% across the first 4 months of the year. … [continued]
Back in 2019, I read an article on this very site regarding the Osborne effect and the upcoming risks it represented for the auto industry. It remains one of my favorite articles of all time, and it had this very interesting chart that put into perspective what had been the … [continued]
