Originally published on EV Obsession. Even though the Tesla Motors brand is only a few years old now, that doesn’t mean that the name doesn’t carry some prestige to it. After only four years on the market, the Model S has managed to work its way rather firmly into the public consciousness, … [continued]
I love putting together the monthly electric car sales reports. I love statistics, I love spreadsheets, I love charts, and I love electric cars. But there’s one thing that frustrates me every time — looking at the sales of electric cars that are “on the market” but available almost nowhere. … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Electric car sales numbers are in for the US! I’ve created a few charts below to share the big picture for January 2014 versus January 2013. However, I’m changing one huge thing this year with these monthly electric car sales updates — I’m dropping the … [continued]
I almost passed this one up, since it’s not all that useful of a story, but it’s hard to not cover wild claims made by a BMW chief. It’s also hard to avoid jumping into discussions comparing two of the hottest electric cars on the planet — perhaps the two … [continued]
Tesla’s legal woes in China appear to finally be over, with the recent decision by a Chinese court to side with the popular EV company rather than local businessman Zhan Baosheng, who previously owned the “Te Si La (Tesla)” trademark in China. With the new ruling, the company is now … [continued]
Tesla Motors yesterday announced that it exceeded guidance by a whopping 20% in the fourth quarter of 2014, selling/delivering nearly 6,900 cars, a new record. Needless to say, this is likely to give the electric car icon a big boost. Here’s the full press release from Tesla: PALO ALTO, Calif. … [continued]
I recently updated our “Electric Cars For Sale” page. I updated it in order to add in the 2014 models, but then I also ended up adding more pics and a bunch of videos. Here are the videos I just added (ordered by 2013 US sales, with new vehicles randomly … [continued]
2013 US sales of the Tesla Model S, a bit below 20,000, have led cumulative global sales of the Model S passed the 25,000 marker, according to reports. Hybrid Cars notes, however, that this sales number is an estimate. Tesla doesn’t release monthly sales figures, so the total comes from estimates … [continued]
I don’t think we’ve shared this before. Thanks to a couple of readers for passing it along (in response to my post about Tesla trying to sell SEXY), you can now watch it here: Keep up with the hottest Tesla and EV news here on CleanTechnica. Subscribe to our EV … [continued]
I think I’ve waited long enough. Below are the results of our most recent poll (“What’s Tesla’s Biggest Challenge?“). 444 people responded, and the results (as well as the choices) were quite varied. However, there was a clear winner and a clear 2nd place. (The answer choices get cut off … [continued]
