Originally published on EV Obsession. If you’ve obsessively been following Tesla for long, there’s a decent chance you’ve already run across this 9-year-old article. But a few things this week reminded me that the majority of the population, and probably even the majority of EV drivers and enthusiasts, have never … [continued]
This past Sunday, my wife, kids, and I headed up to Santa Barbara and stopped in at the Tesla dealership that opened in August to see what a dealership looks like through Tesla-colored lenses. The short answer is — not very different, but that wouldn’t be telling the full story. Tesla … [continued]
Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift for a cleantech lover? Perhaps what you need is a Climate XChange raffle ticket* that could win your special someone a fully loaded Tesla Model S or Tesla Model X. With the Tesla Model X really starting to roll out (and be crowned king of SUVs), I’m sure … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Tesla Model S was recently included on Road and Track‘s new “51 Coolest Cars Of The Last 50 Years” list — along with many classics, such as the the 1967 Ferrari 330 P4, the 1967 Mazda Cosmo, the 1969 Lola T70, the 1965 Shelby … [continued]
On numerous occasions, I have wanted to know and share some specs or other info regarding production electric cars and EV batteries but had a hard time finding what I was looking for — either because it was buried on the manufacturer’s site, not on there at all and hard to find in … [continued]
Many people don’t know about the “other” Tesla factory — the one in Europe. Officially known as the Tesla Motors Netherlands, and also known as the Tilburg Factory, it is a combination shipping and receiving point all set up to support a core of assembly activities. Tilburg receives containers full of Tesla … [continued]
According to Motor Trend’s recent test, the Tesla P90D with Ludicrous Mode hits 60 miles per hour in a shattering 2.6 seconds. This is absurdly quick, and there are only three currently produced street-legal cars which are quicker than a Tesla. Those cars are by Porsche, Lamborghini, and Ferrari and … [continued]
As people all across the world ramp up their holiday shopping in preparation for the big day next week (yeah, Christmas is next week, time is running out!), Tesla appears to be celebrating as well, by wrapping up Model Xs in delivery vehicles and preparing to get them out to … [continued]
If you happened to miss the initial announcement and our chat about it on the relaunch of our Cleantech Talk podcast, I’ve stuck the finalists in the title to finally grab your attention. There’s still time (~2 weeks) to get in your vote for the 1st annual CleanTechnica Car of the … [continued]
With Tesla Model X production still ramping up and only a handful out on the streets for folks to catch a glimpse of, seeing a video of the elusive X in the factory without any clothes on caught my eye. I don’t style myself a voyeur but I am a sucker for this … [continued]
