Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla’s electric vehicle (EV) sales just seem to keep rising and rising…. With the release of official company sales figures for the third quarter of 2015, we now know that Tesla delivered 11,580 EVs during that period — representing a 49% increase over the same … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla Motors released its latest quarterly shareholder letter and hosted its quarterly financials call late last night (European time, since that’s where I live). As always, there were many interesting tidbits that could by themselves be individual articles. However, in the interest of not irritating the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. I was just thinking about writing yet another article about compliance cars — basically, I was going to pose a question about when we can expect to see most car manufacturers actually aim to sell the electric cars they produce. While many manufacturers now produce electric cars and … [continued]
Below is another cleantech link drop, my favorite cleantech stories from around the interwebs other than the ones we’ve covered. However, one of these stories doesn’t have a link, but I figured this is the best place to share it. Tesla emailed over a Q1 sales update (woohoo!). In case you … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The folks at Tesla aren’t stupid. They know what to highlight to make a point. The first sentence in the 2014 4th quarter & full year shareholder letter Tesla published last night reads: “Tesla continues to drive the global transition to sustainable transport, with more … [continued]
For some background, in case you missed it, Elon Musk and the Tesla Motors crew announced during the company’s quarterly financials call ~2½ weeks ago that the Model X would be delayed… for (I think) the 4th time (it’s hard to keep track). A clear case of Hofstadter’s Law. Since then, Model X … [continued]
If you’re a Tesla fanatic or an overall EV fanatic, below is a lot of fun and interesting EV news and commentary. Don’t forget to check out our EV stories, too. Top Pick: The EV Revolution Tesla For Some Tesla Owners, The AWD Upgrade Costs Too Much Will Hong Kong be … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Not completely clear on the present state of Tesla’s war with the dealership associations? Not sure in which states Tesla sales are legal, and in which states Tesla is barred from direct sales? Don’t worry, Mojo Motors has you covered with its nice new infographic on the … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. By Zachary Coffey SEC filings have revealed that Tesla founder and CEO, Elon Musk, took a pay cut of over $78 million last year, returning all but $1 of his salary. His base salary of $33,280 comes out to an average of $16 an hour for … [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]
