Originally published on EV Obsession. I was sucked into a corner of the internet perusing a thread (okay, several threads) on the Tesla Motors Club forum yesterday. Two clever historians (of sorts) posted some things I founded quite fascinating, so I’m sharing them here as well. Interestingly, going back in time … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession (with some edits at the beginning). Haters gonna hate, but Tesla* just busted through the 50,000/year sales barrier, as it projected it would; Model X production is ramping up exponentially; and the company is now bringing in well over $1 billion a quarter (maybe $2 … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla sales and projected Tesla sales for 2015 are hot topics these days, amongst EV enthusiasts and journalists as well as the financial media and investors (full disclosure: I’m long TSLA). Naturally, nobody really knows what Tesla’s 2015 sales total will look like (even if some … [continued]
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]
