In this article, I explain 6 reasons Tesla matches or exceeds the luxury features of BMW, Mercedes, and Audi; and also 4 reasons why Tesla vehicles as affordable as Toyota & Honda vehicles. Tesla needs to get the word out on this, since it is having some difficulty selling its … [continued]
Tesla released a new video on its YouTube channel and on sister social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Friday. This video takes us to the electric automaker’s dedicated extreme cold weather testing facility developed just a few kilometers below the Arctic Circle in Norway. Tesla’s field quality engineers from … [continued]
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article about the surprise switch from CCS to NACS as the de facto standard for EV charging in North America. CCS charging won’t disappear, but now, aside from Tesla (which has over 60% of the EVs on the road in the US), … [continued]
Air quality has been at the center of many discussions around climate change lately, especially as wildfires have ravaged certain parts of North America over the summer. Although some of Tesla’s vehicles are equipped with a Bioweapon Defense Mode that circulates air through a HEPA filter, most cars from other automakers … [continued]
We’ve written many times and discussed on our Cleantech Talk podcast the fact that much if not most of the EV battery minerals of the world are mined or at least processed in China. However, it’s also worth noting that China dominates EV sales. Of the 10 best selling plugin … [continued]
The company currently has capacity to build about 2 million cars a year at 4 factories — in Fremont, California; Shanghai, China; Austin, Texas; and Berlin, Germany; with Mexico next on the list. It has set a goal of eventually building 20 million cars a year. Is this enough to offset the influence of Tesla’s mercurial CEO?
One of the release candidate Tesla Cybertrucks was spotted in Austin, Texas yesterday. This time though, it was not loaded on an open trailer, rather, an enclosed one, like a container. This Cybertruck unit was leaving a popular automotive location in Austin, Texas known as Petrol Lounge (perhaps this was … [continued]
Some think that Tesla could finally be preparing to launch its Model 3 “Highland,” which is expected to feature simplified components and, potentially, a lower price tag. In recent weeks, a few sources have reported that Tesla has filed for registration for the refreshed Model 3 in China, and others … [continued]
One of the big items of hype around the Tesla Cybertruck when it was revealed 4 years ago was that it would have an exoskeleton. Before we get to what that actually means, let’s look at the standard definition of an exoskeleton. From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, an exoskeleton is: “a … [continued]
