A report by the Associated Press reveals that Chinese authorities are collecting massive amounts of data from every new energy vehicle sold in the country, and every manufacturer including Tesla is OK with that.
It has been a while since I wrote a “What Changed In The EV Industry … ?” article, so I’m now rolling through three months of news as we approach the end of November.
Below is a roundup of notable September and October electric vehicle news.
It has been a while since I wrote a “What Changed In The Solar Energy Industry … ?” article, so I’m lumping two months of news together for this one as November closes. That means cutting out more of the “small” stories, which should make this an especially potent roundup of notable changes in the electric vehicle industry. Enjoy!
Panasonic Eco Solutions, home of the HIT solar panel, is aggressively building out its residential solar installer network on a national basis, seeking to compete more evenly with the likes of Tesla, Sunrun, SunPower, Vivint, and others.
Igor Antarov is a Business Partner at the Moscow Tesla Club, an organization that promotes Tesla electric vehicles and sells and services them. It also sells and installs EV chargers, and supports the EV community, among other activities. In 2013, the club began delivering the Tesla Model S in Russia, and in March of 2018, imported the first Model 3.
Tesla just tweeted that Tesla owners have now driven 1 billion miles on Autopilot.
In honor of the milestone (no pun intended), I’m reposting one of my favorite Autopilot articles of all time, a 2015 article by Mike Barnard. Enjoy.
Sometimes I feel like the boy who cried wolf. On October 12, I wrote an article that you should order a Tesla Model 3 by October 15 or you wouldn’t be guaranteed delivery by year end. Then, on November 11, I wrote about 5 options to still get a Tesla in 2018. Tesla didn’t want that to be the end of the story. As we wrote on November 15, the company secured extra trucking capacity and announced to the world it won’t use rail to ship to the East Coast (since it takes too long and Tesla wouldn’t want you to miss out on getting your Tesla by year end). But that’s not all.
As Tesla finds itself with more used cars on its hands, it is turning to Adessa and Manheim, two of the largest automobile auction companies in America, to help it manage its used car inventory.
The world’s Fastest Tesla Model 3 is showcased and used to sell other EVs at a new pre-owned EV dealership in Québec
When I saw the news yesterday that GM is closing five plants and laying off nearly 15,000 employees, I was surprised. Not because it was happening, but because this could be an extremely forward looking move by the company.
