Changes to California’s zero-emissions vehicle mandate credit system may be in the works, owing to the glut of zero-emissions credits circulating thanks to Tesla and others, according to recent reports. Specifically, the point is that it may become harder for EV leaders (like Tesla Motors) to sell ZEV credits. Unsurprisingly, given … [continued]
If you’ve been following Tesla news for a few years, you probably remember well Tesla’s announcement in April 2013 that it would guarantee the resale value of a Tesla Model S “for the same residual value percentage as the iconic Mercedes S Class,” holding 50% of its value after 3 years … [continued]
Nearly 10 years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk published “The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan.” In December of last year, I wrote an article about how this master plan has been coming to life, and Mike Barnard followed up with a summary of his own in May. 3 days ago, Elon … [continued]
The first few weeks one drives an EV, the world opens up. One adventure follows in the wake of the last. At common recharge points where you stop to give your car some juice, new (to you) parks and streets become new junctures in the routes that make up your daily routines. Naturally, … [continued]
Can’t get enough Tesla Motors and other EV news? Check out this roundup of stories from around the web (largely, from sister sites EV Obsession and Gas2). To kick things off, here’s a new pic of a black matte Tesla Model 3 from a “jamesmusk” via Instagram: Tesla Motors Tesla Owner Using Supercharger … [continued]
Can’t get enough of that solar energy and wind energy news? Below is a roundup from the past few weeks from around the web. (Note that we’ve moved most renewable energy project news to Cleantechies, since that site is more focused on the inside-baseball and daily-grind news of renewable energy, and we … [continued]
Tesla has abstained from conventional advertising, with the draw of its products alone being sufficient to keep demand higher than supply since its inception. Having said that, Tesla continues to think outside the box for new ways to engage owners in the fight for clean air and a livable climate, and … [continued]
Mike Barnard, an expert in robotics, might follow this up with a deeper look into the topic of “beta” as it regards Tesla Autopilot and other matters — to supplement his articles on why Tesla Autopilot is better than driver-assist features in competing brands’ cars and why Tesla’s approach to self-driving cars … [continued]
Tesla’s Autopilot is in the news these days with the tragic death of a Tesla owner while Autopilot was in use. However, there are at least five competitors with technology that they assert works similarly to Autopilot, many of whom have been on the roads longer than Tesla’s offering. Why hasn’t … [continued]
I was going to run a very short survey on a few electric car matters, but then I realized it’s been almost one year since we ran our initial EV-driver and potential-driver surveys, and we’re ripe for an update. The surveys are still quite short, but might take a few minutes to … [continued]
