Tesla Model 3 Sales = ~4× Nissan LEAF Sales, World’s 2nd Best Selling EV Outside Of China — November EV Sales Report

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 08:02:04 +0000

We may have some more high-selling blockbuster electric vehicles in 2020, but 2019 had one electric vehicle that was in a league of its own, the Tesla Model 3. Through November, the Model 3 had almost 3× the sales of the world’s 2nd best selling EV, the BAIC EU-Series, and it had more than 4× the sales of the world’s 2nd best selling non-Chinese

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Regarding Ford Mustang Mach-E: Porsche & BMW Also Got Shit For Producing Crossovers

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 03:27:16 +0000

I get it — change is hard. It’s difficult, awkward, and perhaps even annoying or frustrating to see something we love get changed. The good news about the pushback from Ford/Mustang fans regarding the Ford Mustang Mach-E: we’ve seen this before with Porsche and BMW, and Porsche and BMW not only survived by thrived

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The Ford Mustang Mach-E Is A Sharp Effort To Seize The Moment

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 21:00:10 +0000

Make no mistake, Ford’s unveiling of the Mustang Mach-E was a momentous move — arguably the most important electric vehicle story of 2019. Why? Because it represents the first indication that a non-Tesla automaker plans not only to produce an EV, but to sell it in volume

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From Electric Cars To Electric Airplanes, The End Of A Decade

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 00:19:45 +0000

Lilium eVTOL Red Dot Award2019 is drawing to a close, so let’s take stock of a decade of green mobility progress that started with a handful of startups a decade ago

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Rivian Raises $1.3 Billion In Latest Funding Round

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 04:30:02 +0000

Rivian has not even begun building pre-production versions of its RiT electric truck and R1S electric SUV, but it raised almost $3 billion in 2019, capped by its most recent funding round that added $1.3 billion to the company’s coffers. This latest round was led by T. Rowe Price, which is also a major investor in Tesla

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Tesla Model 3 = 9th Best Selling Car In USA

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:49:52 +0000

With all of the data tallied, we have one electric car in the top 20*, or in the top 10 actually — the Tesla Model 3. The Model 3, based on our estimates (with support from EV Volumes), lands in the #10 spot in the USA in November among all cars. For the first 11 months of the year, the Model 3 was in the #9 position

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Tesla Scores 77% of US Electric Auto Sales in November — CleanTechnica Report

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:01:09 +0000

Some people wonder why we cover Tesla so much. I’m going to use this opportunity to quickly explain it. First of all, we are a cleantech news & analysis site. Our focus is cleantech and the reasons for it

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Current Pickup Truck Owners Prefer Electric Trucks From GM & Ford — Assuming Similar Specs

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:45:13 +0000

A new survey by Autolist reveals some surprising findings about electric pickup trucks. One thing is for sure: the Tesla CyberTruck has certainly set tongues wagging. Love it or hate it, it’s a game changer.

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Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Talks Tesla Cybertruck

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 05:49:30 +0000

Cathie Wood, founder of Ark Invest, yesterday sat down with CNBC’s SqawkTalk to talk about the Tesla Cybertruck. Tesla, which is the top holding in several of Ark’s funds, has Elon Musk as its CEO, and it’s natural the anchor wanted to know about what Wood’s thoughts were on the Cybertruck, as well as on other matters such as the defamation trial where Elon was found not guilty

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