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How To Not Die In The Bush In Tesla Model 3 (Installing Solar Farms) — 5 Lessons For Dummies

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 18:27:00 +0000

Bushfires. Floods. Droughts. Cyclones. Welcome to Australia! It is a vast, diverse country that demands total respect. Clark is an electrician who travels to remote solar farms in the Darling Downs region on a weekly basis from his home in Brisbane. He drives his Tesla Model 3 SR+ over 700 … [continued]

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New Electric Vehicles In Australia — Volvo EX30, Tesla Model 3 Highland, and … Toyota Cybertruk?

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 16:17:13 +0000

What do you do on your day off? Wednesdays are our designated adventure day, so we checked out some electric vehicle stuff! We visited the new high-speed chargers BP has installed just around the corner, checked out the new Tesla Model 3 Highland with plaid signage, and checked out the … [continued]

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Volvo EX30 Shines — Europe EV Sales Report

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Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 06:33:43 +0000

Tesla is the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen Group is the #1 OEM Some 296,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March in Europe, which is down 8% year over year (YoY). But there is a simple explanation for this: Tesla’s usual last-month-of-the-quarter peak was far less intense (in … [continued]

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43% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — March 2024 Sales Report

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Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:20:06 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 743,000 sales (in a 1.7-million-unit overall market). That’s up 29% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were up 16%, while PHEVs did even better, jumping 62% in March. Breaking down plugin sales … [continued]

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What Is Actually Going On With Tesla’s New “Tiny Y” & “Tiny 3” Approach?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:35:31 +0000

I found something a bit strange and confusing in this quarter’s Tesla shareholder letter and conference call. Much of the news in recent weeks was about Tesla reportedly dropping the lower-cost car it was supposed to be working on. That stemmed from a pretty detailed and convincing report from Reuters. … [continued]

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Tesla 2024 Model 3 “Ludicrous” Performance Version Launched: Check it Out

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Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:43:29 +0000

After many rumors, leaked photos, specs and speculation, the refreshed Model 3 Performance “Ludicrous” version is finally here. Previously known as “Highland,” the refreshed Model 3 was launched last year in China and Europe, this year in North America. The refreshed Model 3 offers a few improvements and design tweaks … [continued]

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Tesla Retreats When It Should Be Advancing

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Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 03:37:08 +0000

With Tesla’s lackluster performance in Q1 for EV deliveries, one would think the company would pull out all the stops to stimulate demand. And it has started taking the most basic measure, which is seemingly the only one in Elon’s arsenal: slash prices. Tesla’s Model Y, Model S, and Model … [continued]

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Tesla Model Y Cheaper Than Ever in USA

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 23:35:46 +0000

One week ago, I wrote about the Tesla Model Y (and the Tesla Model 3) having a base price below the average selling price of a new car in the US. In fact, taking the US EV tax credit into account, the Model Y was essentially $10,000 cheaper than the … [continued]

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Tesla’s Strengths & Struggles, Kia EV9 Review, Solar Boom in South America — Top CleanTechnica Stories of the Week

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 17:49:56 +0000

Let’s stroll through some of the top stories of the past week and a half here on CleanTechnica. It’s been a bit of a wild week, particularly because of the happenings at a certain cleantech company, but there’s a lot more going on than that as well. Enjoy the roundup! … [continued]

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More Than 3× As Many Tesla Model Y Sales As Tesla Model 3 Sales In USA In 1st Quarter

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 03:57:24 +0000

Tesla’s just had a tough quarter, including in the United States, but a tough quarter for Tesla would be a stunning, fantabulous success for any other company trying to sell electric vehicles. In the USA, according to data from Cox Automotive and Kelley Blue Book, more than one out of … [continued]

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