Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:30:47 +0000
As a bright red BYD Atto 3 breaks up the grey Corolla gang in my suburban neighbourhood, the march of the electric vehicle invasion is becoming more and more obvious. Three years ago, I received my Tesla Model 3 SR+ and showed it to my neighbours. They were impressed as I drove them up hills […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 19:39:07 +0000
Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted that the Model Y would become the world’s best selling car in 2023. While the statement was considered a lofty goal at the time, it appears that the electric SUV was the best selling vehicle worldwide in Q1, marking the first electric vehicle in history to top global […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 08:34:08 +0000
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins scored over half a million sales last month, up 93% year over year (YoY). That pulled the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over 1.9 million units. Share-wise, with April showing another great performance, plugin vehicles hit 35% market share! Full electrics (BEVs) alone accounted […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 15:50:12 +0000
After a good first quarter, April increased plugin registrations by 53% YoY, to 11,919 units, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 40% last month. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics (28% of new vehicle sales), which jumped 73% year over year (YoY). The overall market is also rising, to 29,669 units, although at […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 01:51:13 +0000
The first batch of Tesla vehicles manufactured in Shanghai has arrived in Vancouver, Canada, and a second load is on its way.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 06:18:34 +0000
Several years ago, before the first Tesla Model Y got into customer hands, I argued that the electric crossover could become the best selling car in the world. It appears that we’re now on the precipice of that happening. The argument was simple: The Tesla Model 3 had shattered records for its reservation tally — […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 05:33:37 +0000
Tesla’s 2023 annual shareholder meeting was a few hours ago. Many of the things presented there were already presented in the company’s Master Plan Part 3, Investor Day presentation, and previous quarterly shareholder conference calls. However, let’s look at a few of the highlights. First of all, as many have been hoping, or at least […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 14 May 2023 14:22:38 +0000
At the recent Tesla Owners Club Easter Egg hunt, we all got to ogle Brent’s modded out Tesla Model Y. He has certainly made the vehicle a great advertisement both for Tesla, and for his business. The car has been wrapped in the Iced Blue Titanium Matte option, the color that Brent uses for his […]
Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Sat, 13 May 2023 14:40:59 +0000
Originally published on opportunity:energy. Italy’s shift to electric mobility is experiencing an uncertain path, following what was a very promising exponential growth rate that lasted until 2021. As 2022 proved to be a lost opportunity, much in contrast with other major European countries, 2023 is progressing with rather mixed signals. Official stats for the first […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 12:07:08 +0000
Tesla is on a roll this week. To keep up with its almost constantly growing sales, Tesla has been ramping up Model Y production at sites around the world. It has also just broken ground on a lithium refinery project. The big news on both fronts this week comes from The Lone Star State. (Unfortunately, […]