Tesla Vehicles Drive Themselves Unsupervised From Factory To Semi Truck Loading

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:47:53 +0000

Tesla has tweeted out that its vehicles are now driving themselves — using Full Self Driving (Unsupervised) — from the factory where they are produced in California to the loading dock lanes where they will get put onto semi trucks and taken away. You can watch videos of that here: … [continued]

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25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2024!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:53:07 +0000

Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 46% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year to a record 1,379,000 units. Full electrics (BEVs) were responsible for 55% of the plugin market in December, 8% below the result of … [continued]

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USA EV Sales In 2024 — Up 7% Over 2023, 61% Over 2022, 166% Over 2021

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:25:23 +0000

The US electric vehicle market did grow in 2024. It increased 7% over 2023, or by nearly 89,000 units. Compared to 2022, EV sales grew by 61%, or almost 492,000 units. Compared to 2021, EV sales grew by 166%, or more than 813,000 units. So, yes, the US electric vehicle … [continued]

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Tesla, Ford, & Chevrolet Lead US EV Sales — Charts

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:15:09 +0000

US electric vehicle sales increased 14% in the 4th quarter of 2024 over the 4th quarter of 2023. It was pretty good growth for the EV market. Let’s dive in a little further to the details of EV sales in the quarter. We’ll start by looking at sales by model. … [continued]

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You Can Now Order New Tesla Model Y in USA — Plus Brand New Video/Commercial

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:59:23 +0000

The new version of the Tesla Model Y (“Juniper”) was just revealed in China two weeks ago. It’s got an attractive new frontend with that LED light strip across the vehicle. It also has more tech packed inside — a screen for backseat passengers, for example. It still offers tremendous … [continued]

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The Cost Of Level 3 Fast Chargers Is Declining

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:39:40 +0000

The cost of Level 3 DC fast chargers is declining almost as fast as the cost of batteries for electric cars.

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40% of Safest Car Brands Are Electric Vehicle Brands

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:32:13 +0000

Confused.com is a top car insurance comparison site in the UK. (Why its domain name is “Confused.com,” I don’t know.) Despite being focused on the UK market, writers at the site recently decided to analyze National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety ratings — that is, vehicle safety ratings for … [continued]

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Tesla Cybertruck Insurance 45% Higher than National Average — Updated

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:16:41 +0000

New research from Insurify indicates that the Tesla Cybertruck, which isn’t cheap at this point, is relatively expensive to insure. At an average of $3,392 per year for full insurance coverage, Cybertruck insurance is actually 45% higher than the national average ($2,336). That said, it’s probably about that much more … [continued]

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End of Green New Deal, Idiocracy, Social Media Opioids, & Tesla Risk — Video Chat

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:22:30 +0000

Vijay Govindan and I sat down today to discuss Democrats’ “Green New Deal” (the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Trump trying to destroy it despite all of the economic benefits it brings across the US (especially in red districts and states), the era of “Idiocracy,” social media as … [continued]

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Is Xiaomi Set to Dethrone Tesla in China?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:24:42 +0000

Looking at the best selling electric cars in China across the first 11 months of 2024, the Tesla Model Y was the top selling full electric car, and the Tesla Model 3 was the 8th best selling pure electric car. BYD has dominated plugin vehicle sales and pure electric vehicle … [continued]

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