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

January 25, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla model y, tesla model y juniper

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

January 25, 2025 admin abb, bnef, bnef (bloomberg new energy finance), clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, high speed charging, kempower, level 3 charger, siemens, tesla, tesla superchargers, tritium

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

January 25, 2025 admin car safety, clean transport, electric cars, electric vehicle safety, Electric vehicles, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), nhtsa, polestar, Safety, tesla, volvo

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

January 25, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla cybertruck, tesla insurance, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 insurance

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

January 24, 2025 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica videos, Democrats, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Republicans, Solar energy, tesla, wind energy

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?

January 24, 2025 admin China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, xiaomi, xiaomi su7, xiaomi yu7

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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How Many Sales Will Tesla Have in 2025?

January 23, 2025 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev forecasts, tesla, tesla forecasts, tesla sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:55:25 +0000

Okay, the story has been repeated enough: Tesla was supposed to be achieving 50% growth per year through 2030, yet sales actually declined year over year in 2024. Some Tesla fans want us to be positive about that, but even beyond the fact that sales didn’t match the longer-term forecast … [continued]

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Is Tesla’s Decline Good or Bad for the EV Revolution?

January 22, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev revolution, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:34:18 +0000

Tesla’s sales dropped in 2024 year over year. You don’t have to be a genius to know that isn’t close to what Tesla’s plans were for 2024 just a few years ago, or even in 2023. It was a significant failure to reach the company’s growth targets. It also came … [continued]

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Tesla’s Autonomous Driving Strategy Stranded By Technological Divergence

January 22, 2025 admin AI, autonomous, autonomous car, autonomous vehicles, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, full self driving, green economy, investment, machine learning, Manufacturing, tesla

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:55:41 +0000

It’s been a decade since I first wrote about Tesla’s approach to autonomous driving, comparing it to Google’s (now Waymo’s). At the time, my technical assessment based on my experience with both AI and robotics was that Tesla’s approach was superior. It still is, but it might need to pivot. … [continued]

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Why I Think The Tesla Model Y Might Be Uniquely Good For People Nearing Retirement

January 22, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla model y

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 03:57:07 +0000

This article explains the unique financial, safety, and self-driving advantages of EVs in general and the Tesla Model Y in particular. I’ve long been a fan of Tesla’s Model Y. I wrote 3 articles the day of the unveiling (almost 6 years ago), including this one claiming the 3rd row … [continued]

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