As Norway and the Netherlands have become EV capitals, Germany has lagged behind – according to conventional wisdom, because of resistance from the all-powerful German auto industry, combined with consumers’ love of high-speed, long-range driving on the autobahn. However, this picture is changing quickly. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, this year German sales could… Read more »
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Bloomberg launches Tesla Model 3 tracker
There are around 400,000 of them, and they’re getting impatient. Not only the raft of Model 3 reservation holders, but a passel of stock-market and automotive pundits want details on how many Model 3s are out there, and how quickly they’re being produced. Bloomberg is the latest to create a tool to estimate the number… Read more »
Bite Squad to convert its delivery fleet from Prius to Tesla Model 3
Bite Squad, the Minneapolis-based restaurant delivery service that now operates in 30 markets around the country, hopes to swap out its current fleet of several hundred Toyota Priuses for Tesla Model 3s. It plans to test a handful of 3s on the road in its home base of Minneapolis this fall. Company-owned vehicles account for… Read more »
Tesla collaborates with customers to build on-site charging terminals for Tesla Semi
Tesla has promised game-changing specs for its Tesla Semi, but has said little about the charging infrastructure the electric truck will use. Now Reuters reports that Tesla is collaborating with Anheuser-Busch, PepsiCo and UPS to build on-site charging terminals at their facilities. The companies said that the partnerships include design and engineering from Tesla, but… Read more »
Musk to stay at the wheel of Tesla for another decade
It’s always been understood that Elon Musk would remain in the CEO chair at Tesla until his three-part master plan was realized. “What the world really needs is a great, affordable electric car,” Musk told Bloomberg in 2013. “I’m not going to let anything go, no matter what people offer, until I complete that mission.”… Read more »
German EV subsidy fund, which excludes Tesla, is barely being used
A German government program that offers subsidies to EV buyers became the center of controversy over the eligibility of Tesla buyers. Only vehicles with a base price of under 60,000 euros are eligible for the awards. The program was designed in collaboration with German automakers, who are providing part of the funding, and some observers… Read more »
2017 plug-in sales up 26%, Tesla and Chevy on top
Plug-in sales have failed…to reach the milestone of 200,000 units. Total US sales for 2017 were 199,826 (according to InsideEVs), a 26% increase compared to 2016’s 158,614. Worldwide sales were well over a million. December saw the biggest US monthly sales in history, and was the 27th consecutive month that sales were greater than the… Read more »
UPS orders 125 Tesla Semis, partner confirms performance specs
Still skeptical about the Tesla Semi? Advance orders are piling up, including one from the 800-pound brown gorilla of the shipping industry – UPS has announced that it will buy 125 units, the largest order so far. UPS said it provided Tesla with data about its truck routes in order to evaluate how the vehicle… Read more »
Battery expert examines Tesla Roadster claims
Elon Musk raised some eyebrows when he announced that the new Tesla Roadster will do 0-60 in 1.9 seconds and have a range of 620 miles. That would make it not only by far the longest-range EV in existence, but also the quickest car ever produced. “These numbers sound unreal but they’re not,” said Musk…. Read more »
Is Tesla’s Model X the ultimate EV? Extended drive review
Tesla set out to build not the best electric cars, but the best cars, and many would argue that it has achieved that goal. Models S and X are two of the most advanced, feature-rich autos on the market today. In a sense, Model X must be considered the ultimate, as it has more interior… Read more »