Santa has a bumper sack of presents for electric vehicle lovers in Australia. At our monthly Coffee, Cake, & EVs morning tea, Veda Prime announced that the 40,000th Tesla will be delivered before Christmas this year. Only a few months after Robin Denholm announced that Tesla expected to double the number of its vehicles on […]
Author: CleanTechnica
Heat Pumps On Fire Globally — As In, Getting Much More Popular
Sales set to hit new records, helping save energy and emissions, but policy action is needed to unblock bottlenecks such as upfront costs and training workers Worldwide sales of heat pumps are set to soar to record levels in the coming years as the global energy crisis accelerates their adoption, the International Energy Agency (IEA) […]
California Truckers, Help Is On The Way For Electric Trucking
Freight trucks are critical for the economy but represent a major source of California pollution. Many programs, from the federal to local level, are available to help pay for the transition to zero-emission vehicles. By Nick Chaset, CEO of East Bay Community Energy Freight vehicles are one of the largest sources of air pollution in […]
Wind Power To Cut Cargo Ship Emissions 20%
Wind power can help solve the shipping industry's carbon woes, as demonstrated by the new Seawing sail from the French firm Airseas.
Tesla Owners Quick Tip: How To Find Every Podcast and Station in TuneIn Radio
While the sound quality of Tesla’s premium sound system gets a fair amount of praise, the user interface of its infotainment system leaves a bit to be desired. The system offers a great selection of music streaming choices, including the basic version of Slacker built-in, Spotify, Tidal and soon Apple Music (possibly even with Dolby […]
Open Your Eyes: Battery Electric Cars, Bikes, Tools, & Toys Are Everywhere
Life in an All-Electric Future (Part 1)
65% Of Dealers Say Yes To Ford’s No Haggle EV Sales Policy
Some Ford dealers and state dealer groups are pushing back against the company's plan for selling electric cars.
UK Plugin EVs Take 27.7% Share – Tesla Model Y Bestseller
The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 27.7% share in November, down from 28.1% year on year. Full electric share grew YoY, but was outweighed by plugin hybrids’ decline. Overall auto volumes were up over 23% YoY, to 142,889 units, though still almost 9% down on 2019 seasonal levels. The Tesla Model Y […]
The $10K Tata Tiago EV Gets 20,000 Bookings In India In Just 2 Months
Over the past 10 years or so, a lot of new energy vehicle startups, and also legacy OEMs, have followed the same formula of starting with top of the range ($70,000 plus) electric vehicles and then moving slowly to develop lower priced versions. The majority of car buyers can’t afford those kinds of vehicles. The […]
Tesla Semi
The first deliveries of the Tesla Semi were made last Thursday evening to a good amount of fanfare at Tesla’s factory in Sparks, Nevada. The Tesla Semi was first unveiled as a prototype in 2017. Five long years later, the first deliveries took place, ending with Tesla handing over the keys to the first production […]