Author: CleanTechnica

Norway leads the world in terms of EV market share for new car sales. Last month, plug-in electric vehicles took 89.3% share of the auto market. Electric cars are now so mainstream in Norway that Tesla’s Model Y recently beat a 53-year-old sales record. In 1969, 16,699 Volkswagen Beetles were sold in Norway. No vehicle […]

The Treasury Department is writing rules for the federal EV tax credit that some think are not in line with the intent of the IRA.

In this final piece in a series on Sandy Munro’s Q&A at TeslaCon Florida, I’m highlighting a section of the Q&A where he talked about the coming wave of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs). He was asked, “You mentioned by 2030, one-third of the cars in the market will probably be Chinese. So, what do you […]

Why Tesla’s Next-Generation Vehicle Won’t Be $30,000 Below, I explain why the next generation Tesla will be much less expensive than expected and how Tesla can do this. We know Tesla sells the Model 3 for under $40,000 in China today, and it has a project code named Highland to reduce Model 3 costs further […]

Tesla shares rebounded late this week after the announcement that the company will run a reduced production schedule in January at its Shanghai plant. Can Tesla sustain this momentum, or is the positive trend merely a blip on what's been an unsettling year for the all-electric carmaker's stock?

The market leader in India’s growing EV industry, Tata Motors, has signed an MoU with Everest Fleet Private Limited for the delivery of 5000 XPRES-T EVs. Tata is moving to accelerated the transition to sustainable transportation in India by manufacturing affordable electric vehicles. Tata has already handed over the first 100 cars to Everest Fleet […]

Earlier this year, we missed two news items from chip giant Intel. Taken alone, they may sound like small news items, and they also sound a lot like what ever large corporation is supposed to say these days. Everyone seems to be committing to some future target, but whether they’re going to walk the walk […]

Xcelerate is an EV-oriented company run by a group of Tesla alumni. Since 2012, the company has been offering a range of financial services for EV drivers, from financing to leasing to extended warranties. I recently spoke with Xcelerate CEO KJ Gimbel, COO Milad Davoodi, and VP of Business Development Brent Seavey about a new […]

Back in September, we shared interesting news of an electric bus deal in Manchester, UK. The number of buses wasn’t super high (only 50 units), but each bus was like getting two buses in one because they were double-deckers. Therefore, given that a double-decker bus carries many more people than an electric bus, wouldn’t it […]

Frank Sinatra, in his iconic song New York, New York, said “If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere, it’s up to you, New York, New York.” In October 2009, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys released their smash hit “Empire State of mind” where Jay-Z says he feels like the new Sinatra because “Since […]