Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In addition to the US incentives Tesla has been offering to try to move more vehicles, the company is also trying to stimulate sales in China in a few ways. Tesla Model Y Discounts ... [continued]
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Apollo Go Robotaxis Launch In Hong Kong
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I wrote earlier this year that Baidu’s Apollo Go is likely to be the first profitable robotaxi service in the world. The service continues to expand in the meantime, or in its march toward ... [continued]
BYD’s Sealion 07 EV Comes to Norway
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! BYD continues to expand its electric vehicle offerings around the world. While more exotic locations have been getting more of the attention lately (like Guatemala, Paraguay, Chile, Kenya, Zambia, and Pakistan), that also includes ... [continued]
LG Chem & ExxonMobil Sign Lithium Offtake Agreement
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Oil was the “black gold” of the last century, and lithium might be called the “white gold” or “silvery-white gold” of this century. (No one calls it that, but that’s okay.) So, it’s only ... [continued]
Volkswagen Group & SAIC Extend Joint Venture to 2040!
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Volkswagen Group is in an interesting position. It has done better than most legacy automakers to electrify, but it’s still had numerous struggles and is in the “legacy automaker” bucket — which just makes ... [continued]
Australia Passes Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Okay, this isn’t about climate solutions, but it is about tech, and it’s a big story. Australia, in a rapid legislative process, has banned most social media for kids under the age of 16. ... [continued]
California Reaches 2 Million Electric Car Sales, 26.4% Market Share
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! California just passed a major milestone. In the third quarter, it reached 2 million cumulative electric vehicle sales. By the end of the quarter, it had gotten to 2,113,135 EV sales. That’s also 39% ... [continued]
Hamburg Orders 350 Electric Buses from Daimler
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The electric bus revolution continues to grow. The latest news in this regard, arriving yesterday, comes from Hamburg, Germany, and Daimler Buses. Daimler has been tapped by Hamburger Hochbahn AG to supply the transit ... [continued]
Elon Musk: Teslas Just Too Expensive For People … But We’re Fine Losing The $7,500 Tax Credit
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Craig Trudell at Bloomberg has pointed out something quite notable. Over the past few years, in order to explain why Tesla vehicles were not selling as much as desired (and as much as Tesla ... [continued]
BREAKING: Tesla Finally Offers Lease Buyout!
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Something Tesla customers have wanted for a long time is finally here. Many people like to lease a new car and then continue with a lease buyout offer at the end of the lease ... [continued]