Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:46:00 +0000
It’s time for another Tesla shareholder conference call. Well, almost time. The Tesla Q4 2021 shareholder conference call takes place today at 2:30 pm PT (5:30 pm ET / 23:30 CET). Being the 4th quarter call, Tesla will also report financial results across the whole year. Without a doubt, we think that the best place […]
Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:03:01 +0000
The Avadar C3-City electric bike is an excellent “drop-in” replacement for a mountain bike-style ride for those looking to get a little more oompf on their trail rides, errand-running, or commutes, as it doesn’t really handle or feel any different than a regular old analog bicycle. However, thanks to its mid-drive electric motor and 16 […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 17:19:32 +0000
Half a million plugin electric vehicle sales! In one month! Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 125% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year, to a record 502,000 units. Full electric vehicles (BEVs) were responsible for 83% of the plugin market in […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 02:05:37 +0000
36% plugin vehicle share in December! The German automotive market has opened the gates to plugin vehicles, with December close to setting a record month, ending some 1,000 units below December 2020 with 81,188 registrations. Plugin vehicles (PEVs) scored an amazing 36% share (21% BEV) in December, with the full 2021 numbers ending at over […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 02:59:30 +0000
The top 10 vehicles in the Netherlands in December in terms of registrations were all 100% electric vehicles. December was the second best month ever in the Dutch market for plugin vehicle sales, with 23,150 plugin registrations. That score was only behind the all-time record set a year ago when the EU’s CO2 fleet rules […]
Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 04:28:59 +0000
Background: My wife and I have been driving our Tesla Model 3 for ~2.3 years. We commute 1500 miles between our homes in Utah and Wisconsin with our dog and everything we’ll need for 6 months, including carrying two big ebikes on the back. We’ve made a 2200 mile cross-country run between North Carolina and […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022 04:50:06 +0000
While the overall French auto market had a horrible 2020 (-26% YoY), it was followed by a not much better 2021 (only up 1% compared to the previous year). The ~1.7 million units of these two years were the lowest results since 1975. Nonetheless, plugin sales continued to grow, with December sales (+6% YoY) signaling […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:06:08 +0000
Last month, I wrote this article comparing Tesla’s Q3 2021 accident data with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) report Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Half (January-June) of 2021. I also discussed that report here. It should be noted that the NHTSA’s report focused more on casualties per million […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 04:34:44 +0000
An article from a London-based new EV owner showed the confusion and tension that can arise from feeling clueless about driving a computer on wheels. It also showcases how the EV community can be a source of guidance and solace for the upcoming surge of EV owners.
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 02:09:17 +0000
I recently shared the story of “Dirty Tesla,” who debunked an opinion piece by the Washington Post about how the Virginia winter traffic disaster would have been worse if all the vehicles were EVs. We now have more to share. First of all, we do not have direct confirmation of this person’s first-hand account, but […]