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Tesla Robotaxis Coming to Austin in June — Probably. Maybe.

February 2, 2025 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, robotaxis, tesla, tesla autopilot, tesla fsd (full self driving), tesla robotaxis

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:21:19 +0000

During the Tesla conference call for shareholders this week, where Tesla reportedly some not entirely positive financial results (and bad financial trends), there had to be a big announcement, right? Aside from Elon Musk thinking out loud that Tesla might be worth more than the next 5 most valuable companies … [continued]

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Nissan Ariya Wins Best Pre-Owned EV Award!

February 2, 2025 admin chevrolet bolt euv, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford mustang mach e, hyundai kona, Nissan, nissan ariya, research, tesla, tesla model 3, used electric cars, used evs, volkswagen id.4

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:38:56 +0000

Well, this would not be my first guess, or even my 5th, but the 2023 Nissan Ariya has just won the best pre-owned EV in 2025 award from Recurrent Auto. This was from a comparison of 30 EV models. “The award recognizes Ariya’s strong value retention, advanced technology and standout … [continued]

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Can the Polestar 4 Save Polestar?

February 2, 2025 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric cars, Electric vehicles, polestar, polestar 4

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 04:53:21 +0000

There is no denying that Polestar is having some difficulty selling its electric cars globally. When the Polestar 2 first came out, they sold well and built a loyal following in Australia. However, as competition increased, they have lost market share and relevance. We visited the Brisbane showroom to meet … [continued]

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UK Survey Finds 60% Of Car Buyers Turned Off By Elon Musk

February 1, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, tesla, uk, uk ev sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 02:23:45 +0000

The UK’s Electrifying.com recently conducted a survey of car buyers in the UK. The survey found that “60% of car buyers now say Musk’s controversial reputation actively puts them off buying a Tesla,” the company writes. 60%! Is there any other company where 60% of potential buyers aren’t willing to … [continued]

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Counterargument to Tesla Cars with Full Self Driving (Unsupervised) Appreciating in Value Dramatically

February 1, 2025 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, tesla, tesla autopilot, tesla fsd (full self driving), tesla robotaxis

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:28:12 +0000

Yesterday, I wrote about Elon Musk’s long history predicting robotaxi-capable Tesla Autopilot/Full Self Driving. We then got another update from Tesla, stating: “2025 will be a seminal year in Tesla’s history as FSD (Supervised) continues to rapidly improve with the aim of ultimately exceeding human levels of safety. This will … [continued]

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Ford Opens Orders for New $36,495 Ford Mustang Mach-E

February 1, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, ford mustang mach e

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 23:03:50 +0000

Ford has opened up orders for the 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E, which has a starting price of just $36,495. Last week, I wrote about 10 electric SUVs/crossovers that compete with the Tesla Model Y and could, in theory, see a lot more sales. The Ford Mustang Mach-E was one of … [continued]

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A Real Take On Tesla’s Finances — Good, Bad, & Unknown

February 1, 2025 admin batteries, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy Storage, green economy, investment, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, tesla, tesla financials

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:53:11 +0000

There are clearly Tesla fans (and, more importantly, shareholders) who will try to spin any news as positive for Tesla. It happens constantly, and it’s quite annoying when it’s obviously false and unrealistic. On the flip side, I’ve covered Tesla closely for 13 years, which means I’ve covered the dramatic … [continued]

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Has Elon Musk Made A U-Turn On The US EV Tax Credit? Is The US Keeping It?

February 1, 2025 admin clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla, tesla cybertruck, tesla model y, tesla tax credit, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:28:37 +0000

During the 2024 US presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly attacked electric vehicles and Joe Biden’s EV policies, including the US EV tax credit (which was first passed under George W. Bush, but which was updated and strengthened under Joe Biden — and which revived tax credits for Tesla under Biden). … [continued]

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World Car Person of the Year — Stella Li

February 1, 2025 admin byd, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, stella li

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:30:51 +0000

If you follow the electric vehicle industry, you should know who Stella Li is. She’s the second most famous person at BYD, and she has been the leader of the company outside of China for several years. She’s the company’s Executive Vice President, and she just won an award that … [continued]

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Legacy Automakers Keep Throwing Money At Their Enemies

February 1, 2025 admin California, carbon credits, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, tesla, zev credits

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 04:57:45 +0000

Theoretically, legacy automakers don’t want the transition to electric vehicles to go too fast. They want to make the most money possible from existing fossil-fueled models and production lines for those models. The investments have been made — into R&D, production lines, supply chains, etc. Now automakers want to get … [continued]

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