Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 18:56:16 +0000
Tesla has confirmed it is switching to LFP batteries for all standard range Model Y and Model 3 cars.
Read moreCredit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:41:19 +0000
In the first chapter of this “handbook,” I examined the matter of EV charging. Now, let’s look at the question of what car to buy. (Note that this piece is written from a North American perspective.) Top Tesla options The lowest priced Tesla is the Model 3 Standard Range Plus. It has seating for 5 […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:19:41 +0000
Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle market share of 28.7% in September 2021, up almost 2x year-on-year. Full electrics alone took 17.1% of the market, overtaking diesel’s share (15.9%) for the first time. The overall auto market, at 196,972 units, was down around 20% from the same month in 2019 (pre-COVID). VW […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:23:53 +0000
The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.65% share in September, up over 2x year-on-year. Full battery electrics outperformed, alone taking 15.2% share and a record 32,721 unit volume. Old-school diesel sales fell off a cliff, dropping to under 5% market share in an overall auto market down ~45% in volume from seasonal […]
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Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2021 17:22:02 +0000
The Tesla team has been working incredibly hard to help Tesla achieve its mission of accelerating the transition to sustainability, and we can see the results. Tesla sold almost 250,000 vehicles in one single quarter. The exact numbers are: Production: 237,823. Deliveries: 241,300. The bulk of these sales were Models 3 and Y. Together, they […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:40:24 +0000
Norway’s plugin electric vehicle market share in September broke new ground, hitting 91.5% with full electrics alone taking 77.5% share. Diesels lost more than half their share year-on-year, falling to just 2.3%, with petrol and plugless hybrids not faring much better. Overall auto market volume was 17992 units, slightly above seasonal norms. The Tesla Model […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:20:36 +0000
September 2021 saw Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle market overtake that of plugless powertrains for the first time, gaining 53.9% share of new sales. Full electrics (BEVs) rapidly grew their share 2.6x year-on-year, resulting in a larger share than any other powertrain, at 32.9%, ahead of petrol’s 27.2%. The country’s overall best selling vehicle in September […]
Read moreCredit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:00:56 +0000
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in China, having scored 286,000 registrations in August, a full 22% increase over the previous record, which was set in June when 235,000 registrations were made. That pulls the year-to-date (YTD) tally to 1.6 million units, and with further record months set to happen until December, we should have […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:31:50 +0000
The Fremont Police Department has added another Tesla to its fleet, this one is a Model Y. In the department’s latest post, it noted that the Model Y became its latest addition in its hybrid and electric fleet of over 40 vehicles. “Compared to the Tesla Model S 85 deployed in 2019, the Tesla Model […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:48:41 +0000
The Tesla Model Y (five seater) has now been approved for sale in Australia, TechAU reports. The approval came from Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, and Communications Road Vehicle Regulator (ROVER) website. ROVER is the system that administers road vehicles according to the nation’s Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018. From the approval documentation, […]
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