25% of Americans Avoiding Tesla Tech Because of Elon Musk

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:01:41 +0000

Three things are no secret: 1) Elon Musk benefits more than any other individual from Tesla’s success, 2) Elon Musk has gotten extremely involved in political matters (emphasis on “extremely”), and 3) many people won’t buy Tesla products because of those first two facts. New research from JW Surety Bonds … [continued]

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Tesla Expectations for 2025

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:55:59 +0000

Former Tesla employee and occasional CleanTechnica writer David Havasi and I sat down today for a long discussion on the evolving US EV market and expectations for Tesla worldwide in 2025. To start off, we talked a bit about how much the EV market has changed around us locally, and … [continued]

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Mercedes-Benz EV Drivers Will Get Access To Tesla Superchargers In February — Interview

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:32:43 +0000

Starting in February of 2025, US Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle drivers will be able to access Tesla Superchargers in the US and Canada. That’s a big deal because there are over 20,000 such chargers and Tesla chargers have the reputation for being the most reliable and some of the fastest. Tesla … [continued]

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EVs At 29.6% Share In France — Renault 5 Poised For The Lead?

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:09:18 +0000

December’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 29.6% share in France, down from 30.1% year on year. BEVs lost volume YoY, in a hold-back ahead of tougher emissions requirements in 2025. PHEVs and plugless HEVs both saw YoY growth. Overall auto volume was 183,661 units, up 1.5% YoY. The Tesla … [continued]

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Mexico To Build Its Own Cheap Electric Car — Forget Tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:47:27 +0000

You read that right. Mexico — the country — has gotten tired of waiting for Tesla to build a factory and produce cheap electric cars there, and it’s going to build cheap electric cars itself! Well, correction, it will do with with a private sector partner in a unique public-private … [continued]

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US Focus On Domestic EV Battery Supply Chain Pushing Tesla to Move Supplies from China to US

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:05:38 +0000

The most critical element of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was the broad effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US, and especially cleantech blue collar (or “green collar”) jobs in the fast growing EV, battery storage, and solar industries. We’ve never had such serious and impactful reshoring … [continued]

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Tesla Supercharging Amenities Really Need to Be Better — Great Example

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:57:38 +0000

Also: You Can’t Rely on NACS Superchargers for Cross-Country Travel in Compatible Non-Tesla EVs If you live in northern Wisconsin, you see the “massive” brand-new Quick Trip gas stations/convenience stores everywhere. They are places where you can buy a soft drink, a gallon of milk, and/or a hot meal etc., … [continued]

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EVs Take 40.0% Share In The UK — ZEV Credits Changing Hands

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:44:45 +0000

December’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 40.0% share in the UK, up from 28.7% year on year. BEVs grew strongly to meet the 2024 ZEV mandate before the year closed out. Overall auto volume was 140,786 units, flat YoY and well below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s leading BEV brand … [continued]

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November Global EV Sales — Automakers

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:58:27 +0000

Geely is Rising Following up on our latest report on the top selling electric vehicle models in the world, here’s a broader look at the top selling auto brands and auto groups/OEMs. Top Selling Auto Brands In November, #1 BYD, deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) … [continued]

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November Global EV Sales — Models

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:30:32 +0000

Plugin Vehicles Grew to a Record 1.84 Million Units in November! Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 32% in November 2024 compared to November 2023. There were 1.84 million registrations, which is a new record month, the 3rd in a row. BEVs were up by 22% YoY (year over year), … [continued]

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