CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 25, 2023

Like most other luxury and performance manufacturers, Porsche was a little late to the electric party. As we know, Tesla beat it to the punch by more than a decade, and even beat it to mass EV production. Porsche has been producing electric vehicles since 2019, when the first Porsche Taycan was sold.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The California Air Resources Board is expected to adopt the next round of statewide EV sales targets before the end of the year as part of the state’s Advanced Clean Cars program. For 2021 in California, Tesla was followed by: Chevrolet: 12,313 Bolt EVs, 974 Bolt EUVs (7.2% Porsche: 2,350 Taycan (1.3% ). BMW: 1,286 i3 (0.7%).

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The other day, we got news that Tesla CEO (or Technoking, technically) Elon Musk was invited to join a meeting of 200 Volkswagen Group managers. That may seem weird — well, it is weird — but it also makes a lot of sense. Volkswagen appears to be the legacy automaker most seriously working to electrify […].

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Teslarati

MARCH 18, 2023

A previously wrecked Tesla Model S Plaid has been given a new life as a drag car and is cleaning up race-prepped competition. Ever since Tesla launched the Model S, enthusiasts have found it to be one of the best drag car platforms on the planet. Securing a quarter mile time of 9.9 Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 15, 2021

by Charles Morris When PC Magazine added a new section on vehicle connectivity to its annual Readers’ Choice survey in 2020, it was no surprise that Tesla topped the rankings. After all, Tesla’s flagship connectivity feature — over-the-air updates — is one that no other automaker offered at the time (the Porsche Taycan and Ford […].

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Drive Electric

MAY 1, 2023

Press release 2nd May 2023 Drive Electric welcomes the continuation of the Clean Car Discount, as this policy is delivering emissions reductions and saving money on fossil fuels. Mark Gilbert, Chair of Drive Electric says, “The Clean Car Discount has turned New Zealand from a laggard to a leader when it comes to EV adoption.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Hertz Corporation has expanded its Dream Cars offering with the introduction of the all-electric Tesla Model S in the US. The Tesla Model S to be available in California at San Francisco and Los Angeles airports is the 85kWh model, capable of 265 miles on one charge. Tesla Model S. Ferrari (California, F430).

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Volkswagen faces mounting pressure to keep up with Tesla and Chinese automakers in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and its success in doing so could have major implications. In 2015, the company admitted to cheating on emissions standards through the use of its “clean diesel” products , and it later paid out over $9.5

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2021

There’s a clear difference in how many mainstream media outlets handled Tesla’s software update and Porsche’s upcoming actual recall. Although Tesla’s update was labeled a recall in documents that were shared by @Ray4Tesla, it’s actually an over-the-air software update.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The Tesla Model S Plaid continues to prove that it’s in a league of its own. The world’s fastest production car (ever) proved itself a fierce competitor when pitted against a Lucid Air and a Porsche Taycan Turbo […]. Having been in one last year, I can confirm that the speed genuinely makes your heart race.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 31, 2021

Drag Times recently took a Porsche Taycan and a Model S Plaid out to the track. Obviously, the Plaid won, but I was a little shocked by just how hard it trounced the Taycan. Keep in mind that The Taycan was pulling pretty damned hard already, and had beaten a Model S not too long […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 28, 2022

At the time, I pointed out that 80-amp home charging is something that Tesla used to offer, but that the industry (including Tesla) has moved away from such high home charging speeds. A couple months ago, I told readers about Lucid’s plan to offer a 19.2 kW home charger. But, with Lucid offering its well-heeled […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 9, 2021

I met Matthew Henley at the Logan EV event, where he instantly got my attention by saying that he had taken some prominent politicians for rides in his Tesla Model S in 2019. He chose the Tesla over a Porsche Cayman after a short test drive. They were the same price, but the Tesla had […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 3, 2022

Have you ever seen a Porsche or Lamborghini drag racing a full-size luxury SUV? Tesla Model X Plaid has the guts to face some of the sexiest supercars on the dragstrip. YouTube channel DragTimes brings us the thrill and excitement of watching a 5,390 lb (2,445 kg) Tesla Model […]. Probably not. But times have changed.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2023

Some of the fastest EVs on the market today come from Tesla, Lucid Motors, and traditional automakers like Audi and Mercedes, offering consumers a wider selection of quick, clean-energy vehicles than […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 17, 2022

You have your eye on an economical Bolt EUV, or your dream battery-electric car, a BMW i7 or Porsche Taycan, but you are planning frequent or even infrequent cross country trips. For this, ideally you will need functioning, unoccupied CCS chargers at 100 mile intervals along your proposed routes. For most proposed cross-country […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

One of the big stories of 2023 is finally wrapping up as VW Group (including Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and the. continued] The post The Last NACS Holdouts, VW Group, Make The Switch appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 16, 2022

There are now a few 100% electric vehicle brands — such as Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, and Polestar — but looking past them at legacy automakers, let’s see who’s leading the way in terms of their movement toward a 100% electric future. Note that we don’t have data on EV sales from all automakers. Data is […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sports cars such as McLarens, Porsches, and Ferraris have all the performance you could want, but, as Roland Moore-Colyer writes in Tom’s Guide, “they arguably lack the bombast […]. Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris What’s the definition of a “muscle car?”

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 16, 2021

The unfortunate thing for those of us who would like to see Europe-level EV sales as quickly as possible is that non-Tesla EV sales in the US are quite pitiful. Of course, some pure-Tesla fans are happy about […]. I wrote a piece last week on US electric vehicle sales in the 2nd quarter of 2021.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2024

Tam went on to say: “over the past decade, we have been tracking our customers, many of which have moved over to Tesla, so this speaks loudly they are ready for this transition.” This Flash Drive is an introduction to the ZDX Type S, with Clean Fleet Report doing a more detailed ZDX review when we have had more seat time.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 1, 2023

Tesla’s Model Y set sales records around the world, but the Ford F-150 Lightning made a strong debut. More specifically, Tesla, in spite of hiccups throughout its command chain and ground operations, continues to set the mark for other EV automakers. The Clean Fleet Report Report Card. The infrastructure is growing.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

With most of the rest of the German automakers doing the same thing, this leaves Volkswagen Group (owners of not only VW, but also Porsche, Audi, and others) as […] In a recent press release, BMW revealed that, like much of the rest of the industry, it’s going to adopt the NACS plug in North America.

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Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2023

“Volkswagen must be certain that its supply chains are clean,” mentioned Ingo Speich, head of sustainability and company governance at Deka. Chinese language EV makers, in addition to Tesla, threaten now not handiest to weigh on VW’s marketplace proportion in China but in addition in Europe.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 8, 2023

The Tesla […]. The UK’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 39.4% share of new sales in December, a new record, up from 33.2% year on year. Full electrics alone took almost a third of the market. Overall auto volumes were up 18% year on year in December, but still down compared to pre-2020 norms.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Tesla Model Y […]. Full electric share grew YoY, but was outweighed by plugin hybrids’ decline. Overall auto volumes were up over 23% YoY, to 142,889 units, though still almost 9% down on 2019 seasonal levels.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

According to new research by Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), Tesla owners are 50% less likely to crash while driving their cars. The new research was presented by CMT, which is the world’s largest telematics service provider, at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Conference earlier this week.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The hard numbers for the Top 10 EV sellers for the first eight months of 2021 are as follows: Tesla Model Y 105,445. Tesla Model 3 80,681. Porsche Taycan 6,822. Tesla Model S 6,212. The list also reflects the continuing dominance of Tesla in the market, something we acknowledge in our rankings. Nissan Leaf 10,238.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 28, 2021

Both Porsche and Tesla have proven this, but the two companies use very different approaches to getting two different […].

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Baua Electric

MAY 9, 2024

With more range, better functionality, actual style thanks to a better design, and competitive price, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 just makes better sense than the Tesla Model 3. Its streamliner design features a front end that arguably has Porsche Panamera and GM EV1 vibes. That’s far more than any Tesla Model 3.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As a brand or even automotive group, Tesla is selling more battery-electric vehicles than any other company in the UK.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2022

Based on well informed estimates of US Tesla sales, the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3 dominated sales of electric cars in the United […]. Following up on our report on US electric car sales in 2021, let’s now look at sales of electric vehicles in the United States in the 1st quarter of 2022.

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EV Info

MARCH 12, 2021

With research based entirely on Google Search records this can not be deemed as highly significant, however it’s good clean fun. It’s a 3-way tie for 2nd place as Porsche, Tesla & Mercedes-Benz are the most popular luxury car brands in 3 countries each. This help to show that BMW is more of a bank than a car company.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Tesla Model Y was the best selling all electric. Plugin electric vehicles took 22.4% share of the UK auto market in September, up from 21.6% year-on-year. Full electrics grew share, while plugin hybrids declined. Overall auto volumes were 225,269 units, up 4.6% from a year ago, but down 34.4% from September 2019.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 7, 2021

ElektroHub, a German battery electric vehicle company that once offered a variety of EVs for rent, is changing its selection to only renting out Tesla vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2022

I’m a huge fan of several non-Tesla electric cars. I currently own a Tesla Model 3, but I previously owned and loved a BMW i3 and I would say without a doubt that I’m more excited […]. I’d happily recommend the Ford Mustang Mach-E or Volkswagen ID.4 4 to anyone who expressed any interest in those vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

German automakers and their fans are fond of talking smack about Tesla, or at least planning to overtake the US company. Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess famously said in January 2020 that he and his company were “pretty optimistic that we can still keep up with Tesla and probably overtake them at some point.”

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