Tesla Model Y prices just went up for the first time in two years
Elon Musk cannot be fired from SpaceX, and there’s a reason for that. In a blunt post on X on Friday, Elon Musk confirmed plans to structurally shield his leadership at SpaceX, ensuring he cannot be fired while tying a potential trillion-dollar compensation package to the company’s long-term goal of establishing a self-sustaining colony on […]
One Of The Coolest Retro EVs Gets A New Feature That Makes It Even Cooler
The funky, retro-looking Renault 4 electric crossover is getting a new feature that harks back to the original. The addition is part of a minor technical upgrade that comes just one year after the car went on sale in Europe. New stuff includes a water-to-water heat exchanger that can significantly reduce charging times in freezing […]
EV Depreciation Is Still Brutal. But Hybrids Should Give Us Hope
The average five-year-old EV has lost 57.2% of its value, new data from iSeeCars shows. That means they depreciate far faster than the industry average—41.8% over five years. Hybrids used to depreciate faster than the market, but are now the slowest-depreciating powertrain type. That shows that this condition probably won’t affect EVs in the long-term. Depreciation […]
The New Chevy Bolt Charges Quicker Than GM’s Pricier EVs. It’s More Proof That Voltage Matters
There’s a clever choice at the heart of every “Ultium”-powered General Motors EV. Whether it’s a big honkin’ GMC Hummer EV or an affordable, base-model Chevy Equinox EV, all of the General’s electric products rely on the same foundational pillar: The same basic cells, arranged into 24-cell modules. All of them, that is, except the new […]
The Tesla Model Y Proves That Tesla Needs To Get Back To Making Cars
Tesla CEO Elon Musk envisions a near future where operating a steering wheel and pedals feels as antiquated as riding a horse does today. He’s repeated versions of that refrain for years, earning a deserved reputation for being the boy who cried self-driving. But his boredom with the conventional car business has never been more […]
EV Sales In Europe Are On Track For A Fantastic Year. Here Are The Winners And Losers
Electric cars and plug-in hybrids are about to end 2025 with a bang in Europe. EV sales increased by over 27% from January through November, reaching nearly 2.3 million units. The Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling EV in Europe in November. Electric car sales might not be too rosy in the United States right […]
Tesla’s Long-Term Sales Decline in Europe — Can Cheaper Models & “Full Self Driving” Turn Things Around?
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I was going to explore some European EV sales trends this week and ran across the following chart, which shows the 8 leading auto brands’ quarterly market share of the BEV market in 13 European countries (combined): There are three things that jumped out to […]
Australia backs Tesla: While BYD is dominating sales in Europe the Model Y still leads the way here
BYD delivered Tesla another devastating blow in Europe last month, recording 17,470 sales in October,. By contrast, Tesla Model 3 and Model Y sales dropped to just 6964 units, a significant fall of 48.5 per cent. BYD’s emerging sales pace is the latest instalmnet in a multi-continent battle for sales supremacy between the two electric […]
Tesla launches longest-range new 5-seat Model Y variant in China
The new Model Y variant starts at RMB 288,500 ($40,500) and boasts an 821-km CLTC range, with estimated delivery times of 2-4 weeks. It features a 78.4-kWh battery pack, the same as the 830-km range Model 3. (A screenshot from Tesla’s China website shows a new Model Y variant with an 821-km range.) Tesla (NASDAQ: […]