World EV Sales Trends — Tesla, BYD, & More (Exclusive)

From CleanTechnica. In this episode, CleanTechnica’s David Havasi and Zach Shahan discuss a handful of hot EV stories, most notably world EV sales. For more details, including many more charts, see the following story links: Tesla Announces Pricing in Chile for Model 3, Model Y — More Affordable Than Expected! — https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/06/tesla-announces-pricing-in-chile-for-model-3-model-y-more-affordable-than-expected/ Tesla (Still) #1…

Increasing Access to Renewable Energy Through Software

From CleanTechnica. To reach net zero, corporations need to power their operations with renewable energy. What solutions are available to achieve this? A combination of expert advice and software can accelerate the clean energy transition. Katie Mills, Head of Zeigo Power, and Meghan McIntyre, Senior Energy Analyst & Business Strategy Lead at Zeigo Power, join…

Corporate Renewable Energy Purchasing — Podcast Teaser

From CleanTechnica. Here’s a short snippet and teaser of a more in-depth podcast discussion coming later today. To reach net zero, corporations need to power their operations with renewable energy. What solutions are available to achieve this? A combination of expert advice and software can accelerate the clean energy transition. Katie Mills, Head of Zeigo…

BYD New #1 In World BEV Sales! And Tesla Model Y Passes Model 3 In Cumulative Sales

From CleanTechnica. Stories from this episode of EVObsession: 1. BYD Shoots Past Tesla In BEV Sales — New #1! (Charts) — https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/02/byd-shoots-past-tesla-in-bev-sales-new-1-charts/ 2. BYD Is The 1st Company To Sell 3 Million Plugin Vehicles In A Year — https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/02/byd-is-the-1st-company-to-sell-3-million-plugin-vehicles-in-a-year/ 3. Tesla Model Y Passes Tesla Model 3 As Best Selling EV In History — https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/03/tesla-model-y-passes-tesla-model-3-as-best-selling-ev-in-history/…

Going Solar in 2024: Market Insights for Homeowners

From CleanTechnica. This episode explores the dynamic landscape of the home solar market. We dive into the current challenges, including a downturn in publicly traded solar stocks and shifting demands in major markets like California. Despite these hurdles, there’s a noticeable shift towards solar and battery systems. Looking ahead, we anticipate significant trends such as…

Tesla Cybertruck — Cool Features & Concerns

From CleanTechnica. Jo Borras and Zach Shahan take another shot at understanding and discussing expectations for the Tesla Cybertruck. They also explore the Hyundai Uni Wheel and lists of best & worst electric cars. And more! 0:00 — Intro 0:51 — Hyundai Uni Wheel 15:46 — Great Electric Cars Denmark Has That US Doesn’t 18:46…

Fun Little EVs and Giant BYD Vessel

From CleanTechnica. In this episode of EVObsession, we go from a few fun little electric vehicles, through some big battery news, and then end on a giant BYD vessel that tells us a lot about BYD’s continued EV leadership. Topics timestamped: 0:00 — Intro 1:06 — Pelican Train Cargo Bike 3:45 — Jet Capsule ZERO…

Tesla Cybertruck is Here … Sort of || EV Obsession, Episode 42

From CleanTechnica. In this episode of EVObsession, Jo Borras and I discuss 0:00 — Intro 0:33 — Tesla Cybertruck Is Here 6:50 — Weird Tesla Email 16:44 — UAW’s Next Mission 36:56 — Volvo FH Electric Wins Truck of the Year! 40:40 — Europe EV Sales Report https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/01/the-tesla-cybertruck-is-awesome-but-far-more-expensive-than-it-was-supposed-to-be/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/30/weird-tesla-cybertruck-email-does-tesla-need-sales-asap-just-telling-cybertruck-reservation-holders-to-chill/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/30/uaw-go-big-strategy-focuses-on-non-union-automakers-including-tesla/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/30/volvo-fh-electric-is-first-ev-to-win-truck-of-the-year/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/29/volkswagen-group-shines-but-volkswagen-disappoints-europe-ev-sales-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/30/connecticut-moves-to-soften-ev-mandate/

Tesla Stock Questions & EV Scams On YouTube

From CleanTechnica. In this episode of EVObsession, Jo Borras and Zach Shahan discuss: 0:00 — Intro 0:35 — Yanmar Electric Space Excavator 2:16 — Top 5 EV Battery Production Countries 5:48 — Anti-EV BS on YouTube 13:24 — CleanTechnica Wish Book 18:42 — Improving EV Charging Stations with Architecture 21:04 — BYD Reaches 6 Million…

Cruise Craps Its Pants

From CleanTechnica. In this episode of EVOBsession, Jo Borras and Zach Shahan discuss Cruise’s latest issues and the future of the company, as well as several other topics. Here are the stories: 0:00 — Intro 4:30 — Cruise Crisis 12:41 — Tesla Autopilot Case 19:46 — GM Absorbs Brightdrop 21:57 — Hyundai Brand Boosted 18%…

Unlocking the Value of Virtual Power Plants

From CleanTechnica. Virtual power plants (VPPs) are not new. Historically, the majority of VPP capacity has been utilized in demand response programs to help improve grid reliability when bulk power supply is limited. However, VPP applications have the potential to provide much more value as the grid transitions to a more decarbonized, decentralized and digital…

The Batman Dilemma & Robotaxis

From CleanTechnica. This episode was packed with stories on EV sales, electric trucks, robotaxis, the Volvo EX30, and more! Table of contents here: 0:00 — Intro 0:28 — World EV Sales 3:03 — UK EV Sales 5:35 — Germany EV Sales 7:22 — Cheap Tesla To Be Built In German Gigafactory 11:16 — Kyle Drives…

Did Jim Farley Osborne Ford & Other Automakers?

From CleanTechnica. This episode of EV Obsession was all over the place. And it kicked off with a major and perhaps controversial insight from Jo Borras about the US EV news of the year. Here were the topics: 0:00 — Intro 1:25 — Did Jim Farley “Osborne 2” his own Ford dealers? 10:32 — Ford…

EV Batteries LAST, and Toyota Is Awake!

From CleanTechnica. Jo Borras and Zach Shahan, in this episode of EV Obsession, discuss EV batteries, Toyota rising, the VinFast VF 3 maybe coming to the USA, a growing car finance crisis, Volkswagen Cariad struggles, and Tesla Cybertruck toils. The following are the stories: 0:00 — Intro 0:51 — EV batteries are holding up very…

These 20 Electric Cars Now Selling Under MSRP || EV Obsession

From CleanTechnica. Jo and Zach talk 20 electric cars selling for less than MSRP in the USA: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/23/these-20-electric-cars-are-selling-for-less-than-msrp/ … average tailpipe emissions being higher now than 10 years ago: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/22/average-tailpipe-emissions-today-higher-than-they-were-10-years-ago/ … 6 new Toyota electric vehicle and tech concepts: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/22/toyota-electric-car-news-from-japan-mobility-show/ … BYD and Tesla going about the EV revolution from very different starting points —…

Robotaxis in Japan and Worldwide — Tesla vs Others || EV Obsession, Epi. 28

From CleanTechnica. Cruise and GM and Honda are going into Japan with a potentially big robotaxi move. https://news.gm.com/newsroom.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2023/oct/1018-cruise.html Tesla is rolling out Driver Drowsiness Warnings. https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_eu/GUID-65BF21B8-50C5-4FA5-86A4-DA363DCD0484.html (Mercedes did similar 13 years ago — https://media.mbusa.com/releases/release-dece931143346227ae0f2f004cd972ea-attention-assist-helps-alert-drivers-of-drowsiness) Is this a 250-mile electric RV? Or just a photoshopped Brightdrop van? https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231018616478/en/Grounded-Unveils-World%E2%80%99s-First-250-Mile-Range-Electric-RV Volvo Cars has opened a new software testing…

Tesla Stonk Collapse || EV Obsession, Epi. 27

From CleanTechnica. Naturally, the news of the day was what happened on the Tesla investor call on Wednesday afternoon. Jo and Zach discuss various aspects of the call, Tesla, and Elon Musk. The video discussion builds off of a handful of CleanTechnica articles as well as the Tesla Q3 shareholder deck. Links below. https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/18/expectations-for-tesla-have-just-gotten-too-ridiculous/ https://digitalassets.tesla.com/tesla-contents/image/upload/IR/TSLA-Q3-2023-Update-3.pdf…

Best Electric Cars In USA That Are Not A Tesla

From CleanTechnica. What are the best electric cars in the US that are not Teslas? Tesla dominates US electric car sales, with 60–70% of the market for the past several years, but many buyers — millions of them — want an electric car that’s not a Tesla. Here’s Jo’s favorite options in place of the…

EV Charging Confusion & Chaos, Cool Kia Concepts || EV Obsession, Epi. 25

From CleanTechnica. We’re back! In this long-awaited episode of EV Obsession, Jo Borras and I (Zach Shahan) discuss the following: Charging confusion, lack of education, and massive missteps continue to plague the industry. https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/16/user-created-sign-at-evgo-station-shows-that-charging-needs-to-be-simpler/ Affordable electric cars from the likes of BYD and Wuling could disrupt used car exports to countries like Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia,…

Electric Cars or BIG Cars vs Parking Garages? Super Cool Patak Rodster || EV Obsession

From CleanTechnica. There’s some hype going around that electric cars will crush parking garages. We had some fun with this one. https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/11/will-electric-cars-collapse-multi-story-car-parks-parking-garages/ We also drooled over the super cool Patak Rodster: https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/patak-rodster-micro-ev And peak gasoline in China (per the Chinese oil & gas industry!): https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/11/chinas-oil-gas-giant-sinopec-says-peak-oil-demand-already-happened-in-china/ Jo also talked about his experience with the Genesis GV70:…

Stunning Tesla Sales Charts, Cool Electric Boats, & South American Mazdas || EV Obsession, Epi. 23

From CleanTechnica. We break down Tesla sales figures as growth slows, talk through Rivian’s manufacturing woes, explore the whys and hows of Columbian Mazda EVs, and get deep with a pair of electric boats. All this and more, on EV Obsession. 9 Tesla Quarterly Sales Charts: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/11/… Tesla’s Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot Expands In New Zealand:…