Zachary Shahan, Author at CleanTechnica https://cleantechnica.com/author/zshahan/ Clean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:29:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-150x150.png Zachary Shahan, Author at CleanTechnica https://cleantechnica.com/author/zshahan/ 32 32 13821326 Waymo’s Not-So-Secret Weapon for Rapid Growth https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/waymos-not-so-secret-weapon-for-rapid-growth/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/waymos-not-so-secret-weapon-for-rapid-growth/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 03:55:09 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352290 CleanTechnica reader “rawlsio” recently made a very interesting point regarding Waymo robotaxis. Responding to a stat in my article “Waymo’s Quickly Taking More Market Share Than I Expected” in which I noted (and was surprised) that Waymo already had 22% of the rideshare market in San Francisco, he wrote, “Yeah ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/waymos-not-so-secret-weapon-for-rapid-growth/feed/ 0 352290 What Happens When US Electricity Demand Craters? https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/what-happens-when-us-electricity-demand-craters/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/what-happens-when-us-electricity-demand-craters/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:00:47 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352285 CleanTechnica reader BigWu recently brought an interesting thought experiment to my mind. He brought up the ramifications for fossil fuel power sources if the economy crashes and electricity demand drops more or less commensurately. “We’re about to see US electricity demand crater due to the malignant and willful ignorance of ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/what-happens-when-us-electricity-demand-craters/feed/ 0 352285 Transferring Tesla FSD Is Back! What Does This Mean? https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/25/transferring-tesla-fsd-is-back-what-does-this-mean/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/25/transferring-tesla-fsd-is-back-what-does-this-mean/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:31:19 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352281 Tesla is doing it again. If you have a Tesla with Full Self Driving (FSD), you can now (again) buy a new Tesla and have it transferred to that new car. Originally, after customers begged for this for years, Elon Musk conceded and agreed to let Tesla owners who had ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/25/transferring-tesla-fsd-is-back-what-does-this-mean/feed/ 0 352281 Top 7 Stories in the Cleantech Revolution https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/25/top-7-stories-in-the-cleantech-revolution/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/25/top-7-stories-in-the-cleantech-revolution/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:48:36 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352282 It’s been a busy month, and a busy year. We’ve had some great cleantech news, but also some challenging news. Below are 7 top stories to highlight this week, as well as another 20 honorable mentions. California AB 942. Ugh. This is why we can’t have nice things. California is ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/25/top-7-stories-in-the-cleantech-revolution/feed/ 0 352282 New Tesla Model Y Sales Bump Already Over In China?! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/new-tesla-model-y-bump-already-over-in-china/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/new-tesla-model-y-bump-already-over-in-china/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 03:58:49 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352269 Tesla’s big hope to get back to sales growth, or to at least stop the immense bleeding, was that the new Tesla Model Y would be a huge hit and make up for the drop in sales in the past year. Perhaps the idea of 50% growth a year is ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/new-tesla-model-y-bump-already-over-in-china/feed/ 0 352269 Flaws in the Robotaxi Revolution Dream https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/flaws-in-the-robotaxi-revolution-dream/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/flaws-in-the-robotaxi-revolution-dream/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 03:57:12 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352268 This isn’t the first time it’s been said, and it won’t be the last, because the idea of a dramatic robotaxi revolution carries on. And, yes, I’ll admit that I was a heavy proponent of that for a long time. However, the point we’re making in this piece is that ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/flaws-in-the-robotaxi-revolution-dream/feed/ 0 352268 Toyota Invests More into Old Tech in West Virginia https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/toyota-invests-more-into-old-tech-in-west-virginia/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/toyota-invests-more-into-old-tech-in-west-virginia/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 01:04:36 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352257 Toyota quickly went from hero to villain in the eyes of many people concerned about the climate and wanting efficient cars. It led the market in hybrid vehicles for years, primarily through its popular Prius model line. However, when the full battery-electric era arrived, it was slow to get onboard. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/toyota-invests-more-into-old-tech-in-west-virginia/feed/ 0 352257 Hyundai Launches EV Center in India & Rolls Out Electric Buses in Japan https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/hyundai-launches-ev-center-in-india-rolls-out-electric-buses-in-japan/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/hyundai-launches-ev-center-in-india-rolls-out-electric-buses-in-japan/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:22:28 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352254 Hyundai continues its semi-leadership in the EV sector this week. It’s not really engaged in groundbreaking developments with electric vehicles (yet), but it’s also far from a laggard in EV world. News this week comes out of India and Japan for a change, showing how willing and eager the company ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/hyundai-launches-ev-center-in-india-rolls-out-electric-buses-in-japan/feed/ 0 352254 Kia EV Drivers Get Access to Tesla Superchargers https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/kia-ev-drivers-get-access-to-tesla-superchargers/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/kia-ev-drivers-get-access-to-tesla-superchargers/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:28:20 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352251 After Ford CEO Jim Farley announced that Ford EV drivers would gain access to Tesla Superchargers, there was a stampede of auto companies following suit and saying the same. However, it seems none of that was pre-planned — at least, not long in advance — and it has taken time ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/24/kia-ev-drivers-get-access-to-tesla-superchargers/feed/ 0 352251 3rd Paragraph of Tesla Q1 Report: Donald Trump (& Elon Musk) Throwing Tesla Into A Sandstorm https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/3rd-paragraph-of-tesla-q1-report-donald-trump-elon-musk-throwing-tesla-into-a-sandstorm/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/3rd-paragraph-of-tesla-q1-report-donald-trump-elon-musk-throwing-tesla-into-a-sandstorm/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 03:59:47 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352232 Elon Musk and Donald Trump may have gotten together out of a hate for trans people, labor unions, and taxes on billionaires, but, as predicted many times, Musk may regret throwing his weight behind a multi-bankrupted con man from Queens who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/3rd-paragraph-of-tesla-q1-report-donald-trump-elon-musk-throwing-tesla-into-a-sandstorm/feed/ 0 352232 Tesla Inventory Shows Sales Drop Not Just About Model Y Production Retooling https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/tesla-inventory-shows-sales-drop-not-just-about-model-y-production-retooling/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/tesla-inventory-shows-sales-drop-not-just-about-model-y-production-retooling/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 03:55:49 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352237 I started covering a potential drop in Tesla’s sales about a year and a half ago. That’s when Tesla started really pushing serious price cuts and providing significant extra features on a complimentary basis to new car buyers (including repeat Tesla customers). To me, this indicated Tesla may be facing ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/tesla-inventory-shows-sales-drop-not-just-about-model-y-production-retooling/feed/ 0 352237 Tesla Supercharger Network Still Growing https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/tesla-supercharger-network-still-growing/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/tesla-supercharger-network-still-growing/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 03:23:33 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352236 Combing through Tesla’s latest quarterly report, something jumped out to me that Tesla didn’t highlight but I think is worth highlighting. The company’s Supercharger network continues to grow substantially. This is particularly interesting to me for a couple of reasons. First of all, there was that whole dramatic event a ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/tesla-supercharger-network-still-growing/feed/ 0 352236 The US States Where You Can Save The Most Money With An Electric Car https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/the-us-states-where-you-can-save-the-most-money-with-an-electric-car/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/the-us-states-where-you-can-save-the-most-money-with-an-electric-car/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:04:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352216 How much money can you save by switching to an electric car? That depends on a lot of different factors — the car you’re going to buy, the gas car you’re not going to buy, the price of gas over time where you would fill up, the price of electricity/charging ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/23/the-us-states-where-you-can-save-the-most-money-with-an-electric-car/feed/ 0 352216 Kia EV3 Wins Huge Design Award https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/22/kia-ev3-wins-huge-design-award/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/22/kia-ev3-wins-huge-design-award/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:57:58 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352183 Have I told you how much I love the Kia EV3 today? From its launch, I’ve thought it’s one of the coolest looking cars on the market. And apparently I’m not the only one. the EV3 just won the “Best of the Best” Red Dot Award for Product Design in ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/22/kia-ev3-wins-huge-design-award/feed/ 0 352183 Volkswagen Launches Cool New ID Trio https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/22/volkswagen-launches-cool-new-id-trio/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/22/volkswagen-launches-cool-new-id-trio/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:40:03 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352163 Volkswagen is one of the legacy automakers that is trying to transition to EVs quickly in China (and elsewhere) in order to hold onto market share in a fast-changing industry. As part of that effort, today it unveiled a cool new trio of ID electric vehicles at Auto Shanghai. “Volkswagen ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/22/volkswagen-launches-cool-new-id-trio/feed/ 0 352163 Our EV & Solar Dreams Have Come True https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/22/our-ev-solar-dreams-have-come-true/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/22/our-ev-solar-dreams-have-come-true/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:42:22 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352130 Note: This is the first Substack column I’m writing for CleanTechnica’s weekly Substack channel. In the future, I might not publish our Substack columns here on CleanTechnica.com — I’m doing it this one time to kick off the new channel, but need to consider what would be best overall. The ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/22/our-ev-solar-dreams-have-come-true/feed/ 0 352130 How to Conquer Ground Mount Solar Design Challenges — Coming Webinar https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/20/how-to-conquer-ground-mount-solar-design-challenges-coming-webinar/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/20/how-to-conquer-ground-mount-solar-design-challenges-coming-webinar/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 20:26:34 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351940 With the support of PVcase, CleanTechnica will be hosting a webinar on May 29 about how to conquer ground mount solar design challenges. Guy Atherton spent 18 years installing solar panels in a wide array of locations, on all kinds of structures. He worked for large solar companies BayWa Solar ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/20/how-to-conquer-ground-mount-solar-design-challenges-coming-webinar/feed/ 0 351940 Fossil Fuels Were Less Than Half of US Electricity in March! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/fossil-fuels-no-longer-majority-of-us-electricity/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/fossil-fuels-no-longer-majority-of-us-electricity/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 03:57:37 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352027 The cleantech revolution continues on — every … single … day. It seems like such a short time that we’ve gone from the huge milestone of solar and wind power providing more than 50% of new power capacity additions in the US to solar and wind power now providing almost ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/fossil-fuels-no-longer-majority-of-us-electricity/feed/ 0 352027 Zero-Emissions Electricity Surpasses 40% of World Electricity https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/zero-emissions-electricity-surpasses-40-of-world-electricity/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/zero-emissions-electricity-surpasses-40-of-world-electricity/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:10:44 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352024 Solar and wind power have been dominating new power installations all around the world. Renewables accounted for 92.5% of new power capacity globally in 2024, a stunning achievement, even if it’s been expected for the past decade. All of that new power capacity from clean, renewable energy is also gradually ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/zero-emissions-electricity-surpasses-40-of-world-electricity/feed/ 0 352024 Tesla Robotaxis — Profit Centers or Loss Centers? https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/18/tesla-robotaxis-profit-centers-or-loss-centers/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/18/tesla-robotaxis-profit-centers-or-loss-centers/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:15:55 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351916 In the past year or so, we heard all about an internal debate at Tesla about whether to exclusively pursue robotaxis or put the company’s focus into developing a cheaper and even more mass-market model than the Model 3 and Model Y. Or, well, we thought we heard all about ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/18/tesla-robotaxis-profit-centers-or-loss-centers/feed/ 0 351916 V2G Program In California Kicks Off The Future https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/v2g-program-in-california-kicks-off-the-future/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/v2g-program-in-california-kicks-off-the-future/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 03:30:56 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351898 There are actually not a lot of things that are different about electric cars compared to gasoline-powered cars for owners. You can recharge at home instead of having to go to a gas station. You have instant torque. You don’t have to go for oil changes. And you may need ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/v2g-program-in-california-kicks-off-the-future/feed/ 0 351898 How Long Until 50% of Cadillac Sales Are Electric Vehicles in USA? https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/how-long-until-50-of-cadillac-sales-are-electric-vehicles-in-usa/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/how-long-until-50-of-cadillac-sales-are-electric-vehicles-in-usa/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:15:15 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351886 As I reported a couple of days ago, 19.1% of Cadillac’s USA sales were full electric vehicle sales in the 1st quarter. That’s almost one out of every five vehicles sold. In my area, I constantly see electric Cadillacs (mostly LYRIQs) and they seem to actually dominate the Cadillacs on ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/how-long-until-50-of-cadillac-sales-are-electric-vehicles-in-usa/feed/ 0 351886 Hyundai INSTER Wins “World Electric Vehicle” Award https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/hyundai-inster-wins-world-electric-vehicle-award/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/hyundai-inster-wins-world-electric-vehicle-award/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 03:48:54 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351876 Close cousin Kia scooped up the biggest award of the week, 2025 World Car of the Year, but Hyundai collected a major one today as well at the 2025 New York International Auto Show and the 2025 World Car Awards. The Hyundai INSTER won the 2025 World Electric Vehicle award. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/hyundai-inster-wins-world-electric-vehicle-award/feed/ 0 351876 Kia EV3 Wins World Car of the Year Award! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/kia-ev3-wins-world-car-of-the-year-award/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/kia-ev3-wins-world-car-of-the-year-award/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:53:29 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351874 The 2025 World Car Awards were just held at the 2025 New York International Auto Show, which started today, and close cousins Kia and Hyundai nabbed a couple of big awards. Let’s start with Kia, since it won the biggest award of the year. 2025 World Car of the Year ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/kia-ev3-wins-world-car-of-the-year-award/feed/ 0 351874 Multifamily Properties Get Big EV Charging Boost in Midwest https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/multifamily-properties-get-big-ev-charging-boost-in-midwest/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/multifamily-properties-get-big-ev-charging-boost-in-midwest/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:28:51 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351480 JVM Realty Corporation, a major multifamily real estate investment and property management firm in the Midwest, has partnered with “smart EV charging” company Xeal to bring EV chargers to more than 20 multifamily properties across the Midwest. Xeal claims that it is the only EV charging solutions provider that can ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/multifamily-properties-get-big-ev-charging-boost-in-midwest/feed/ 0 351480 The Auto Brands Electrifying Fastest in USA — Sales Charts (EXCLUSIVE) https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/the-auto-brands-electrifying-fastest-in-usa-sales-charts-exclusive/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/the-auto-brands-electrifying-fastest-in-usa-sales-charts-exclusive/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:57:25 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351797 As they say, everything’s relative. Well, not everything — if it was, the word “relative” wouldn’t exist. But sometimes we want to or need to understand things in absolute terms, and other times we want to or need to understand things in relative terms. I have to say that I ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/the-auto-brands-electrifying-fastest-in-usa-sales-charts-exclusive/feed/ 0 351797 Waymo & Uber to Launch in Hotlanta in Summertime https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/waymo-uber-to-launch-in-hotlanta-in-summertime/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/waymo-uber-to-launch-in-hotlanta-in-summertime/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:55:05 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351792 Along with Waymo’s expansion into Tokyo, Japan, the company is continuing its robotaxi rollout in major US cities. It recently announced it was coming to Washington, DC, and more recently (this week), Waymo and Uber started letting residents join an “interest list” to use the robotaxi service in Atlanta, Georgia. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/waymo-uber-to-launch-in-hotlanta-in-summertime/feed/ 0 351792 Waymo Robotaxis Moving Forward in Japan with Partners https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/waymo-robotaxis-moving-forward-in-japan-with-partners/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/waymo-robotaxis-moving-forward-in-japan-with-partners/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:53:29 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351773 Waymo’s story of growth continues, most recently with partnership progress in Japan and Atlanta. In Japan, Waymo’s partnership with taxi company Nihon Kotsu and taxi platform GO is nudging forward and getting ready for launch. “Cherry blossom season marks new beginnings in Japan, and this spring, it also signals Waymo’s ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/waymo-robotaxis-moving-forward-in-japan-with-partners/feed/ 0 351773 Auto Brands Leading the US EV Revolution — CHARTS https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/auto-brands-leading-the-us-ev-revolution-charts/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/auto-brands-leading-the-us-ev-revolution-charts/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:11:21 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351742 Which auto brands and auto groups are now ruling the US pure electric vehicle (EV) market? How much competition is there at the top now? Let’s roll into the numbers and charts and see. First of all, yes, despite Tesla losing sales year over year for two years in a ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/auto-brands-leading-the-us-ev-revolution-charts/feed/ 0 351742 The Secret Way Donald Trump Is Fighting The Climate Crisis https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/the-secret-way-donald-trump-is-fighting-the-climate-crisis/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/the-secret-way-donald-trump-is-fighting-the-climate-crisis/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:31:08 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351712 It’s no secret — Donald Trump is opposed to basically all forms of climate action and doesn’t seem to understand that the world is running face first into a tremendously catastrophic climate crisis. But you don’t have to believe something exists in order to challenge it. Trump has cut funding ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/the-secret-way-donald-trump-is-fighting-the-climate-crisis/feed/ 0 351712 Tesla Model Y & Model 3 Continue to Dominate US EV Market — But … https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/tesla-model-y-model-3-continue-to-dominate-us-ev-market-but/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/tesla-model-y-model-3-continue-to-dominate-us-ev-market-but/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:45:02 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351683 We just looked at overall electric vehicle sales in the United States in the 1st quarter of 2025 compared to the 1st quarter of the previous four years. Overall, the sales trend is great. Sales of fully electric vehicles (EVs) were up 200% compared to Q1 2021. While Tesla still ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/tesla-model-y-model-3-continue-to-dominate-us-ev-market-but/feed/ 0 351683 Non-Tesla US EV Sales Up 472% vs. 2021! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/non-tesla-us-ev-sales-up-472-vs-2021/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/non-tesla-us-ev-sales-up-472-vs-2021/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:54:42 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351666 US electric vehicle sales continue to grow. 100% electric vehicle (EV) sales were up 200% in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2021. They were up 66% compared to Q1 2022, up 12% compared to Q1 2023, and up 11% compared to Q1 2024. That said, there are very notable changes ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/non-tesla-us-ev-sales-up-472-vs-2021/feed/ 0 351666 Waymo’s Quickly Taking More Market Share Than I Expected https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/13/waymos-quickly-taking-more-market-share-than-i-expected/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/13/waymos-quickly-taking-more-market-share-than-i-expected/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:54:41 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351650 To be honest, I hadn’t thought a lot about Waymo’s market share in the cities it operates in. I just figured it’s still fairly small and niche as it works hard to improve its software and hardware. However, it turns out Waymo is getting a lot more business than I ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/13/waymos-quickly-taking-more-market-share-than-i-expected/feed/ 0 351650 Will New Lower-Cost Tesla Cybertruck Double Cybertruck Sales? https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/11/will-new-lower-cost-tesla-cybertruck-double-its-sales/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/11/will-new-lower-cost-tesla-cybertruck-double-its-sales/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 03:58:38 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351576 After sending me 5 emails trying to sell me a Tesla Cybertruck in the past month and a half, Tesla sent one more earlier today. It was announcing a new “Long Range” Cybertruck. The new version offers a range rating of 362 miles on a full charge. It’s also cheaper ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/11/will-new-lower-cost-tesla-cybertruck-double-its-sales/feed/ 0 351576 Tesla Stops Selling Model S & Model X in China https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/11/tesla-stops-selling-model-s-model-x-in-china/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/11/tesla-stops-selling-model-s-model-x-in-china/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 03:08:12 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351570 Well, these are not exactly big sellers in China — or anywhere — but nonetheless it’s notable that Tesla has just removed the “Order” button for the Model S and Model X in China, because this is almost certainly due to Donald Trump’s tariff policies — and things could get ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/11/tesla-stops-selling-model-s-model-x-in-china/feed/ 0 351570 XPENG Enters Poland https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/11/xpeng-enters-poland/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/11/xpeng-enters-poland/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:43:51 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351490 XPENG continues its broad, rapid expansion around the globe, perhaps not as fast as BYD, but not too far behind. The latest market XPENG has entered is a close one to me. It’s Poland, which is where my wife is from, where I lived for 11 years, and where my ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/11/xpeng-enters-poland/feed/ 0 351490 DOGE Savings Don’t Come Close To DOGE Costs (Or Trump Tax Cut Costs) https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/doge-savings-dont-come-close-to-doge-costs-or-trump-tax-cut-costs/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/doge-savings-dont-come-close-to-doge-costs-or-trump-tax-cut-costs/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 03:47:43 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351510 News in the past day is that DOGE (the “Department of Government Efficiency”) that is led but somehow also not led by Elon Musk aims to cut US government costs by $150 billion a year. Something that is not indicated is how much these cuts will add costs to Americans. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/doge-savings-dont-come-close-to-doge-costs-or-trump-tax-cut-costs/feed/ 0 351510 BYD, NIO, XPENG, & Zeekr Could Get Big Boost from Trump’s Tariff Circus https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/byd-nio-xpeng-zeekr-could-get-big-boost-from-trumps-tariff-circus/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/byd-nio-xpeng-zeekr-could-get-big-boost-from-trumps-tariff-circus/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:21:12 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351451 Naturally, Trump’s massive tariffs on Chinese-produced goods is aimed at hurting China and helping the US. However, aside from the basic logic of the tariffs being in serious question, there are typically side effects to all of our actions that we didn’t initially consider, and even more so in complicated, ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/byd-nio-xpeng-zeekr-could-get-big-boost-from-trumps-tariff-circus/feed/ 0 351451 Why Analyst Forecasts Dropped for Tesla (TSLA) Throughout Q1 https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/why-analyst-forecasts-dropped-for-tesla-tsla-throughout-q1/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/why-analyst-forecasts-dropped-for-tesla-tsla-throughout-q1/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:45:00 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351375 When I was working on my recently article on Tesla’s long-term quarterly sales trends, I popped over to Troy Teslike’s account to see if there was anything notable I should consider for the model-specific sales split. The most interesting thing I found there, though, was this post, and particularly the ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/why-analyst-forecasts-dropped-for-tesla-tsla-throughout-q1/feed/ 0 351375 Take Your Golf Cart into the Future with Lithium Batteries https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/take-your-golf-cart-into-the-future-with-lithium-batteries/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/take-your-golf-cart-into-the-future-with-lithium-batteries/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:50:29 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350565 Having lived in Florida for most of my life, golf carts are part of the background. They are all over the place. Historically, they have largely been powered by lead-acid batteries, but there are also loud, smelly, polluting ones. However, now, you can get lithium batteries for golf carts! In ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/take-your-golf-cart-into-the-future-with-lithium-batteries/feed/ 0 350565 In Hilarious Move, Trump Reverses Key Policy https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/in-hilarious-move-trump-reverses-key-policy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/in-hilarious-move-trump-reverses-key-policy/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:30:27 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351396 Donald Trump has been talking about the US putting tariffs on allies for decades, since at least the 1980s. He’s been obsessed with this topic in recent years, but it’s been a top political target for him for about half of his life. He jacked up tariffs on some countries ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/in-hilarious-move-trump-reverses-key-policy/feed/ 0 351396 The Core Issue Between Elon Musk & Trump Tariff Leader Peter Navarro https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/the-core-issue-between-elon-musk-trump-tariff-leader-peter-navarro/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/the-core-issue-between-elon-musk-trump-tariff-leader-peter-navarro/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:57:28 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351377 According to Elon Musk, a top economic advisor and key “tariff whisperer” of Donald Trump, who he helped to elect, is “dumber than a sack of bricks.” A little bit of a rift has surfaced between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Donald Trump tariff leader Peter Navarro, aka Ron Vara ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/the-core-issue-between-elon-musk-trump-tariff-leader-peter-navarro/feed/ 0 351377 Geely Has Launched 48 New Models Since Tesla Revealed the Cybertruck! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/08/geely-group-has-launched-48-new-models-since-tesla-revealed-the-cybertruck/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/08/geely-group-has-launched-48-new-models-since-tesla-revealed-the-cybertruck/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:09:31 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351291 One of the things people have been warning about for years, long before Elon Musk brought a blowtorch to the Tesla brand, is the fact that Tesla has quite a limited, simple product line. Whereas Chinese EV producers are rolling out new models approximately twice a day (or, well, that’s ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/08/geely-group-has-launched-48-new-models-since-tesla-revealed-the-cybertruck/feed/ 0 351291 Tesla Solar Sales Declined for 4 Straight Quarters, Then Tesla Stopped Publishing the Numbers https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/07/tesla-solar-sales-declined-for-4-straight-quarters-then-tesla-stopped-publishing-the-numbers/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/07/tesla-solar-sales-declined-for-4-straight-quarters-then-tesla-stopped-publishing-the-numbers/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 05:20:12 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351240 I have to put my hands up — when Tesla acquired SolarCity in 2016, I supported the decision. Yes, Elon Musk was chairman of both companies. Yes, it was his cousins who were CEO and CTO, and had founded the company based on a suggestion from Elon Musk at Burning ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/07/tesla-solar-sales-declined-for-4-straight-quarters-then-tesla-stopped-publishing-the-numbers/feed/ 0 351240 Long-Term Tesla Quarterly Sales Charts & Graphs — They Sting! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/04/long-term-tesla-quarterly-sales-charts-graphs-they-sting/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/04/long-term-tesla-quarterly-sales-charts-graphs-they-sting/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2025 03:57:09 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351135 One of the big stories of the week has been Tesla’s poor Q1 2025 sales numbers, with the brand dropping 13% year over year (after already having a YoY sales drop in Q1 2024). This is especially painful for a company that was supposed to be growing 50% a year ... [continued]

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