Update 08 Jul 2018 Tesla tweeted this chart to show how the Model 3 is doing against its peers: This is a follow-up to an earlier post on how Tesla is shifting the conversation on EVs. At the time, I proposed the Model 3 would eliminate the EV penalty as the next step in driving …
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A couple of weeks ago there was a breathless news cycle on how Tesla did on the most recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety testing. Based on the headlines, you might think the cars are rolling coffins, so, curious, I decided to do a bit of digging. The headlines spawned from a recently completed test …
Recently, an automobile exec said something along the lines of "With gas at $2/gallon, I am not worried about electric vehicles." It was a bold statement that piqued my curiosity. There are lots of good reasons to buy an electric vehicle from reducing green house gases to getting access to the HOV lanes, but how …
Let's be honest here: for most of their recent history, electric vehicles (EVs) have been the kale of the automotive world. They have had a small group of ardent fans willing to overlook a lot in order to enjoy the benefits. Rewind about ten years and if you asked someone to visualize an EV, the …
So, I help run the local Tesla Owners Club here in northern California. Its about 200 members and we do the usual car club kinds of things like social events, driving events, etc. We polled the members on what they wanted to and the #2 response was they wanted to was some sort of employee …
