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Tesla on Wednesday affirmed that it delivered more than 1.2 million of its Model Y electric SUVs in 2023, making it the top-selling vehicle in the world, car or truck, electric or not. As Tesla put it, “the best-selling vehicle on the planet is an EV.” The Model Y is made in the U.S., in Fremont, California, and Austin, Texas; in China, at Tesla’s Shanghai plant; and in Germany, at its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, in Grünheide. The declaration of sales dominance jumps the finish line somewhat. Toyota hasn’t yet released a 2023 global sales total for the runner-up (and long-time sales…
Lovers of sleek, luxurious, and insanely expensive cars, you’ve now got an American-made EV equivalent in the form of Cadillac Celestiq. General Motors just announced that it has finally started production at its factory in Michigan, but only in very limited numbers, of course. Here’s what that eye-watering starting price of $340,000 will buy you. While the Rolls-Royce Spectre gives off a more stately, monolithic appearance, Cadillac’s designer went for dynamic proportions here with a sweeping roof and sleek lines, polished off with an echo of the Cadillac bustleback of yore. It’s American luxury at its finest, and inside the…
Li Auto released a range test comparison video of the Li Mega versus the Tesla Model X to show that its first BEV model has better performance. (A screenshot from the video Li Auto posted of Li Mega’s range comparison test of the Tesla Model X.) Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) mocked Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) on social media about a month ago for having no real technology and relying on superficial comfort features to attract customers. Now the Chinese extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) maker is firing back. Li Auto today posted a video on its Weibo account challenging Tesla’s Model X…
StarCharge is considering an IPO in Hong Kong, potentially raising about $500 million and seeking a $5 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg. StarCharge, a Chinese operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging piles and maker of charging equipment, is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong that could raise about $500 million, Bloomberg said in a report today, citing people familiar with the matter. The company, registered as Wanbang Digital Energy Co, is working with China International Capital Corp and China Merchants Bank International on an initial share sale that could take place as early as this year, according…
The battery pack, called “Wuling Red 1”, is 148 mm thick, which SAIC-GM-Wuling said is the thinnest battery for commercial vehicles. (Image credit: SAIC-GM-Wuling) SAIC-GM-Wuling today launched a power battery pack for new energy commercial vehicles that it said is the thinnest in the industry. Called the “Wuling Red 1,” the battery pack is 148 mm thick, allowing for more space in a van’s cargo box, according to a Weibo posting today. Wuling didn’t say whether it makes the cells for the battery itself or who its supplier is. The “Wuling Red 1” supports fast charging and can charge from…
Tesla said its vehicle volume growth rate in 2024 could be notably lower than in 2023 as the team works to roll out next-generation vehicles at its Texas plant. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and revealed a timeline for its new electric vehicle (EV) model. The US EV maker posted revenue of $25.17 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, up 3.49 percent from the year-ago quarter and up 7.78 percent from the third quarter, according to its financial results, which were released after the US stock market closed on January 24. That’s an all-time high, but below…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The New York Times reported on January 24, 2024 that the Biden administration appears ready to delay and/or deny permits for new LNG terminals in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House is directing the Energy Department to expand its evaluation of the project to consider its impact on climate change, as well as on the economy and national security, people in the Biden administration told the Times. Until now, the Energy Department has never rejected a proposed natural gas project because of its…
We could get our first glimpse of Rivian’s next vehicle as soon as March 7, documents out of a Laguna Beach City Council meeting suggest. A document linked in the group’s Jan. 23 meeting agenda and spotted by local outlet Stu News Laguna revealed that Rivian had sought approval to use part of a public park for a “worldwide product launch event.” Which product could that be? A diagram of the proposed event was labeled “Rivian R2 Launch,” which clears things up. (For the uninitiated: The EV startup is gearing up to launch an R2 platform to follow up its R1S SUV…
Elon Musk has disclosed that Tesla is currently aiming for its next-generation electric vehicles, which will include a much cheaper electric car, to come in late 2025. At Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day in March, the automaker unveiled a new car manufacturing system, which CEO Elon Musk claimed would be faster, more efficient, and enable the production of cheaper electric vehicles. Tesla is calling it the “Unboxed Process”: The general idea is that Tesla wants to be able to work on separate sections of the vehicle individually and only bring the car together at a new “more final” assembly. It differs from the…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the carmaker plans to start building cars on its long-awaited next-generation vehicle platform starting next year. But he says it won’t be easy, and the timing isn’t set in stone. “Our current schedule says that we will start production towards the end of 2025, sometime in the second half,” Musk said on Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. He warned that accelerating production on the new and “revolutionary” assembly line won’t be easy. “We really need the engineers to be living on the line,” he said. “This is not sort of an off-the-shelf, just works type…