Tesla plans to make 4 million of its next generation affordable vehicles per year
Tesla is reportedly telling its suppliers to start planning for a production rate of 4 million units per year of its third generation vehicle.
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Daniel Bleakley is a clean technology researcher and advocate with a background in engineering and business. He has a strong interest in electric vehicles, renewable energy, manufacturing and public policy.
Daniel Bleakley is a clean technology researcher and advocate with a background in engineering and business. He has a strong interest in electric vehicles, renewable energy, manufacturing and public policy.
Australia’s obsession with dirty utes is creating an emissions and health crisis
Australia's obsession with utes is hampering efforts to decarbonise our transport. While emissions decline in other sectors transport emissions are still going up thanks largely to utes.
EVs to grab 35 pct share of world’s biggest car market as crisis looms for legacy brands
EVs tipped to grab 35% share of new car sales in China - the world's biggest market - this year, precipitating a crisis for petrol and diesel car makers.
The value of Tesla’s Supercharger network: Is it priceless?
Tesla's network of superchargers is often thought of as a perk, but the truth is it has played an enormous role in shifting the world's perception of electric vehicles.
Driving electric between Sydney and Melbourne is 37 pct cheaper than petrol, data shows
New data shows electric road trips between Sydney and Melbourne can be 37% cheaper than the average petrol powered trip. But still no data on network uptime rates.
Scientists hail new battery with 4 times energy density of lithium-ion
New battery developed by researchers in US could provide "thousand mile" range for EVs and open up new possibilities for long-haul transport and electric planes.
BYD doubles EV sales in March as it chases down Tesla to be world’s biggest
BYD reveals it has nearly doubled sales of EVs in March, as it chases down Tesla, which also released record breaking sales, to be world's biggest.
China delays new pollution standard to appease overstocked car dealers
After originally planning to implement new vehicle pollution standards in July, the Chinese government appears to have capitulated to the demands of auto dealers who are swamped with non-compliant vehicles.
Environmental and consumer groups demand Toyota go all electric, stop lobbying
54 advocacy groups from 26 countries have signed an open letter to Toyota's incoming CEO calling for the phase out of fossil fuel powered cars, and an end to obstructive lobbying.
Legacy auto faces disaster in China with unsellable cars as pollution crunch looms
Potentially millions of petrol and diesel cars may become unsellable in world's biggest car market as China moves to new pollution standards and EV demand booms.