Tesla Model S Demand 150% Higher Than Projected A Few Years Ago

Originally published on CleanTechnica. Tesla* gets a lot of love, but it also gets a lot of hate. People are very fond of highlighting that it has had a habit of missing timelines, but I think […]

Elon Musk: Tesla Doubling Production Every Year

Elon Musk: Tesla Doubling Production Every Year

Elon Musk was recently interviewed by the BBC. You can watch the video above for the whole deal. Some key summary points are: Elon Musk had to reiterate Tesla’s “secret master plan” to explain a variety of […]

Tesla Trounces — 17,192 Sales In 4th Quarter

Tesla Trounces — 17,192 Sales In 4th Quarter

I was watching Tesla’s press releases page (where it has historically posted quarterly sales) all day yesterday and the day before. But — ugh — Tesla decided to not release the numbers there but just in a press release […]

Tesla Sales — Updates & Estimates

Based on Tesla’s sales, delivery, and production statements from its conference call the other day, I’ve updated US Tesla delivery (what we’re calling “sales”) estimates for 2014 and 2015. I’ve left the estimate for January 2015 as […]

US Nissan LEAF Sales Increase 118%, LEAF Holds #1 Spot In US Electric Car Sales

US Nissan LEAF Sales Increase 118%, LEAF Holds #1 Spot In US Electric Car Sales

Following its market-leading position in January US electric car sales, the Nissan LEAF took #1 again in February. (Though, it was just a little above our estimate for Tesla Model S deliveries*, and if Tesla wasn’t […]

Nissan Leaf Dominates In January 2014 Electric Car Sales (Charts)

Electric car sales numbers are in for the US! I’ve created a few charts below to share the big picture for January 2014 versus January 2013. However, I’m changing one huge thing this year with these […]