Author: Zachary Shahan

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Elon Musk has clearly changed the narrative around Tesla. For several years, it was all about the company’s vehicle sales growth. As Musk said repeatedly, the company was going to grow its vehicle sales by 50% a year, on average, ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Overall, to me, Tesla’s financial trends don’t look good. However, there were some clear positives in Tesla’s 3rd quarter report as well. Additionally, just because Tesla’s financial trends look bad, the company does still have $41 billion in the bank, ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. On the surface, record vehicle deliveries, revenue of $28.1 billion, and net income of $1.8 billion probably sound good. This is a big and successful company, without a doubt. However, the financial trends at the company are bad, horrible even. ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I have mentioned this a couple of times when writing much broader articles, but a reader comment earlier today made me realize that this is really not broad knowledge. A lot of people saw the news that Hyundai was offering ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. So, we’re here. The US tax credit for electric vehicles is gone. Objectively, many electric vehicle models still compete very well with the gas-powered competition. However, the stimulus of a tax credit means fewer people will be told “hey, you ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. This is part 3 of some extended thoughts on the Dutch grid and where it’s headed. Read part 1 of this discussion here and part 2 here. The Dutch Grid in 2050 — Conclusions The Dutch grid transition is going ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Volkswagen Group is on a roll when it comes to its electric vehicle sales in 2025. In a monthly sales report, one of the company’s key highlights was its soaring BEV sales. Volkswagen Group — which includes Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A reader made a comment a couple of days ago that really caught my eye. “The energy transition can not be stopped, but clearly it will not be led by petro-states .. funny in a way that we expected it ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Tesla’s original mission was to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and sustainable energy. As Elon Musk and others have said numerous times, there wasn’t even much hope of the business surviving. However, it was deemed useful to push the ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I recently wrote an article about 7 of the best electric car deals in the USA — good, attractive, modern electric cars are affordable prices, basically. In the article, I noted that I didn’t take range into account because every ... [continued]