Total Cost of Ownership: Volkswagen ID.4 vs. Hyundai Tucson
With the Volkswagen ID.4 just entering the US market, I decided it was time to see how this new electric SUV compares against gasoline-powered compact SUVs it is theoretically competing against. I started off with a comparison against the ID.4’s own brethren, a variety of Tiguan options. This piece goes outside the family and pits the ID.4 against one of the top selling SUVs in the United States, the Hyundai Tucson (the 14th best seller, a bit higher than the Tiguan’s ranking of 22nd).
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Total Cost of Ownership: Volkswagen ID.4 vs. Volkswagen Tiguan
As we roll toward 2021, we have some truly exciting and competitive electric vehicles arriving that aren't Teslas. (Finally!) One of those models — perhaps the one that will end up selling at the highest volume — is the Volkswagen ID.4.
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Elon Musk's 3 Core Tesla Messages In 2020
Tesla CEO* Elon Musk has tweeted more than 3,000 times this year. We at CleanTechnica follow his tweets closely, since he provides much insight on Tesla via tweet and even breaks much news via Twitter. Additionally, I interacted with Elon several times this year on Twitter regarding a variety of Tesla topics (Autopilot, solar, and gigafactories, for example) — a privilege we may not have again. From following his tweets closely, as well as benefiting from this semi-personal interaction on several topics, I collected three core messages from Elon this year.
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Evolution of US Solar Power, Wind Power, & Fossil Fuels from 2010–2020
Going into 2021, CleanTechnica is taking a look at electricity generation changes over the past decade. We have been publishing monthly US power capacity reports and monthly US electricity generation reports for a long time. However, we hadn't previously gone all the way back to 2010 to examine changes in electricity generation across the whole decade. Part of the reason for that is that the US Energy Information Administration (which supplies much of our data) didn't start producing estimates for small-scale solar generation until 2014. For this new report, small-scale solar electricity generation and market share in the years 2010–2013 are CleanTechnica estimates rather than EIA estimates.
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Green Nickel — In-Depth Interview
Here is a super deep dive into the topic of nickel mining, nickel for EV batteries, and "green nickel."
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~70% Of US Tesla Sales May Be Tesla Model Y Sales
It appears that about 70% of US Tesla sales are now Model Y sales. Maybe.
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Electric Vehicle Adoption Ready To Explode
This report conveys 4 main points: 1) Electric vehicles, particularly Teslas, are already more than competitive in certain market segments. 2) The tech transitions that led to the electric vehicle (EV) market of today will continue in the coming decade. 3) EV sales will rise quickly, outperforming most people's current expectations. 4) Tesla will continue to lead the market due to core competitive advantages.
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New US Electricity Capacity in October — 100% Solar & Wind Power
All 100% of new electric power capacity added in the United States in October came from solar and wind power.
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More Than 75% of Expected US Power Capacity to Come from Solar & Wind in Next 3 Years
More than 75% of new power capacity expected to be installed in the USA in the next three years will be solar and wind power capacity.
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Why Tesla Solar Power Is So Cheap — Elon Musk Tells Us
Tesla CEO Elon Musk explains to CleanTechnica why Tesla's rooftop solar PV offer is so cheap.
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Tesla Megapack, Powerpack, & Powerwall Battery Storage Pricing — CleanTechnica Exclusive
We just pulled down an article about vanadium flow batteries versus lithium-ion batteries for long-duration energy storage because Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded, "This article is wildly incorrect about lithium battery costs by a factor of 5 or more presently & 10X long-term." However, that raised more questions than answers for me, so I have dug in further and have some new information to share along with a lot more context regarding battery prices and long-term costs.
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