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Tesla plans to produce a 6-seat version of the Model Y in China starting in late 2025, having asked suppliers to prepare for double-digit growth in Model Y production at its Shanghai plant, according to Reuters. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) plans to start producing a 6-seat version of the Model Y in China from the end of 2025, Reuters said in a report today citing two people familiar with the matter, echoing a rumor from last week. Tesla has asked suppliers to prepare for a double-digit increase in Model Y production at its Shanghai factory, said a person familiar with the…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! David Havasi, who worked at Tesla from 2012 to 2019 before retiring on his massive package of Tesla stock (which he held onto since 2012), and I sat down after a recent Tesla FSD 12.5.1.3 test drive to talk about Tesla sales in the US, challenges they are running into, and where they may be headed. You can listen to our full discussion (about 30 minutes long) here: Naturally, along with a general discussion of sales, we got into the Cybertruck, the Model 3…

Car companies have big dreams for software features, connected services and more as they aim to make “smartphones on wheels.”  But the bankruptcy of one such automaker in China is showing what can go wrong when software support evaporates. How do car companies ensure their products will work for the long haul? Last year, ahead of leasing a Kia EV6, I sold a 2002 Toyota 4Runner I had owned for several years to a friend. I had barely been driving the old truck by the end of my time with it; it was slow, it was thirsty and it was…

The tri-motor Lucid Air Sapphire provides a quick means of escape from trouble, but should no escape route be available, there’s now an armored version as well. California-based U.S. Armor Group has made the electric luxury sedan bullet-resistant. The company will outfit an Air Sapphire with composite armor that it claims is 10 times stronger than ballistic steel, but five times lighter. Bullet-resistant material also replaces the factory glass, and is strong enough to stop a round from a .44 Magnum, the company claims. The armor package adds 385 pounds to the Sapphire’s curb weight. Armored Lucid Air Sapphire by…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! As I lamented recently, my 2019 Tesla Model 3 SR+ doesn’t yet have version 12.5 of Full Self Driving (FSD). Tesla is now rolling out new versions of FSD to cars with the latest FSD hardware first. Though, luckily, David Havasi just recently bought a brand new Tesla Model 3 Performance, and his car has version 12.5.1.3 of FSD! So, we went on another FSD test drive to document its current status and try to identify how it has improved (or not). You can…

The last Shanghai auto show was held in April 18-27, 2023, with 1,413 vehicles on display, including 513 NEVs. (Nio’s booth at the 2023 Shanghai auto show. Image credit: CnEVPost) The next Shanghai auto show is starting to come into sight, with the Chengdu auto show about to begin in two days. The 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2025) will be held from April 25 to May 2 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from April 25 to May 2, the event’s organizers announced yesterday. April 23-24 will be media days, April 25-26 will…

Photo: SEIA Since 2014, solar capacity at K-12 schools has more than quadrupled across the US, according to a new report from clean energy nonprofit Generation180. The “Brighter Future: A Study of Solar on K-12 Schools” report highlights that over 6.2 million students – more than 1 in 9 – now attend schools powered by solar. In 2023 alone, more than 800 schools added solar panels, meaning that at least one school went solar every single day during the 2022-23 school year. “The benefits of solar energy are now reaching a broad range of schools across the country, including those…

A Tesla Supercharger station worth a whopping $18 million is coming to the Queens borough in New York City. Tesla paid real-estate developer Wildflower for the lot in Queens’ Maspeth neighborhood, public records show. NYC’s existing charging infrastructure has been overwhelmed by increasing number of electric rideshare drivers.  Tesla has paid real estate developer Wildflower $18 million to acquire a piece of land in New York City where it will build a Supercharger station, public records show. This appears to be just the cost of the land. Permitting and installing the stalls would dial up the costs further. Despite having…

Porsche aims to scale production of synthetic fuel Porsche’s R&D boss believes synthetic fuel will play a big role in reducing emissions Ferrari’s counting on synthetic fuel too; Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru are investigating whether e-fuels can keep ICE alive Porsche is confident that synthetic “e-fuels” will displace a significant amount of conventional gasoline use by the end of the decade, research and development boss Michael Steiner said in a recent interview with Autocar. In 2022, Porsche opened a synthetic fuel pilot plant in Chile that produces a gasoline alternative by combining hydrogen with carbon dioxide captured from the air,…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Phoenix-based Lectric eBikes has been driving the pace of innovation in the affordable, high volume e-bike space for years and charged onto the scene this year with perhaps its most disruptive new bike yet. The Lectric ONE is a compact, lightweight e-bike that packs some of the best components not just in affordable e-bikes, but in the entire cycling industry. The Pinion gearbox with Smart Shift and the Gates belt drive are typically only found on e-bikes in the $10k range, and Lectric eBikes…