The new electric buses were added to the D-Link fleet serving the central business district The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) agency is certainly no stranger to electric public transit. The city already has over 95 miles of light rail and streetcar …
Author: Wade Malone
South Korean Chevy Bolt Sales Crush U.S. In June
The Bolt EV charges past Malibu in domestic sales and is the 2nd best-selling model for GM Korea in June. We have noted that Bolt EV inventories and sales in the US have been very low for months now. One of the primary reasons for this has been a focus…
UPDATE: Tesla Has Officially Confirmed Passing 200k, Credit Safe until December
Our finalized Tesla estimates are now posted in the Plug-In Sales Scorecard. ***UPDATE: As anticipated, Tesla surpassed 200k U.S. deliveries. The automaker updated its Support page for Electric Vehicle incentives. According to the automaker’s web…
Quarterly Chevrolet Bolt And Volt Sales, Plus June Breakouts
Chevy begins 2019 Bolt production this month, with the refreshed 2019 Volt expected to arrive this quarter. Unfortunately, due to General Motors’ recent decision to withhold monthly sales reports in favor of a Tesla-like quarterly reporting syste…
Clock Ticks Down For Tesla/GM – New Bill Filed To Extend Tax Credit
A new bill is introduced to the House Ways and Means committee that extends the tax credit. Automakers have been pushing for an extension of the EV tax credit for months. So far not much has come of the efforts. But it seems that at least a few members…
UPDATE – Why We Believe Tesla Passed 200k U.S. Sales In June
However, because of the unusual circumstances, we will be waiting for official word from Tesla before updating our Plug-In Sales Scorecard. UPDATE: Tesla released numbers today way earlier than we anticipated. (I stay up past midnight finishing off our…
Check Out A Flyover Of The Tesla ‘Tent’ And Fremont Factory
Watch from above as a Model 3 rolls off the temporary general assembly line. We have already taken a look at some early shots of the new temporary assembly line in Fremont. Referred to by Tesla CEO Elon Musk as a ‘tent’, the line was likely…
GM/Cruise Might Be Embracing EV1 History With ‘AV1’ Trademark
In their push towards zero-emissions, General Motors likely wants to change the conversation around the EV1. General Motors has had a complicated history with electric vehicle development. The GM Impact electric concept car was revealed in 1990 to much…
2019 Chevy Bolt EV Order Books Opened At Canadian Dealerships
The 2019 Bolt could begin arriving at Canadian dealerships by late August. Inventories of the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV have been painfully low in the U.S. for the past few months. Part of the reason for this is an increase in exports. Globally, Bolt/Ampe…
Tesla Gigafactory Possibly Hit 5,000 / Week Throughput
The Gigafactory has reached its 5,000 / week production goal, according to an employee on Twitter. On Sunday, a Twitter user named John Totah posted that the Tesla Gigafactory 1 has “hit 5,000/wk throughput in June.” His Twitter profile sta…