Since my last EV market share update for July, things have changed a lot. I heard rumors that the competition will kill Tesla, nobody would possibly want to buy a Tesla when much better cars like the iPace and the eTron and EQC are coming. Instead we got this: Tesla market share went up from…
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Here is a recent tweet from Nikola Motor Company: Analyzing this tweet for just a minute with a little mental math made me realize just how bad fuel cells are. A Tesla Electric Semi is expected to have at most a 1MWh battery for a range over 500 miles. Assuming Nikola trucks are refueling about…
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When you think of a successful alternative fuel (hybrid, electric, fuel cell or whatever) vehicle, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a Prius. Tesla comes next because their cars are successful but unlike other companies, they seem to have major trouble ramping their vehicle production up. At least that is the impression…
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In our last trip to Europe in July, we spent a day in Innsbruck, Austria. Surprisingly it turned out to be everyone’s favorite destination during the trip and I wish we had allocated more time here. There is a lot to see and do in Innsbruck and a day is just not enough. Also, Innsbruck…
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As predicted last month, Tesla outsold Audi in August: And it looks like Mercedes and BMW are next. Most of this is thanks to the Model 3 which outsold all the competition from all brands significantly, not just the Germans. (Chart Credit: Vladimir Grinshpun) Here is a comparison with BMW, Mercedes and Audi vehicles in the same…
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Here are some pictures from our recent trip to Switzerland: On our last trip, Switzerland was next after Iceland. Weather was perfect after the miserable biting cold in Iceland and one more destination in Asphalt 8 was checked off. I highly recommend visiting Glacier 3000. We had a Eurail pass and that got us a…
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Asphalt 8 used to be my son’s favorite game to play a few years ago and we spent many hours racing each other. And sometimes we still do. One of the things we like to do is travel and Asphalt 8 races are all over the globe. So what better way to choose places to…
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Just today, there was an interesting article at Seeking Alpha about how much money Tesla needs to go private: Investor Type Holdings % Holdings Amount Expected Cash Out Expected Remaining General Public 16% 11 11 0 Institutions 59% 41 19 22 Insiders 20% 14 0 14 Public Companies 5% 4 0 4 Totals: 100% 70…
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Here are some photos from walking around in Reykjavík: Click the map below for walking directions on Google Maps: The map shows the route we walked. After the Sun Voyager, it is a quick walk to Laugavegur, which is the main street where you can find lots of places to eat. Surprisingly, in Iceland, it was…
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On our trip last month, we visited Iceland, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. And Project Fi worked flawlessly everywhere. Every country we visited, we got this welcome message as Project Fi connected to local cellphone networks. It even connected in Liechtenstein as the train we were on passed through. Iceland is missing from my screenshots because…
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