by Ty Davison | Jan 6, 2023 | News & Commentary
US electric vehicle sales were 5.8% of the total in 2022, up from 3.2% in 2021. Of this, Tesla sold roughly 65% (down from 72% the year before). Ford was number two with 7.6% and Hyundai/Kia third with 7.1%. Tesla’s recent stock woes—down 65% last year,...
by Ty Davison | Jun 15, 2022 | News & Commentary
Teslas running Autopilot involved in 273 crashes reported since last year: Tesla vehicles running its Autopilot software have been involved in 273 reported crashes over roughly the past year, according to regulators, far more than previously known and providing...
by Ty Davison | Jul 26, 2021 | News & Commentary
Great earnings report from Tesla, this time without relying on regulatory credits and Bitcoin to deliver much of the oomph. (Tesla stock still has a P/E ratio of 670 so investors beware: There is plenty of room for a downward swing. Current average S&P 500 P/E...
by Ty Davison | Feb 21, 2021 | News & Commentary
This Oregonian story has a lot of good background information on Portland General Electric and the challenges facing them (and us). Notable highlights: The power outages experienced in the Willamette Valley over the past week are nothing like those experienced...
by Ty Davison | Nov 2, 2018 | Essays
This may come as something of a shock, but I’m about to spend $60k on a car, the Tesla Model 3. There are some good reasons not to, the most obvious being the eye-popping price tag. It’s also a fair question as to whether or not cars are the future of...