Episode 9: Tesla Cuts Prices Green Neighbour: Climate News and Analysis

After hearing about Tesla’s recent worldwide price cuts, I thought I would share this news and discuss why this is such an important development with respect to sustainable transportation and, indeed, climate change. In addition, in the Analytical Tools and Resources segment, we look at a tool that can quickly and easily help you distinguish fact from disinformation. Finally, in the Taking Action segment, we look at a number of different ways anyone can reduce their personal transportation emissions.

Analytical Tools and Resources:


https://www.snopes.com
https://www.factcheck.org
https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check
https://www.politifact.com/

Taking Action:


https://newmarketcycles.ca/
https://cyclenewmarket.ca/
https://www.bicycling.com/culture/

Resources:


Tesla, Canadian Government Incentives (Tesla.com): https://www.tesla.com/en_ca/support/incentives

Government of Canada, iZEV eligible vehicles (Government of Canada): https://tc.canada.ca/en/road-transportation/innovative-technologies/zero-emission-vehicles/light-duty-zero-emission-vehicles/eligible-vehicles

Tesla's Massive Price Cuts Send Shockwaves Across Auto Industry (InsideEVs):
https://insideevs.com/news/632699/tesla-massive-price-cuts-shocks-auto-industry

Tesla’s Price Cuts Are Roiling the Car Market (Wall Street Journal):
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teslas-price-cuts-are-roiling-the-car-market-11674327793

Tesla Price Cuts Are Already Disrupting The Industry (Autospies): https://autospies.com/news/index.aspx?submissionid=114117

US Car Market Shrunk In 2022 But EV Sales Went Up By Two Thirds (InsideEVs): https://insideevs.com/news/631980/us-ev-market-share-increased-2022/#:~:text=EVs%20accounted%20for%205.8%20percent,to%2065%20percent%20in%202022

Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling premium sedan in the world (Electrek): https://electrek.co/2021/04/26/tesla-model-3-becomes-best-selling-premium-sedan-in-the-world

Tesla Model Y and Model 3 post impressive sales in UK’s December auto market (Teslarati):
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-model-3-dominate-uk-auto-market-december/#:~:text=In%20the%20UK's%20battery%20electric,saw%2019%2C071%20sales%20in%202022

Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (Statista): https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107970/carbon-dioxide-emissions-passenger-transport

Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (EPA): https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions#:~:text=Total%20Emissions%20in%202020%20%3D%205%2C981,of%20these%20greenhouse%20gas%20emissions

Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (EPA - Transportation): https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions#transportation

What will it cost to cut the carbon footprint of cars sold in the U.S? (Argonne National Laboratory): https://www.anl.gov/article/what-will-it-cost-to-cut-the-carbon-footprint-of-cars-sold-in-the-us#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20led%20by,the%20lifetime%20of%20the%20vehicle

Here’s every electric vehicle that qualifies for the current US federal tax credit (Electrek):
https://electrek.co/2023/01/03/which-electric-vehicles-still-qualify-for-us-federal-tax-credit

Tesla Growth and Production Statistics: How Many Vehicles Are Sold Across the Globe? (investing.com) https://www.investing.com/academy/statistics/tesla-facts

Could the Tesla Model Y be the best selling vehicle of 2023? (Teslarati):
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-best-selling-2023

Tesla Production Sites By Model Assignment, Capacity, October 2022 (InsideEVs):
https://insideevs.com/news/617854/tesla-production-sites-model-assignment-october2022

Were These Electric Cars Abandoned Because