Sales Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 06:27:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Tesla just outsold Mercedes-Benz in the US https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-just-outsold-mercedes-benz-in-the-us-20181022/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-just-outsold-mercedes-benz-in-the-us-20181022/#respond Mon, 22 Oct 2018 06:27:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67471 Elon Musk must be the happiest man in the world. During the third quarter of this year, Tesla sold 69,935 vehicles in the U.S., compared to Mercedes-Benz which only sold 66,542. Tesla, an eight-year start-up company, toppled the Mercedes-Benz, a company that invented the car 132 years ago. According to Atherton Research, Tesla was only […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-just-outsold-mercedes-benz-in-the-us-20181022/feed/ 0 67471 How Elon Musk’s Tweet Made Panasonic $800mln Richer https://www.greenoptimistic.com/elon-musk-tweet-panasonic-samsung/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/elon-musk-tweet-panasonic-samsung/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2016 06:27:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60088 From a simple Tweet, Tesla’s Elon Musk allowed Samsung’s share price to drop as Panasonic’s increased by $800 million. Tesla Motors is partnering up with Panasonic Corp to provide batteries for the Model 3 which will rival the BMW 3-series. The Model 3 sedan is a creation that promises a change from 0 to 60 […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/elon-musk-tweet-panasonic-samsung/feed/ 0 60088 Electric Vehicle Sales for 2013 Already Double the Same Period in 2012 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-vehicle-sales-for-2013-already-double-the-same-period-in-2012-20130726/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-vehicle-sales-for-2013-already-double-the-same-period-in-2012-20130726/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2013 20:50:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39908 New technology typically starts with a few first-adopters before it either goes in two directions. Either it explodes or it dies. The electric vehicle market is growing, and although young, it’s actually growing faster than hybrid vehicles when they were just starting out. It seems the first-adopters have touched off a revolution, and thanks to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-vehicle-sales-for-2013-already-double-the-same-period-in-2012-20130726/feed/ 0 39908 Tesla Model S Outselling Other Luxury Vehicles https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-model-s-outselling-other-luxury-vehicles-20130514/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-model-s-outselling-other-luxury-vehicles-20130514/#respond Tue, 14 May 2013 13:41:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=37213 It’s all good news for Tesla Motors these days. Production of the Tesla Model S is in full swing, stock prices are trending upwards and, perhaps best of all, it’s profitable! Another feather in Tesla Motors’ cap comes up after reviewing first quarter sales numbers for 2013. Tesla Model S is outselling everything else in […]

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