Pebble was one of the first fifth-wheel manufacturers to truly embrace the promise of automotive-grade lithium batteries, rooftop solar, and public EV chargers bundled into a tech-centric living space. That’s right up our alley, which is why we cover them regularly here on CleanTechnica. They invited us out to be … [continued]
Ed Darmanin rang me a week ago, all excited. He was home after his epic electric motorcycle journey around Australia. The Big Lap. You can read the first two parts here and here. The most exciting thing to me was the effect the ride had caused. According to the Macquarie … [continued]
Most modern electric vehicles ship with plastic hub caps designed to optimize the aerodynamics of the wheels. With their high efficiency conversion from energy to motion, electric vehicles are subject to a much greater impact from aerodynamics, and optimizing this for the wheels can deliver a 5–10% improvement in efficiency. … [continued]
The proliferation of large, premium SUVs was a major theme of Auto China 2026, also known as the Beijing Auto Show. However, there were also a number of impressive sports cars at the show. While this might not be what many people have traditionally associated with the Chinese market, sports … [continued]
BYD’s passenger vehicle sales have been on the rise, as I showed a few days ago when initially reporting on BYD’s September sales. That’s been fun to track, but our new bonus feature is tracking how many sales BYD has outside of China. Let’s see how September looked. BYD had … [continued]
I recently covered BYD’s passenger vehicle sales, with its BEV sales up 33% year over year in September. That was nice, solid growth. However, looking at the company’s commercial vehicle sales now, things look even much better. As usual, BYD breaks these out by bus sales and non-bus commercial vehicle … [continued]
On a recent trip to Sardinia with my wife, I rented a Peugeot E-208. I always try to sample new EVs while traveling, and islands like Sardinia seem like a perfect place for EVs. While there, I saw far more EVs than I did on a trip earlier this year … [continued]
BEVs Up, PHEVs Down Plugin vehicle registrations were up 5% year over year (YoY) globally in August, ending the month at around 1.8 million units. Once again, BEVs (+13% YoY) and PHEVs (-12% YoY) are experiencing opposite dynamics, with pure electrics firm in double-digit growth while plugin hybrids remain in … [continued]
Unlike a growing number of countries on the African continent, South Africa doesn’t have much in terms of incentives and programmes to catalyse adoption of electric mobility. Whilst countries such as Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Mauritius, and Ethiopia have introduced comprehensive measures, such as eliminating import duties and taxes on electric … [continued]
BEVs jumped 51% YoY in an off-season month. BEVs remain in high demand in Europe, even in a holiday month, like August. This month, along with July, is unusual because in Europe, most makers and their models slow down their operations because of the holiday season, with the exceptions being … [continued]
