Tariff wars and tax credits notwithstanding, Ford celebrated the grand opening of its new Electric Vehicle Development Center in California last week, while GM pitches low-cost LFP batteries and Costco spreads the word about its EV marketplace.
Honda has been one of the biggest laggards in the auto industry when it comes to full vehicle electrification. It took forever to bring a long-range electric vehicle to market, and then outsourced it — the Honda Prologue is really a GM vehicle underneath. Honda executives have made countless negative … [continued]
Why did Xiaomi succeed where Apple failed? The answer involves more that government subsidies. It starts with educational priorities.
China is about to cross one of the most important milestones in the global electric vehicle transition. In 2025, battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars will account for roughly half of all new sales in the country, a level the central government had not expected to see until the mid-2030s. … [continued]
A BYD electric car was recently struck by lightning, three times. There was also a human driving the car at the time. The good news is that the driver and the car were fine, with only minimal damage. First of all, let’s start with a common claim about lightning and … [continued]
The California EV market is the biggest in the US by far. In fact, standing alone, it’s one of the biggest EV markets in the world. I’ve covered the top selling EV models in the state this year, the EV models doing well in their vehicle classes, and the top … [continued]
I recently wrote about the top selling EV models in California, and also EV models doing well in their vehicle segments in California. Now, though, let’s look more closely at how different auto brands did in the state in the second quarter. First of all, looking at the top selling … [continued]
In July 2025, the Trump administration moved to slow the pace of electric vehicle adoption in the United States through a package of policy reversals and trade measures. Federal purchase incentives for new and used EVs will end on September 30, the national charging infrastructure program has been shut down, … [continued]
As we’ve reported recently, BYD’s ocean vessel fleet for shipping its EVs around the world just keeps growing. BYD recently launched its 7th vessel, and also just delivered its first batch of vehicles to the Philippines (1,500). BYD has clearly taken the lead on this, like many things, but now … [continued]
Tariffs, schmeriffs: GM plans to boost its EV sales record with low cost LFP batteries from CATL and a refresh of its popular Chevy Bolt.
