I recently reached out to the Australian Leapmotor community through Facebook and shared their positive experiences with the battery electric version of the C10 with CleanTechnica readers. One commentator shared the following thoughts on CleanTechnica: “Wait! Did no Australian or NZ try to drive the 4000km coast to coast through … [continued]
California is far and away the electric vehicle leader in the US. In fact, even globally, California has a high percentage of 100% electric vehicle (ZEV) sales. However, as the original home of Tesla Motors (now just “Tesla”), California has been heavily reliant on Tesla for its high ZEV sales. … [continued]
BEVs represented close to a third of the total Chinese car market in June. June saw the continuation of the never ending growth of the Chinese EV market, with plugins scoring over 1.1 million sales in June (in a 2.1-million-unit overall market). Digging deeper into the numbers, BEVs were the … [continued]
Yes, story after story is coming out about the progress, innovations, and milestones being set by Chinese electric vehicle producers. That’s what happens when a country the size of China has reached more than 50% plugin vehicle market share. Actually, that achievement could stand for two things. Plugin vehicles account … [continued]
It seems that combining drones and electric vehicles is a hot trend in 2025. We’ve got a few recent drone+car stories, so I’m pulling them together here for one news update. Tai 7 with Drone First of all, we’ve got BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao (FCB), which has unveiled the Tai … [continued]
After the battery is depleted, EREVs consume an average of 6.4 litres per 100 km — no better than a conventional petrol SUV, new analysis finds. The European electric car market has entered a new growth phase this year. Boosted by the EU’s new car CO₂ targets, which require manufacturers … [continued]
Ford has just unveiled a fully electric Bronco and an EREV version of the Bronco. If you haven’t seen exciting news and marketing around that, that’s because these versions of the Bronco are not for Ford’s home market (USA). They are for China. They are being produced by Jiangling Motors … [continued]
EV sales get all the coverage, but EV manufacturing is as important (if not more) in the sustainability of this transition and the political will to support it. Latin America, despite its relatively small vehicle market, has a significant vehicle manufacturing base, be it because of the protection of the … [continued]
June saw plugin EVs take 28.4% share in Germany, up from 19.8% year on year. BEV volumes were up modestly, while PHEVs increased strongly. Overall auto volume was 256,193 units, down some 14% YoY. The best-selling BEV in June was the Volkswagen ID.3. The June auto market saw combined EVs … [continued]
BYD has been an electric vehicle leader for the past decade+. Tesla got much more attention for its leadership, and I think rightfully so, for several years, but BYD made more and more progress with its LFP battery cost cutting and vehicle development, and it then started to really shake … [continued]
