Vietnamese automaker VinFast officially inaugurated its electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant in Thoothukudi, India, marking a pivotal step in its global expansion and its broader strategy to focus on the burgeoning Asian market. The new facility, located in the SIPCOT Industrial Park in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, is … [continued]
One of the persistent EV myths is that they cost too much. In the last week, I have encountered two separate individuals who repeated this nonsense to me. One claimed EVs cost well over $180,000 — the most preposterous false EV claim I have ever heard in person. Another came … [continued]
New Entrants Such as Omoda & Jaecoo Show that They Are Not Afraid to Introduce Plugins into the South African Market The South African automotive industry is changing. As discussed yesterday, Toyota,Volkswagen, Ford, Mazda, Nissan, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, BMW, and Audi were some of the traditional dominant brands … [continued]
July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 62.3% share in Sweden, a slight improvement over the same month in 2024 (59.6%), but with BEVs still below their 2023 levels. PHEVs have grown instead. Overall auto volume was 17,684 units, up some 8% year-on-year. The Volvo EX40 was the best-selling BEV. … [continued]
Under an article Tina Casey recently wrote about the costs of Elon Musk’s DOGE (“Department of Government Efficiency”) to US taxpayers, one of our readers, “Matthew2312,” provided a truly superb comment that deserves a lot more attention. This is a very important topic, and while it’s not very cleantech focused, … [continued]
Electric Vehicle Adoption Across EFTA and the UK CleanTechnica reported on the European Union’s recent electric vehicle sales growth last week. The report didn’t include the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland — and the United Kingdom because of the unique landscape of electric … [continued]
I wrote yesterday about XPENG’s rapid sales growth in 14 overseas markets. Let’s add a few more Chinese EV companies to this analysis. Adding in BYD, Leapmotor, and Zeekr, we can see all of these companies growing rapidly in these overseas markets. For now, we’re looking at sales in the … [continued]
There were 1.8 million plugin vehicles registered worldwide in June. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in June 2025 compared to June 2024. There were over 1.8 million registrations. BEVs grew 24% YoY to over 1.1 million units, compared to plugin hybrids growing 18% to around 600,000 units in … [continued]
The BMW iX3, the first model in the Neue Klasse series, will be in showrooms next year and will set new standards for electric cars.
Summer is the time for my guy and me to escape the humidity of Florida and tour around New England. As reverse snowbirds who drive a 2022 Tesla Model Y for the majority of the year, we approach each northern EV road trip with a slight bit of trepidation. You … [continued]
