Petrol model sales crash 42% in June! High gas prices and a never ending wave of new models has allowed June to reach record EV market share, with plugins reaching a record 63%! However, while record market share was achieved in the past thanks to strong EV sales, this time, … [continued]
Last week, I was invited to the launch of the XPENG L03 in Munich. As we have already written several articles about the L03 (MONA L03 in China) on CleanTechnica, I didn’t want to just repeat information or paraphrase the press release. Overall, the L03 seems somewhat simple on the … [continued]
The name of the game for infernal combustion engines is to waste as much gasoline or diesel fuel as possible. In fact, observers like Bill McKibben note that, when everything is considered from well head to refinery to the pump to engine efficiency, only about 15 percent of the energy … [continued]
The second quarter of 2026 saw plugin EVs at 98.1% share in Norway, up from 96.7% in Q2 2025. BEV share grew year on year (YoY), and PHEV share declined. Overall Q2 auto volume was 46,221 units, up some 5% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling BEV in … [continued]
There’s been so much focus on Volkswagen’s drastic plans to close factories and lay off employees, and rightfully so, but that overshadowed some actually pretty cool, uplifting news from the company. In a company report on its first-half-of-year sales, the group’s 4.1 million sales were not a bright spot overall … [continued]
Can you name the brand? Well, one of its vehicles is pictured above, so I hope so! First of all, let’s note that the Chinese EV company is not coming to the United States. The country it’s launching into is Mexico. But, hey, it’s notable nonetheless! The Stellantis-linked brand is … [continued]
On our most recent adventure day, Majella and I set out to view the BYD Sealion 7 — currently battling it out with the Tesla Model Y to be Australia’s number one selling BEV. Preliminary data indicated that the Tesla Model Y has won the battle for June. Our friends … [continued]
I’ve been driving electric vehicles (EVs) for 15 years, so you may think this is a strange question for me to ask, but I’m not asking for me, I’m asking for the “regular Joe” in the US. If everyone was like me, it would be easy to answer — EVs … [continued]
Last week, CleanTechnica showed a preview of the stunning new BYD Seal 08. Looking at the pictures and specifications released at the time, it seemed like an impressive flagship sedan for BYD’s Ocean lineup. With the launch of the Seal 08 this week, we now have more details, and the … [continued]
BYD has stopped its big 2026 sales slide. As we’ve written at length a few times now, low sales earlier in the year could have been strongly influenced by people waiting for new-generation vehicles from BYD with much better tech. Now that such vehicles are starting to arrive, surprise surprise, … [continued]
