It’s taken some time, but we’ve finally crunched the numbers for the US electric vehicle market in terms of auto brands and auto groups. (That’s full battery-electrics, not inclusive of plugin hybrids.) Here’s our report on how different auto brands and auto groups did in the EV market in 2025. … [continued]
After publishing our report on the top selling EV models in the world in December and 2025 as a whole, as well as an overall report on global EV progress, here’s our complementary report on the auto brands and groups leading EV sales around the world. Geely on the Way … [continued]
One of the big automotive stories out of CES 2026 from the last week was Ford making an announcement about eyes-free driving coming to its models — affordable EVs even — in 2028. There are layers to this, though. Ford’s L3 Eyes-Off Driving Plans — What Are They Exactly? First … [continued]
Ford is promising “eyes-off” driving will be available with is newest electric vehicles built on the Universal EV Platform.
Ford has had the most dramatic pullback in its electric vehicle plans, ambitions, and investments this year in response to US policy on electric vehicle changing under Republicans. We have written all about that, but if you missed it, head here, here, here, and here. With that context behind us, … [continued]
… in China. Ford has launched a fully electric (BEV) and extended-range electric (EREV) Bronco in China. It is shutting down EV shop in the USA, for the most part, but it is gung-ho about the new electric era in China. The Ford Bronco BE comes with a 105 kWh … [continued]
And Europeans, too, for that matter. An op-ed was recently published in the Wall Street Journal with the title “Can U.S. Automakers Compete With Chinese EVs While Focusing on Gas Guzzlers?” Following Betteridge’s law of headlines, which states “Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by … [continued]
The EV news of the week, without a doubt, was Ford’s big pullback of its EV plans. It was disappointing, and perhaps even a bit shocking. Yes, following Donald Trump’s widespread attacks on cleantech, and electric vehicles in particular in this story, we expected legacy automakers would scale back their … [continued]
In our latest CleanTechnica YouTube show, Steve Hanley, Larry Evans, and I discuss Ford’s dramatic announcement regarding writing off $19.5 billion in EV investments, dropping certain EV plans, failing to make money on the Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, challenges with auto dealers, and plans to roll out more … [continued]
Elections matter. Xi Jinping was elected President of China on March 14, 2013. As a scientifically aware leader with long-term economic vision, Xi Jinping implemented strong, aggressive cleantech policies that made China the global leader in solar power, wind power, and electric vehicles. Thanks to intelligent EV policies (modeled in … [continued]
