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  • BYD Sales Up 58% — CHARTS

    Apr 3, 2025, 10:30 am By Zachary Shahan
    BYD’s March, and thus Q1, sales numbers are in. Overall, in the 1st quarter, BYD passenger plugin vehicle sales rose 57.9%. Its pure BEV passenger vehicle sales rose 38.7% year over year, while its plugin hybrid sales rose 75.7%. In volume terms, PV sales…
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  • Batteries for When the Clouds Cover the Sun

    Apr 3, 2025, 9:13 am By David Waterworth
    Australia is hurtling towards a federal election in one month’s time. The twin issues of cost of living and the price of energy are being constantly thrust in our faces on social media and prime time TV advertising. The contrast is strong. The current…
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  • In Last 2 Weeks, BYD Opened Pre-Sale of 4 New Electric SUVs

    Apr 2, 2025, 11:57 pm By Zachary Shahan
    BYD has surged past Tesla in full electric vehicle (BEV) sales*. One thing people have been critiquing Tesla for (for a long time, not just since Elon Musk went wild with his DOGE side project) is its lack of models. Instead of rolling out new models year…
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  • Who Is Winning In US EV Sales Trends?

    Apr 2, 2025, 11:50 pm By Zachary Shahan
    We publish a lot of EV sales reports every month. We publish on China EV sales, Europe EV sales, EV sales of several European and South American countries, and world EV sales. We also publish on US EV sales. However, full US EV sales data takes a long time to…
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  • How Alienating American Allies & Emptying US Wallets Reduced Jet Fuel Burn

    Apr 2, 2025, 11:47 pm By Michael Barnard
    Donald Trump, in his glorious return to the Oval Office in January 2025, managed to do what no climate policy has achieved in decades: reduce transborder aviation emissions. Not by design, of course. He wouldn’t be caught dead attending a COP summit unless…
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  • Tesla Sales Crash 13%, Tesla Stock Rises 5% — Why?

    Apr 2, 2025, 11:40 pm By Zachary Shahan
    Obviously, as with anyone else “explaining” why a stock unexpectedly rose or dropped on any given day, I can’t give you any definitive answer. However, let’s give it a quick shot, including some thoughts on the potential reasons. First of all, note…
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  • Palm Oil in Disguise?

    Apr 2, 2025, 11:20 pm By Transport & Environment (T&E)
    How recent import trends of palm residues raise concerns over a key feedstock for biofuels. After a decade of biofuel policies contributing to global deforestation, the EU began shifting toward waste-based alternatives like used cooking oil, animal fats, but…
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  • The European Spark Alliance Makes Charging Easy

    Apr 2, 2025, 8:37 pm By Maarten Vinkhuyzen
    The European Spark Alliance is not coming to the USA. I am sorry for all our readers between the Atlantic and Pacific and between Canada and Mexico. Charging will remain problematic at least until the next administration in Washinton D.C. For all our other…
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  • Credit Card Payments Now Accepted At Rubicon EV Charging Stations – A First In South Africa

    Apr 2, 2025, 7:35 pm By Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
    The South African electric mobility space is starting to show signs of significant traction in several areas. Sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEV) breached the 1,000 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2024. Last year, 1,257 BEVs…
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  • World’s Most Powerful Tidal Energy Turbine Headed To US Waters, Eventually

    Apr 2, 2025, 7:12 pm By Tina Casey
    The US could be among the first nations to install a new floating tidal energy turbine billed as the largest tidal device of its kind in the world, though that may depend on the results of the next Presidential election. The post World’s Most Powerful Tidal…
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  • Top Stories of the Week & New Substack

    Apr 2, 2025, 6:18 pm By Zachary Shahan
    Numerous times — at public cleantech events, in normal daily life, and online — people have asked us if we have a Substack. Now, to me, that has always been a strange question to ask. We’ve had this website for almost two decades, where we publish…
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  • Hyundai Coasts Into Another EV Sales Record While Tesla Hits Brick Wall

    Apr 2, 2025, 11:10 am By Tina Casey
    Hyundai racked up another increase in EV sales for Q1 2025 in the US, lead by its popular IONIQ 5 electric compact crossover SUV. The post Hyundai Coasts Into Another EV Sales Record While Tesla Hits Brick Wall appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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  • Banks Rush To Embrace Fossil Fuel Financing

    Apr 2, 2025, 10:45 am By Steve Hanley
    Fossil fuel financing is increasing in the wake of the latest US election, but the Earth continues to overheat anyway. The post Banks Rush To Embrace Fossil Fuel Financing appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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  • Why Are So Many Banks Backing Away From Net Zero Goals?

    Apr 2, 2025, 10:29 am By Carolyn Fortuna
    Net zero is an accounting term. It represents a goal that, if reached, would stabilize the Earth’s climate. The equation is simple, even for those of us who are math-challenged: for every ton of carbon emitted into the atmosphere, another one must be…
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  • From Solar Tiles to Starship: The Decade Musk Failed to Deliver Puts Semi At Risk

    Apr 2, 2025, 7:33 am By Michael Barnard
    Tesla says the Semi is entering high-volume production in 2025, nearly eight years after its 2017 unveiling. At the time, Elon Musk promised a revolution in freight: 500 miles of electric range, faster acceleration than a diesel, and a cost-per-mile that would…
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  • EVs Take 24.4% Share In France — Renault 5 Unassailable?

    Apr 2, 2025, 7:18 am By Dr. Maximilian Holland
    March’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 24.4% share in France, a drop from 27.9% year-on-year. The YoY baseline was elevated by a pull-forward ahead of incentive cut-offs, so the YoY comparison is temporarily skewed. On a normalized basis, BEVs continue to…
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  • US Carmakers Crush It On Q1 EV Sales (Except You-Know-Who)

    Apr 2, 2025, 2:59 am By Tina Casey
    Ford and GM celebrated strong Q1 EV sales results on April 1, while Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent his Q1 energy failing to sell voters on his pick for Wisconsin State Supreme Court. The post US Carmakers Crush It On Q1 EV Sales (Except You-Know-Who) appeared first…
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  • XPENG Scores 331% Sales Growth!

    Apr 1, 2025, 11:37 pm By Zachary Shahan
    I thought NIO had a good sales month and quarter, but boy, oh, boy — XPENG tore it up! The Chinese smart EV company scored 33,205 deliveries in March 2025, 268% more than in March 2024. But, wait, you said 331% growth. Indeed. Looking at the quarter as a…
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  • NIO Sales Increase 40%

    Apr 1, 2025, 11:09 pm By Zachary Shahan
    NIO’s sales continue to grow. The company had 15,039 sales (deliveries) in March 2025. That’s 26.7% more than in March 2024. 10,219 of those deliveries were NIO brand vehicles, while the remaining 4,820 deliveries were ONVO brand vehicles. NIO brand…
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  • Tesla Board Asks Elon Musk to Step Down

    Apr 1, 2025, 9:38 pm By Zachary Shahan
    It is widely repeated that Winston Churchill once said, “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they’ve tried everything else.” Although it’s not clear if Churchill ever did actually say that, it has become a popular quote…
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