On what feels like the first-ever February episode of Quick Charge, we explore the rapid decline of Tesla fortunes in Europe and California, the rapid rise of BYD plug-in vehicles, and talk through the latest round of Canadian trade tariffs as President Trump’s North American trade war hits its stride. We’ve also got some great … Continue reading “Tesla sales tank in Europe, fresh EV deals, and Canada strikes back”
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That’s not to say that regional grid expansions aren’t happening. In some parts of the country, including much of the Midwest, utilities and state regulators have agreed to tens of billions of dollars of grid projects expected to yield cost, climate, and reliability improvements. FERC Order 1920, passed last year, orders grid operators and utilities … Continue reading “Want larger transmission lines? Fix this regulatory gap, experts say.”
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2025 ID.4 with 82-kwh battery and 291-mile range starts at $46,520 VW promises “additional content” midyear; unclear if that’s in addition to NACS adapter Base 62-kwh versions haven’t been priced, will come later Volkswagen has put a price on some, but not all, U.S. versions of its 2025 VW ID.4 electric vehicle lineup ahead of … Continue reading “2025 VW ID.4 EV costs more vs. 2024, more features due mid-year”
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US-based Lithium Battery Company is investing $4 million to establish a 60,000 sq ft automated battery manufacturing facility in Tampa, Florida. The expansion includes a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) designation and features five specialized assembly lines designed to support defense contracts, artificial intelligence (AI) data center energy storage, and OEM partnerships. The expansion is the … Continue reading “Lithium Battery Company invests $4 million in Tampa manufacturing plant”
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Audi announced Monday that it will upend a naming scheme announced last year and have internal-combustion and electric vehicles share nameplates. In an effort to fit more electric models into its traditional alphanumeric format, Audi previously said it would assign odd-numbered designations to combustion models like the A5 and Q5, and reserve even numbers for … Continue reading “Audi shifts strategy: EVs and gas-powered cars to share nameplates”
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Several automakers, including Honda, Hyundai, Ford, and Kia, reported higher EV sales in the US in January. Here’s a look at some of the top-selling EV models (outside of Tesla) last month. EV sales in the US by model in January 2025 With nearly 133,000 electric vehicles sold in December, EVs accounted for 8.8% of … Continue reading “Honda, Hyundai, Ford, and Kia EV sales climb in January”
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Electricity distributor UK Power Networks and Falco Construction, an English multi-utility contractor, are trialing electric diggers for underground work in London. Falco is currently deploying two of the diggers, and hopes to eventually replace all of its 120 diesel-powered excavators with the zero-emission Takeuchi TB20e mini-excavators, which would “directly remove over 200 tonnes of carbon … Continue reading “Electric excavators in London are so quiet, a “nervous dog” would pay them no heed”
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Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Micah Parkin wanted to quash her home’s carbon pollution to help fight climate change. So she took a familiar step among climate-inclined homeowners: She got a heat pump — just … Continue reading “Geothermal heat pumps are crazy efficient. Should you get one?”
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German carmaker BMW and South Korean technology firm SK tes plan to expand their closed-loop battery recycling system from Europe to the US-Mexico-Canada region in 2026. The recycling process recovers cobalt, nickel and lithium from used batteries to return them to the value chain to produce new batteries. BMW is directly involved in the process, … Continue reading “BMW and SK tes to expand high-voltage battery recycling”
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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last summer, I got a call from my neighbors Dave and Dana asking for my Tesla referral code. They had driven my Model Y and decided to get one for themselves. No one had asked me for … Continue reading “Driving The Chevy Blazer EV”