BMW is kicking off its Neue Klasse era of car design in high style with the all-new 2027 model year BMW iX3 – and demand for the new electric crossover is so high that BMW is reportedly sold out through to the end of 2026, already. SKIP THE STORY: find BMW iX deals near you (trusted … Continue reading “Act fast: all-new, all-electric 2027 BMW iX3 is almost all gone”
Why is Europe getting all the fun new electric vehicles? After its electric SUV, the EV3, has already become a top seller in Europe, Kia is doubling down with new models, like the EV5 and EV4. Thanks to the new tariffs, Kia is pushing for EVs in Europe while the US gets left on the … Continue reading “Kia is launching all the cool new EVs in Europe, while the US gets put on the back burner”
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”
China’s largest EV maker has ambitious plans to become a true player in Europe. After expanding its partnership with auto tech giant Forvia, BYD expects to rapidly gain market share in the region. BYD is expanding its partnership with Forvia, the world’s seventh-largest auto tech supplier, as it builds its presence in Europe. Forvia announced … Continue reading “BYD and auto tech giant Forvia team up to take on Europe”
Hello everyone, this is Cissy from Hong Kong. Is China’s ecommerce sector on the brink of a sea change? In May, I started to hear from sources that cross-border sellers on Temu were planning to hold demonstrations at the platform’s operational headquarters in the southern city of Guangzhou to protest what they saw as the … Continue reading “China ecommerce shifts gear and TSMC heads to Europe”
The upcoming Kia EV4 was spotted testing in Europe for the first time as the Korean automaker’s latest affordable EV. Kia’s EV4 is an electric sedan similar in size to Tesla’s Model 3. Can it compete with Tesla? Kia unveiled the EV4 for the first time during its first annual EV Day last October. The … Continue reading “Kia EV4 spotted testing in Europe for the first time: A new Tesla Model 3 rival?”
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The plan was simple — embark on a wild adventure travelling 4,500 miles across Europe to reach Nazare in Portugal. As we have two cars, a diesel SUV and a Tesla Model 3 Performance, my wife’s choice was to … Continue reading “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly in a Cross-European Tesla Trip”
The Austin, Texas-based electric bike maker MOD Bikes has just announced the launch of its latest model, the new MOD Berlin e-bike. It may be a commuter-class electric bike, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t come ready to compete. Sticking with the “everything is bigger in Texas” adage, all of MOD’s electric bikes share a … Continue reading “Europe meets Texas? The MOD Berlin electric bike seeks to find the best of both”
Thermal energy storage uses cheap, clean electricity to bring rocks, bricks, or molten metals to red-hot temperatures, then taps that heat later to do all sorts of work. The technology is relatively simple and could be deployed now to solve two big energy transition challenges: First, it could replace fossil-fueled heating for a wide range of … Continue reading “Rondo's heat batteries will soon be cleaning up factories in US, Europe”
