NIO’s recent sales growth has continued in 2026. After a long period of slow growth, in August of last year, NIO’s sales jumped up tremendously. Then sales continued to growth throughout the rest of the year. But what about January, with other Chinese EV makers struggling to get rolling this ... [continued]

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Deutschlands Wasserstoff-Backbone existiert heute als Stahl im Boden und als unter Druck stehende Pipeline. Doch die wichtigere Infrastruktur wurde lange vor dem ersten ausgehobenen Graben geschaffen. Diese Infrastruktur war intellektuell. Eine lange Abfolge von Studien, Modellen und politiknahen Analysen erzeugte den Eindruck, dass Wasserstoff für großskalige Energienutzung nicht nur plausibel, ... [continued]

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XPENG had a long run of huge sales growth in the past year or two. In January 2025, for example, sales reached 30,350 units, which was a 268% increase over the 8,250 sales of January 2024. However, by December, that growth has slowed down, and 2026 is not kicking off ... [continued]

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Europas Gaskrise im Jahr 2022 wird häufig als ein geopolitisch getriebener Versorgungsschock beschrieben, doch diese Rahmung verfehlt die zentrale Lehre. Die Krise wurde weder durch Importabhängigkeit im Allgemeinen verursacht noch durch Knappheiten bei industriellen Einsatzstoffen. Sie entstand durch die Abhängigkeit von einem importierten Energieträger, der am Rand der Strom- und ... [continued]

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BEVs reach 28% market share! EVs had another strong month in Europe, with a record 453,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in December, blasting through the previous record set three years before, 412,000 units. Of those 453,000 units registered in December, 327,000 of them were BEVs, with pure electrics ... [continued]

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With an unprecedented electric range in its segment, Lynk & Co’s flagship SUV earns global certification for its leadership in engineering, efficiency, and plug-in hybrid technology Lynk & Co has set a new Guinness World Records™ title with the Lynk & Co 08, achieving 293 kilometres in fully electric driving ... [continued]

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Several accounts on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu (RedNote) have revealed images of the next generation of BYD “Flash Chargers” (aka “megawatt chargers”). According to the label on the plastic wrap surrounding the charge gun, the 1000V DC chargers offer up to 1200 kW of charging power, presumably for each ... [continued]

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CATL keeps pushing the boundaries of battery technology. Its latest announcement is about batteries that can charge at 5C.

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The 2026 MINI Countryman E range has been boosted from about 286 miles per charge to 311, on the WLTP cycle. This should be plenty of range for many drivers, and is generally sufficient for a small SUV that frequently is driven on work commutes and around town, urban areas, ... [continued]

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Recently, there has been some encouraging EV charger news for passenger vehicles, with new chargers announced for retail outlets owned by Kroger and Walmart in a variety of states. Sheetz and WaWa also have an impressive number of EV chargers operating at some of their stores. Pilot is recognized as ... [continued]

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If you’ve been reading CleanTechnica for a while, you probably remember the Charge to the Parks Project (we’re also on Bluesky and on Facebook), where I aimed to visit all of the national parks possible on all-electric power. Along the way, I tried crazy things, like pulling a trailer full ... [continued]

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Das deutsche Wasserstoff-Backbone ohne Kunden oder Lieferanten — eine Pipeline von nirgendwo nach nirgendwo — ist realer Stahl im Boden, unter Druck gesetzt und als unvermeidlich verteidigt, doch sie wird für ein Energiesystem gebaut, das sie nicht braucht. Diese Aussage klingt provokant, bis die Energieflüsse vollständig offengelegt werden. Betrachtet man ... [continued]

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Canada and South Korea are working toward a new trade deal that would bring more auto manufacturing to that country.

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American Automobile Labeling Act reports show that the 2026 vehicle models with the biggest gains in domestic content — US and Canadian content, that is — are electric vehicle models. Experts indicate that is most likely due to policies put in place during the Biden presidency. Subsidies were implemented as ... [continued]

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The announcement that WEX, a major US fleet card provider, can finally combine gasoline and public EV charging into one card, one account, and one invoice lands as a small milestone that only looks novel if the frame of reference is strictly American. For US fleet operators, this closes a ... [continued]

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Volkswagen Group China started on-schedule production of the first vehicle built on its China Electronic Architecture (CEA), the Group’s first zonal electronic architecture. Developed, tested and produced entirely in China, the VW ID. UNYX 07 is the tech trailblazer for a new generation of Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICV). The CEA is ... [continued]

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A Waymo robotaxi in California hit a child, a 10-year-old girl, this week. That headline is, naturally, going to get people’s blood boiling and fears soaring. But it’s quite important to look at the details before jumping to conclusions. So, the young girl apparently ran into the road after being ... [continued]

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Time to fly! Starting yesterday, Bay Area travelers can catch their next flight at San Francisco International Airport via convenient and fully autonomous Waymo rides. We’ll start by offering SFO access to a select number of riders and will gradually welcome all riders over the coming months. Initially, pickups and ... [continued]

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A week ago, one of our writers who owns a Tesla Model 3 (like myself) wrote an article about potentially trading it in for a new Tesla. His article compared his 2019 Model 3 with a new Model Y and examined what would be better and what would be worse. ... [continued]

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Electric vehicles are ‘batteries on wheels’ and have capabilities beyond transportation. Because of the recent frigid weather and snow, someone mentioned the fact that a Ford Lightning can be used as backup power during an outage. Of course, it isn’t only Lightnings that can provide such backup power. Potentially, any ... [continued]

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