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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Third wheel’s a charm! The folks at Lectric generously provided their Electric XP Trike so I could give it a whirl and share my experiences. I was given the floor model e-bike at a micromobility event in the San Francisco Bay Area, so the bike was already assembled and ready to ride. Thus I didn’t get to experience Lectric’s unboxing pomp and circumstance, so that isn’t part of this review, as it typically is for all things CleanTechnica-tested. Lectric’s goal is to create accessible…
Porsche adds more electric miles to its Panamera plug-in hybrid. VW reveals a stylish electric wagon. Volvo shifts to the newer naming strategy for all its vehicles that plug in. And no, EV sales aren’t tanking. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo is planning to go all-electric by the end of the decade, and on the way there it’s retiring its Recharge badge for plug-ins. That means adding two new EV badges to align the old with the new—recasting the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge as the EX40 and EC40, respectively. Ready for a European vacation? The…
The fully electric version of the XC40 SUV will now be called the EX40, while its somewhat lower-roof C40 Recharge counterpart will be called the EC40, Volvo revealed Tuesday as part of a new naming strategy for its EVs and plug-in hybrids. Among Volvo EVs, EX calls out electric SUVs, like the upcoming EX30 and EX90, EC will be used for electric coupes (or coupe-like SUVs like the current EC40), and EM designates minivan models. Internationally, Volvo already has one of the latter—its big EM90 luxury electric minivan for China. 2025 Volvo EC40 (Europe spec) Volvo just gave the XC40…
Have you taken advantage of the new electric vehicle tax credit yet? Many already have, though it seems like it’s currently hit or miss whether or not dealerships are even able to process time-of-sale tax credits on new and used vehicles. But is it due to a lack of dealer understanding or buggy tech? Welcome to Critical Materials, your daily dose of all things EVs and automotive tech. Today, we’re talking about the EV tax credit—how dealers are having a bit of a conundrum adapting to the new process, and how Chinese battery giant CATL also wants a trickle of the…
Coast, the future-focused sub-brand of trailer manufacturer Aero Build, has begun deliveries of the Model 1 – a solar electric travel trailer that Founder and CEO Brian Fuente put his heart and soul into to not only modernize a stale recreation segment but do so in a manner that is optimized and affordable without any compromise on quality. Fuente walked us through the Coast Model 1 and shared his insight on the trailer, the company’s design approach, and its future in electric campers. Aero Build is a young trailer manufacturer that has been developing and crafting a variety of ground-up…
Deepal has lowered the starting price of the SL03 BEV by RMB 7,000 and is offering customers an additional RMB 10,000 cash discount. (Image credit: Deepal) Deepal, the new energy vehicle (NEV) arm of Changan Automobile, has updated its SL03 electric sedan as the Chinese Lunar Year of the Dragon begins with a fierce price war. Deepal offers the SL03 in battery electric vehicle (BEV) and extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) variants, with only the SL03 BEV getting the update for now. Deepal is offering three options for the 2024 SL03 BEV, with starting prices of RMB 156,900 ($21,820), RMB 163,900,…
The Volkswagen ID.7 is getting a wagon variant for Europe, but this new model hasn’t been confirmed for the U.S. Unveiled Monday, the VW ID.7 Tourer combines range that’s fairly close to the hatchback version (VW estimates up to 425 miles on the European WLTP testing cycle) with cargo space that puts many SUVs to shame. 2025 Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer VW claims 21.3 cubic feet of cargo capacity with five passengers onboard, but that rises to 60.5 cubic feet with the rear seats folded, as measured from the backs of the front seats and all the way up to the…
BYD yesterday launched lower-priced updated versions of its two budget sedans, triggering several local peers to follow suit with price cuts. (Image credit: BYD) BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDF) launched lower-priced updated versions of its two budget sedans yesterday, triggering several local peers to follow suit with price cuts. BYD’s cards seem to be just starting to come out, as it will offer another model for the update in three days’ time. BYD will hold a launch event for the Dolphin Glory Edition on February 23, starting at 3 pm Beijing Time, the new energy vehicle (NEV) maker announced today. The updated…
Tesla continues to lead the BEV rankings in 2023 with a 19.9 percent market share, followed by BYD with 17.1 percent. BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDF) is on track to challenge Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) for the battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales crown in 2024, after narrowing the gap in 2023, according to market research firm TrendForce. Tesla continues to lead the BEV rankings with a 19.9 percent market share in 2023, followed by BYD with 17.1 percent, narrowing the sales gap with Tesla to 248,000 units, according to a TrendForce report today. This achievement is attributed to BYD’s stable sales performance in…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In a recent CleanTech Talk episode, I talked with Markus Fleckenstein, Director of Solution Consulting for Arena, a PTC Business; Varena Junge, co-founder of Yook; and Tim Klenner, Supply Chain Manager at ProGlove; about a partnership between these companies to cut supply chain emissions. By integrating Arena’s cloud-based PLM system with ProGlove’s solutions and also leveraging Yook’s carbon footprint analysis platform, the collaboration optimizes a company’s product lifecycle development. Confused? Listen to the podcast and read on. Before we get deeper into the partnership,…