DS No4

Step down into the No4 and you’re greeted by plush, soft-touch leathers, tactile wooden trim and solid build quality.  Our Nappa Leather plug-in test car felt particularly well-screwed together, with the nappa leather upholstered seats, centre console and doors evoking a premium feel to put it well up there with BMW and Audi in terms… Continue reading DS No4

DS No4

Step down into the No4 and you’re greeted by plush, soft-touch leathers, tactile wooden trim and solid build quality.  Our Nappa Leather plug-in test car felt particularly well-screwed together, with the nappa leather upholstered seats, centre console and doors evoking a premium feel to put it well up there with BMW and Audi in terms… Continue reading DS No4

Clean Technica: Australian Electric Vehicle Sales Hold Steady at 15% in September004203

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. September 2025 saw over 11,500 new battery electric cars (BEV) and almost 4,500 plug-in hybrid electrics (PHEV) sold into the new car market in Australia. That’s a combined 15.7% market share of overall new car sales. The increase over the past few months is holding.… Continue reading Clean Technica: Australian Electric Vehicle Sales Hold Steady at 15% in September004203

New Mercedes testbed unlocks secrets of megawatt EV charging

Mercedes’ long-term ambition extends even further than pure charging speed. It’s developing a “virtual energy account” that would allow customers to earn energy credits by feeding power from their EVs back into the grid.  This would help grid stability during periods of peak demand. To manage this, Mercedes is developing its own software capable of… Continue reading New Mercedes testbed unlocks secrets of megawatt EV charging

Auto giant shares tumble as European Union’s new steel tariffs spark industry panic

The BMW brand logo can be seen on the BMW four-cylinder (also known as the BMW tower and BMW high-rise), the main administration building and landmark of the vehicle manufacturer BMW. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Europe’s biggest carmakers traded lower Wednesday, amid concern that the European Union’s latest efforts… Continue reading Auto giant shares tumble as European Union’s new steel tariffs spark industry panic