PM E-DRIVE more than triples EV sales despite lower subsidies: CEEW study

CEEW noted that the findings suggest growing market maturity in parts of India’s EV ecosystem, with demand continuing to rise even as government support per vehicle has declined. India’s PM E-DRIVE scheme has delivered significantly higher electric vehicle (EV) sales despite offering lower per-vehicle subsidies compared to the earlier FAME II programme, according to a… Continue reading PM E-DRIVE more than triples EV sales despite lower subsidies: CEEW study

Ampace and DG Matrix Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver First UL-Certified Grid-Active BESS Integrated with Multi-Port Solid-State Transformer Architecture for AI Data Centers

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ampace, a global leader in advanced lithium-ion energy storage, today announced a strategic collaboration with DG Matrix to deliver the industry’s first UL-certified, grid-active Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) integrated with a multi-port solid-state transformer (SST) platform. This milestone marks a major advancement in enabling safe, efficient, and… Continue reading Ampace and DG Matrix Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver First UL-Certified Grid-Active BESS Integrated with Multi-Port Solid-State Transformer Architecture for AI Data Centers

Clean Technica: Tesla vs. Waymo Continued, & Elon Musk’s Big 2025 Robotaxi Rollout Miss004292

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I recently wrote about the latest updates to the long-running Tesla vs. Waymo battle. However, I missed some things! Plus, I completely forgot about a pretty wild claim Elon Musk made earlier in the year and therefore missed adding an update on that as part… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla vs. Waymo Continued, & Elon Musk’s Big 2025 Robotaxi Rollout Miss004292

Clean Technica: Op-Ed: How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV & Saved Nissan004291

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. While Tesla and BYD (not in that order) dominate EV headlines globally, Japan’s EV sales success for three consecutive years is a tiny 11-foot-long kei car that costs roughly $14,000 after subsidies and offers just 112 miles of range. The Nissan Sakura has become more… Continue reading Clean Technica: Op-Ed: How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV & Saved Nissan004291

We’re Bracing for an Accident Now That Tesla Is Taking the Safety Drivers Out of Its Robotaxis

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Jay Janner / Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images Tesla is preparing for its Robotaxis to go fully driverless and ditch its human safety monitors, according to CEO Elon Musk, while the rest of us prepare for an accident. Over the weekend, footage circulated on social media showing at… Continue reading We’re Bracing for an Accident Now That Tesla Is Taking the Safety Drivers Out of Its Robotaxis

Fox ESS Tops Residential Energy Storage Market Across Europe and Beyond

WENZHOU, China, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Fox ESS, a global leader in renewable energy solutions, has been ranked the number one provider of residential energy storage systems in Europe, the UK, and Poland in H1 2025, based on MWh shipments in S&P Global Energy Residential Energy Storage Index. This milestone highlights the company’s rapid… Continue reading Fox ESS Tops Residential Energy Storage Market Across Europe and Beyond

IG Metall on the EU Commission’s plans

“There is a clear idea on the table as to how things should continue from 2035. Everything that follows now must secure jobs and strengthen industrial structures, especially among suppliers. The automotive industry has long complained that the 2035 target is a brake. Now that this brake has been released, we must move forward at… Continue reading IG Metall on the EU Commission’s plans

Jaguar Type 00 EV First Ride: It Still Looks Odd, but It’s Seriously Quick

This all bodes well for when we eventually get to drive the final production of the Type 00. But of course there’s much that can still go wrong between now and then. And considering the company’s form of late, you wouldn’t bet against fate dealing Jaguar yet another bad hand. Glover is clear all this… Continue reading Jaguar Type 00 EV First Ride: It Still Looks Odd, but It’s Seriously Quick

European law makers firm up plans for new small EV class

The European Union (EU) has firmed up plans for a new class of European-made small electric cars – and will incentivise manufacturers to produce them by offering extra credits against emissions targets. Its legislative arm, the European Commission (EC), has already agreed to work with car makers on the development of a new class of vehicles loosely based on… Continue reading European law makers firm up plans for new small EV class

Official: EU scraps 2035 ban on new ICE car sales

Combustion-engined cars will be allowed to remain on sale after 2035 in the European Union (EU) under major changes put forward by the bloc’s top legislators. The lifeline for car makers follows intensive lobbying from national governments and some of the industry’s biggest companies, including Volkswagen, Renault, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Stellantis. More lenient rules drawn… Continue reading Official: EU scraps 2035 ban on new ICE car sales