Clean Technica: EVs Take 28.4% Share In Germany – BYD Surfs Up004104

Last Updated on: 16th July 2025, 09:32 pm June saw plugin EVs take 28.4% share in Germany, up from 19.8% year on year. BEV volumes were up modestly, while PHEVs increased strongly. Overall auto volume was 256,193 units, down some 14% YoY. The best-selling BEV in June was the Volkswagen ID.3. The June auto market… Continue reading Clean Technica: EVs Take 28.4% Share In Germany – BYD Surfs Up004104

Removal of hydrogen at Stellantis: “What are we going to do in Hordain?” Asks the CGT

Stellantis has announced that he is disinterested in the production of hydrogen electric vehicles. Hordain, in Valenciennois, was to produce it. Worrying or painless decision for the utility production site? Response elements. Regional news Each day, an overview of the main news from all regions. France Télévisions uses your email address to send you the… Continue reading Removal of hydrogen at Stellantis: “What are we going to do in Hordain?” Asks the CGT

GM teams up with Redwood Materials to power data centers with EV batteries

GM is sending new and old EV batteries to recycler Redwood Materials, which then repurposes the packs for stationary energy storage, the two companies announced today. Second-life batteries from GM have already made their way through Redwood’s process and into a 12 megawatt microgrid at the company’s Sparks, Nevada, headquarters. Electricity from that installation then… Continue reading GM teams up with Redwood Materials to power data centers with EV batteries

GMC Hummer EV outsold the Tesla Cybertruck last quarter

Sales of Tesla’s Cybertruck have plummeted from their peak last year, to the point that the hulking (and expensive) GMC Hummer EV outsold the polarizing steel-clad curiosity in the second quarter. Tesla sold just 4,306 Cybertrucks in the second quarter, just shy of the 4,508 Hummers that GMC moved in the same period, according to… Continue reading GMC Hummer EV outsold the Tesla Cybertruck last quarter

Redwood is repurposing GM’s EV batteries into energy storage

Image: GM General Motors and Redwood Materials are joining forces to take EV battery tech beyond the road and onto the grid. The two companies just signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding that sets the stage for turning both new and second-life GM batteries into energy storage systems to support the US’s rising electricity demand.… Continue reading Redwood is repurposing GM’s EV batteries into energy storage

Tesla engineer admits Tesla didn’t maintain Autopilot crash records amid trial over fatal crash

A Tesla engineer admitted in court that Tesla didn’t maintain Autopilot crash records before 2018, 3 years after launching the ADAS system, in a trial over the death of a bystander in a crash involving Autopilot. Tesla is currently on trial in Miami over a crash involving a 2019 Tesla Model S that was operating… Continue reading Tesla engineer admits Tesla didn’t maintain Autopilot crash records amid trial over fatal crash

German FAZ: Opel sells fewer autos009673

After increasing sales figures 2024, Opel suffered a setback in the first six months of this year. According to the latest statistics of the Federal Motor Vehicle Office, the number of Opel Cars newly approved in Germany in Germany in Germany, which was 20 percent less than in the comparison period 2024. The decline was… Continue reading German FAZ: Opel sells fewer autos009673

German FAZ: The holiday program in Taunus009672

Another three days of school, then the summer holidays begin. At the latest in these six free weeks, everyone in the metropolitan region, which has a heart for trunk animals, will break into the Taunus. Because there, in the Opel Zoo in Kronberg, Kaja has been seen since mid-June. The birth of the elephant calf… Continue reading German FAZ: The holiday program in Taunus009672

@Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Discontinues Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Development Program007734

AMSTERDAM – Stellantis today announced its decision to discontinue its hydrogen fuel cell technology development program. Due to limited availability of hydrogen refueling infrastructure, high capital requirements, and the need for stronger consumer purchasing incentives, the Company does not anticipate the adoption of hydrogen-powered light commercial vehicles before the end of the decade. As a… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Discontinues Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Development Program007734

Surveillance Pricing Bill Passes Out of CA Senate Judiciary, Says Consumer Watchdog

AB 446 Stops Businesses From Charging More Based on Personal Data LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — California’s bill regulating surveillance pricing, AB 446 (Ward), moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee after passing the Senate Judiciary Committee late yesterday by a vote of 10 to 2. “Every person has a price,” said Justin Kloczko, tech and… Continue reading Surveillance Pricing Bill Passes Out of CA Senate Judiciary, Says Consumer Watchdog