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

Forging Resonance Through Action, Upholding Original Aspiration Through Persistence – Chery’s ESG Practices in Supporting the Asian Para Games

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On the evening of December 14 local time, fireworks illuminated the Dubai night sky, casting a final glow over the venue as the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games drew to a close amid waves of applause. Serving as the event’s official and exclusive mobility partner, Chery applied its inclusive technological… Continue reading Forging Resonance Through Action, Upholding Original Aspiration Through Persistence – Chery’s ESG Practices in Supporting the Asian Para Games

Forging Resonance Through Action, Upholding Original Aspiration Through Persistence – Chery’s ESG Practices in Supporting the Asian Para Games

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On the evening of December 14 local time, fireworks illuminated the Dubai night sky, casting a final glow over the venue as the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games drew to a close amid waves of applause. Serving as the event’s official and exclusive mobility partner, Chery applied its inclusive technological… Continue reading Forging Resonance Through Action, Upholding Original Aspiration Through Persistence – Chery’s ESG Practices in Supporting the Asian Para Games

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

Jaguar boss: ‘We didn’t take time to explain why we had to change’

Are we still right to quote a price of £120,000? “We believe the core price will be £117,000 to £120,000 but there’s a design vision that owners who choose the highest-output model and take advantage of the opportunities we’ll provide to personalise their cars could pay £150,000 or more.  There’s a big gap between the… Continue reading Jaguar boss: ‘We didn’t take time to explain why we had to change’

TIER IV invests in Taiwan-based autonomous driving startup Turing Drive

TOKYO, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TIER IV, the pioneering force behind open-source software for autonomous driving, has invested in Turing Drive, a Taiwan-based startup specializing in autonomous driving systems for geofenced areas and low-speed operations. The companies have established a capital and business alliance to advance autonomous driving technology development and expand global operations. TIER… Continue reading TIER IV invests in Taiwan-based autonomous driving startup Turing Drive

Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules

An administrative law judge has ruled that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing that gave customers a false impression of the capabilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving driver assistance software. This is a pivotal development in a years-long case initiated by California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The judge agreed with the state DMV’s request to… Continue reading Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules