BYD Half as Many Cars Sold in January from December With Tough Competition from Geely

BYD NEVs include both passenger and commercial vehicles recorded January sales of 205,518 units, down 30.67% year-on-year and down 50.45% month-on-month. BYD’s January sales of passenger battery electric vehicles (BEVs) totaled 83,249 units, down 33.60% year-on-year and down 56.35% from December. BYD’s power battery and energy storage battery installations in January totaled about 20.187 GWh, …

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US September 2025 Had an All Time High 11.8% Battery Electric of All New Vehicles

New light-vehicle sales in September 2025 reached a SAAR of 16.4 million units, up 3.5% year over year. EV tax credits expired on September 30. Battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales hit an all-time high in market share and accounted for 11.8% of all new vehicles sold. US light vehicles sales were about 1.25 million in …

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2000 Gas Stations Failed Before Hurricane but Tesla EV Charging Was Reliable

There have been reports of more problems getting gas at gas stations in hurricane impacted areas. While Tesla superchargers continued to function. Gas price tracking service GasBuddy reported that as of 2:43 pm ET Wednesday afternoon, 24.3% of gas stations statewide – or nearly one in four – were without fuel, a dramatic spike from …

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Volkswagen Investing $5 Billion in Rivian and Jointly Create Vehicle Software

Volkswagen plans to invest up to $5 billion in electric vehicle startup Rivian, starting with an initial investment of $1 billion. The additional $4 billion is expected to be invested following the establishment of a joint venture. Rivian is up about 50% afterhours. The Rivian and Volkswagen Group joint venture will create vehicle software. Volkswagen …

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Oakridge National Labs Demos Record 270 kilowatt Wireless Charging of Electric Cars

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the first 270-kW wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle. The demonstration used a Porsche Taycan and was conducted in collaboration with Volkswagen Group of America using the ORNL-developed polyphase wireless charging system. As a light-duty passenger vehicle, the Porsche Taycan …

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