Author: Zachary Shahan

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Covering cleantech here at CleanTechnica, the core underlying point is to replace fossil-fueled technology with zero-emissions technology that won’t cook our planet. When it comes to electric vehicles, the aim is not just to sell more EVs, but to also ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The US electric vehicle market had a big increase in the 3rd quarter “thanks to” the US EV tax credit ending, but it wasn’t only electric vehicle sales that grew. Overall, the US auto industry as a whole had a ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Following our quarterly report on US electric vehicle sales overall and broken down by model, let’s now get to the breakdown by brand and auto group. Instead of just looking at the 3rd quarter, though, I will compare quarter over ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. As we all know, the US electric vehicle market had a great 3rd quarter due to the EV tax credit being given a death sentence, but how good was the quarter? And which models benefited the most? And which models ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. We have been expecting a big drop in US electric vehicle sales in the 4th quarter following the end of the US EV tax credit. We’ve already seen Hyundai and Kia EV sales drop off a cliff in October. It’s ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Many people concerned about the climate crisis and pollution will be happy to hear that US coal exports dropped 11% in the first half of 2025. Proponents of sticking with fossil fuels despite the climate and pollution problems may be ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BYD’s passenger vehicle sales had mixed results in October, with BEVs up, PHEVs down even more, and plugin passenger cars down overall. It was a similar such split in commercial vehicle sales. Electric bus sales were down, while non-bus electric ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BYD had mixed results in October when it comes to vehicle sales. On the one hand, its full battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales were up solidly, +34.5% year over year. That’s the number pure EV fans are most interested in, ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. NIO achieved record monthly deliveries, barely, in August 2025. Then it increased that significantly in September for a new monthly record. And now we have news that the company crushed that September record with a much higher delivery total in ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Uber has been big on the idea of robotaxis for several years. Remember when former CEO and founder Travis Kalanick wanted to buy half a million robotaxis from Tesla? But the company has made a big step forward on this ... [continued]