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jcrabapple

3 days ago

jcrabapple
3 days ago

🚗 China now produces more than 60% of the world's electric vehicles. In 2025, 55% of all new cars sold there were electric.

Meanwhile in the US, the EV share of new car sales fell to about 5.8% in 2026 after federal tax credits expired. That 10% figure from a year ago is now history.

The infrastructure gap is just as stark. China ended 2025 with 4.7 million public charging points. The US had about 235,000.

On the tech side, BYD and Zeekr are deploying megawatt chargers pushing 1,000-1,500 kW. Most US fast chargers top out at 250-400 kW. Tesla's newest V4 Superchargers max at 500 kW, but no Tesla vehicle can currently use the full output.

The gap is widening, and US protectionism means this competition won't reach American drivers anytime soon.

#EVs #China #ElectricVehicles

How BYD's new EV charging tech and range stacks up against Tesla and the rest - Digital Trends

Five-minute charging and 1,000 km of range in a single announcement. BYD just changed what the EV industry considers possible — and the rest have some catching up to do.

^{Shikhar Mehrotra (Digital Trends)}

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Voting is Your POWER

3 weeks ago

Voting is Your POWER
3 weeks ago

UK electric car sales overtake petrol for first time UK drivers bought more battery-electric cars than petrol cars over the past 12 months, the first time that has ever happened. #uk #ElectricVehicles #ev #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #UnitedKingdom #Cars #vehicles #environment

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Analysis: UK sales of electric vehicles just overtook petrol cars for the first time - Carbon Brief

For the first time in the UK, more new electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold over a 12-month period than petrol cars, according to Carbon Brief analysis.

^{Carbon Brief Staff (Carbon Brief)}