What we used to think of as "The West" and Western thought is under attack and being pushed back all around the world, especially in America.
Daily Archive: February 20, 2025
Toyota’s Big Push: 50% Electrified U.S. Sales In 2025

Plus, Hyundai bumps U.S. production up 66% over tariff threats and Tesla is cited for safety violations surrounding a workplace death.
Kia PV5 electric vans debut passenger, cargo, and chassis cab lineup
The Kia PV5 electric van goes into production later in 2025 Kia hasn't committed yet whether the PV5 will come to the U.S. The PV5 will be built in South Korea and be available in multiple variants On Thursday, Kia began detailing the PV5 electric van during its EV Day in Tarragona, Spain. Kia previewed the exterior design of the PV5 and an EV4... EU Commission’s State Aid Plans Fail to Deliver for Cleantech

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! T&E finds that leaked EU State Aid guidelines do not effectively support EU manufacturing of cleantech products. EU State Aid guidelines do not effectively support EU manufacturing of cleantech products like batteries, a new T&E ... [continued]
NGOs, Labour Organisations, & Businesses Raise Concern Over Potential Delays To The Implementation Of The EU Batteries Regulation Due Diligence Rules

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A coalition of 25 civil society organisations, businesses and labour organisations urge policymakers to ensure swift and full implementation of the EU batteries regulation due diligence obligations. Since the adoption of the EU Batteries ... [continued]
CPCA expects China Feb NEV retail at 600,000, down 19% from Jan

Overall passenger car retail sales for February are expected to be around 1.25 million units, up 13.6 percent year-on-year but down 30.3 percent from January.
For details, please visit CnEVPost.
Anti-EV Policies Will Hit Rural Areas Hardest

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! When it comes to the demographics of EV ownership, most people have a pretty narrow subset of the population in mind. Upper middle and wealthy people, living in or near larger cities, with a ... [continued]
Maextro S800 luxury sedan released in China as Maybach rival with 6C charging
The Maextro S800 from Huawei was officially released in China as the domestic rival for the Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class. It has 6C chaging.
The post Maextro S800 luxury sedan released in China as Maybach rival with 6C charging appeared first on CarNewsChina.com.
Huawei-JAC joint brand Maextro to officially launch S800 luxury sedan at end of May

The Maextro S800, a model designed on L3 autonomous driving architecture, is set to be launched at the Shenzhen auto show at the end of May.
For details, please visit CnEVPost.
Polestar 3 Gets Apple Digital Key Support, New Nvidia Processor

Owners will get the new Nvidia Drive AGX Orin processor as a free hardware upgrade.
