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Originally launched in July 2020, the BYD Han has accumulated sales of more than 800,000 units to date. (Image credit: BYD) BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) has begun warming up the 2025 Han sedan, rather than launching the model today as one media outlet reported 2 days ago. The new energy vehicle (NEV) maker shared several images of the 2025 Han on Weibo today, saying they were from the scene of the model’s high-temperature testing in Turpan, Xinjiang. The 2025 Han will feature BYD’s fifth-generation DM technology, which will bring fuel consumption for mid-to-large-sized cars into the “3 era,” BYD…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A recent article by Zachary Shahan, “Largest Battery-Electric Container Ship Now Operating — You Know Where,” represents an interesting case study for electric shipping. It refers to earlier articles in which Michael Barnard reported on the case of the COSCO Green River 01 electric ship a year ago. The COSCO ship is a 700 TEU river transport vessel with a max of 80 MWh battery capacity and 1,000 km of range. TEU is a standard unit of measure equivalent to 20 feet. It is…
The Volare Attack 9 Hibrido is the world’s first extended-range electric bus that also runs on bioethanol. The powertrain was provided by Renault and Geely’s joint venture, Horse. The bus, which will go on sale in 2026, has a 120-kilowatt-hour LFP battery pack. The brightly colored bus in the photo gallery embedded below is hiding a cool secret under its green bodywork. That’s because it’s the world’s first extended-range electric minibus that also runs on bioethanol. It’s called the Volare Attack 9 and debuted at Brazil’s Lat.Bus 2024 Expo with an EREV powertrain developed by Renault and Geely’s Horse joint…
Deutsche Bank expects the Nio main brand to launch four new products and sub-brand Onvo to launch two new products in 2025. (A Nio ES6 on display at a CATL showroom in Chengdu in August 2024. Image credit: CnEVPost) Deutsche Bank expects Nio (NYSE: NIO) to launch six new products next year, including new models and refreshes of existing models, driving further growth in deliveries. Nio’s sub-brand Onvo will launch a ultra-large SUV and a mid-size SUV in 2025, based on the NT 3.0 platform, analyst Wang Bin’s team said in a research note today. The ultra-large SUV, codenamed BLANC,…
Former Goldman Sachs managing director Pan Deng has joined Neta as its new CFO to head the IPO of the brand’s parent company Hozon. (A Neta S on display at the April 2024 Beijing auto show. Image credit: CnEVPost) Neta Auto, a brand owned by Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company Hozon Auto, has hired a former Goldman Sachs banker to drive its initial public offering (IPO) efforts. Former Goldman Sachs managing director Pan Deng has joined Neta to head Hozon’s IPO efforts, Shanghai Securities News said today, citing a company source. Pan spent nine years at Goldman Sachs, where he…
Nio is aiming to deliver 220,000 vehicles in 2024, including 200,000 under the Nio main brand and 20,000 under its sub-brand Onvo, its president said. Nio (NYSE: NIO) co-founder and president Qin Lihong said the electric vehicle (EV) maker is aiming to deliver 220,000 vehicles in 2024, the first time the company’s management has publicly mentioned an overall delivery target. Qin mentioned the target in an interview with local automotive media Auto Home during the Chengdu auto show, according to a video released yesterday. That includes 200,000 vehicles for the main Nio brand and 20,000 for sub-brand Onvo, Qin said.…
The Lynk & Co Z10 is an all-electric mid to large-size sedan built on the same platform as the Zeekr 001. (Image credit: Lynk & Co) Lynk & Co, jointly owned by Geely Auto and Volvo Cars, has launched its first battery electric vehicle (BEV) model, the Z10, in China as it pushes ahead with its electrification transition. Lynk & Co officially rolled out the Z10, an all-electric mid to large-size sedan built on the same platform as Zeekr’s (NYSE: ZK) Zeekr 001, at an event yesterday. Zeekr is another brand under the Geely umbrella, and was officially launched as…
On today’s thrilling episode of Quick Charge, we have a heartfelt message from one of the OG Tesla fans, our fearless leader test drives the all-new Volvo EX90 in California, and I talk through the Ford Pro fleet management solution with its Sr. Product Manager, Mark Poll. We also talk about the Ford Lightning’s crazy 160% sales growth last month, Oxford PV’s record-setting solar project, and we hear a word from our friends at Volvo CE. Source Links Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick…
The Sealion 05 DM-i is a compact five-seat hybrid SUV that is expected to be equipped with BYD’s latest DM 5.0 technology. (Sealion 05 DM-i. Image credit: BYD) BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) has shared the first official images of the Sealion 05 DM-i, as its warm-up for the new model continues. The new energy vehicle (NEV) maker shared the images on Weibo today, showing details of the Sealion 05 DM-i’s exterior. The Sealion 05 DM-i is a compact five-seat SUV (sport utility vehicle) with length, width and height of 4,710 mm, 1,880 mm, 1,690/1,720 mm and a wheelbase of…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Well, I have to admit — I didn’t see this one coming! World BEV sales have risen to 12% of world auto sales — 1 out of every 8 new auto sales. Add in plug-in hybrids and they’ve risen to 20% of world auto sales — 1 out of every 5 new auto sales! Battery costs continue to come down, and scaling up BEV production provides economies of scale and improved supply chains that just further the competitive advantage for these increasingly popular choices.…