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“Against the backdrop of increasingly severe global climate change, we must take proactive measures to reduce carbon emissions,” FinDreams said. (Image credit: CnEVPost) BYD’s (OTCMKTS: BYDDF) battery manufacturing unit FinDreams Battery has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, the latest battery maker to announce such a goal. “Recently, FinDreams unveiled its goal of achieving full value chain carbon neutrality by 2045, which is an important step in our environmental and sustainability efforts and a strong belief in the future application of green energy technologies,” the company said in a statement today. As the world’s leading battery manufacturer, FinDreams understands…

Mercedes-Benz is delaying an EV sales target that would have seen the automaker go all-electric in at least some markets by 2030, Reuters reports. The automaker told investors Thursday that it now expects EVs and hybrids to account for up to 50% of its sales by 2030. In 2021 Mercedes said it aimed to hit the 50% sales target in 2025, and sell only EVs where market conditions allowed by 2030. Mercedes-Benz BEV plans – Feb. 22, 2024Mercedes-Benz BEV plans – Feb. 22, 2024 Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius told investors that the automaker would update its internal-combustion powertrains, mentioning a new…

The actions of the two employees led to the leakage of the company’s trade secrets, with serious consequences, Li Auto said. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) has fired two of its employees for allegedly accepting paid interviews without authorization, becoming the second Chinese company to do so in the last 2 months after Xiaomi (HKG: 1810). Between November 2022 and January 2024, two Li Auto employees with the last names Wang and Fang repeatedly violated the law by accepting paid interviews with outside brokerages without authorization when they had signed confidentiality agreements, according to a statement from the…

The updated BYD Dolphin has a starting price of RMB 99,800, which is RMB 17,000, or 14.55 percent, lower than the previous starting price. (Image credit: BYD) BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDF) today rolled out an updated version of its compact hatchback Dolphin, giving it a lower starting price, continuing a move it started earlier this month. The new energy vehicle (NEV) maker officially launched the Dolphin Glory Edition at today’s event, offering four variants with starting prices of RMB 99,800 ($13,860), RMB 112,800, RMB 119,800, and RMB 129,800, respectively. The model was previously offered in five versions with starting prices of…

Some of the vehicles included in the recall have unstable camera integrated circuit communication due to a software issue that may cause the reverse camera image to fail to display, according to an announcement. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is recalling thousands of vehicles in China due to a software issue that may cause the reverse camera image to be dysfunctional. Tesla is recalling 1,071 imported Model S and Model X electric vehicles with production dates between January 27, 2023 and January 7, 2024, as well as 7,629 locally produced Model 3s with production dates between September 12, 2023…

Earlier today a report claimed that Xiaomi may offer 2,000-3,000 free Beijing license plates as a promotional effort. (Image credit: Xiaomi EV) A report today claiming that customers who buy the Xiaomi EV could get a free Beijing license plate has sparked widespread discussion on social media. Now Xiaomi (HKG: 1810) is denying it. “(The report) is completely untrue, and the pricing, delivery and sales policy of the Xiaomi EV will be subject to the official release,” a Xiaomi Weibo account wrote. For customers who don’t have a Beijing license plate, they can consider buying one of the first Xiaomi…

Humanoid robot maker UBTech showed its Walker S robot working on an assembly line at a Nio factory in a video. (A video screenshot shows a UBTech humanoid robot putting a logo on a Nio vehicle.) Nio (NYSE: NIO) is testing humanoid robots on its assembly line at one of its factories, a move that is expected to boost already high levels of automation. Hong Kong-listed humanoid robot maker UBTech Robotics (HKG: 9880) yesterday shared a video on Weibo showing its Walker S robot working on an assembly line at a Nio factory. This is the first time Walker S…

Just hours after Nikola announced that it had completed the first North American deliveries of its hydrogen fuel cell electric semi trucks, Biagi Bros. Logistics took to social media to post pictures of its new fleet of Nikolas. Plural. While we’ve seen a few stories about Nikola’s HFCEV semi trucks in recent weeks, all those pictures of trucks looked kind of alike. Like, if you were a NKLA skeptic, they looked enough alike that you could squint and convince yourself that they were all pictures of the same truck, maybe. The Biagi Bros. pictures? They’re different. For starters, despite the…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! From EV charging myths to EV battery myths, there are a lot of myths to go around. Electric vehicles are on the precipice of becoming mainstream, but they aren’t mainstream yet. If you remember the famous tech adoption lifecycle chart, you’re not reaching the “early majority” until above 15% market share (the US is at 7.5% BEV market share, but that in itself is deceiving, as California is at 21.4% BEV adoption and accounts for 33.8% of US BEV registrations — meaning BEV adoption…

There’s no longer an expiry date on Mercedes-Benz combustion engines. Due to the recent trends of slower-than-expected demand for EVs, the German automaker is recalibrating its EV transition pace, cutting down the number of electric models it expects to sell by 2030 in half, the brand announced today in an investor statement. Earlier, Mercedes-Benz had pledged to go fully electric by 2030, and permanently consign its combustion engines to the history books by then. But it now plans to continue selling ICE cars well into the next decade. It has halved its EV goals, and pure electric models and hybrids…