TuesdayJul 08, 2025 10:00 am

Recently Enacted US Budget Act Ends Tax Incentives for EV Buyers

President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will put a definitive end to federal tax incentives for electric vehicle buyers. In its quest to undo most of the Biden administration's climate action-related policies, the Trump administration initially laid out a timeline for phasing out EV tax credits through 2025. However, the recently passed Big Beautiful Bill will effectively end the federal EV incentive on September 30th.  According to the huge tax and spending cut measure, American drivers interested in purchasing an electric car will have three more months to subsidize the EV purchase using the $7,500 tax incentive. In a market…

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MondayJul 07, 2025 10:00 am

Chinese EV Maker Xiaomi Presells 300,000 EVs in 60 Minutes

Xiaomi, the Chinese tech giant that recently made its foray into manufacturing battery electric vehicles (BEVs), received nearly 300,000 pre-orders just an hour after launching a new EV. Dubbed the YU7, Xiaomi’s 5-seater electric car is its second mass-market electric car and will cost $54,000 (253,500 yuan), almost 4% cheaper than the best-selling Tesla Model Y.  At this price range, the Model Y will be one of the YU7’s main competitors in China. According to the Beijing, China-based company, the fact that its first electric SUV had 280,000 pre-orders within one hour of launch is a miraculous achievement in the…

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ThursdayJul 03, 2025 10:00 am

US Senate Considers Scrapping EV Incentives Earlier Than Previously Planned

The U.S. Senate is thinking of scrapping federal electric vehicle incentives much earlier than the Trump administration had originally planned. First put in place by the Biden administration, these federal EV incentives have been critical to boosting electric vehicle sales in the country. Similar incentives have also been key to boosting electric vehicle adoption in other major markets like China and the European Union.  Like most of the climate action-related policies instituted by the previous administration, federal EV incentives were targeted by the current right-wing administration and were first included in a measure that would have steadily reduced the incentives…

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TuesdayJul 01, 2025 10:00 am

Octopus, BYD Collaborate to Usher in EV and Charging Bundle for Motorists

BYD has teamed up with UK energy supplier Octopus Energy to launch an electric vehicle charging bundle dubbed ‘Power Pack Bundle’ for EV drivers in the United Kingdom. The bundle was unveiled at the energy supplier’s Energy Tech Summit and will cost UK drivers just under $375 every month.  After recently surpassing Tesla as the top EV manufacturer on the globe, Shenzhen, China-based BYD has joined forces with the biggest energy supplier in the UK to introduce a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) bundle that will revolutionize electric vehicle ownership across the UK. The bundle includes a bi-directional Zaptec Pro charger, a V2G-ready…

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