NewsRoom Articles - Green Car Stocks

ThursdayJun 18, 2026 10:00 am

UK to Scale Down its EV Sales Targets

Britain is preparing to scale down its EV sales requirements, with a formal consultation underway on what a new 2030 share should look like. Current targets state that 80% of new car sales must be electric by 2030, but a revised figure somewhere between 50% and 70% is being considered. Reaching a final number is expected to take several months. The policy traces back to 2020 when Boris Johnson announced plans to end sales of new fossil-fuel cars from that year. Rishi Sunak moved that deadline to 2035 and introduced a phased annual framework called the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate. Under Sunak’s mandate, the required EV share rises annually from 28% in…

TuesdayJun 16, 2026 10:00 am

EV Sales Continued to Decline in China in April

Battery-electric vehicle sales weakened noticeably during April as China's nascent market recovery stalled unexpectedly. April deliveries totaled 580,303 units, representing a 4.4% decline from the previous year's performance levels. While the month ranked as the strongest result of 2026 so far, the cumulative picture through four months painted an increasingly grim trajectory for manufacturers nationwide. Approximately 1.75 million BEVs reached Chinese buyers between January and April, an 18.1% collapse compared to the identical period in 2025. Plug-in hybrid sales deteriorated dramatically throughout April. Sales hit 247,510 PHEV units, down 33.2% year-over-year despite representing 2026's best monthly volume to date. The…

FridayJun 12, 2026 10:00 am

China Issues Tighter Rules for Range-Extended EVs

China is tightening technical standards for extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs), introducing stricter regulations that take effect in November 2026. The new standard replaces rules dating to 2017, reflecting the explosive growth of EREVs in the Chinese market where manufacturers sold more than one million units last year. These updated regulations replace ambiguous performance language with exact, measurable specifications for manufacturers to meet. While previous rules used imprecise terms, the new framework establishes specific tolerance bands and testing procedures. For generators under 50 kilowatts, the maximum allowable deviation shrinks to just 1.5 kilowatts from stated capacity. Generators exceeding 50 kilowatts must perform within plus or minus 3 percent of rated output. These tighter boundaries…

ThursdayJun 11, 2026 10:00 am

China Launches Electric Container Ship Operations

China has launched the largest, purely electric commercial container ship in the world, cementing its claim as one of the globe’s most dominant players in the rapidly expanding electric vehicle segment. At a whopping 419 feet, the commercial container ship exchanges the traditional fuel tank with a massive battery pack capable of powering 300 electric vehicles. The ship was designed with battery swap features that allow the onboard battery pack to be swapped with a fresh replacement when the container ship docks, meaning the electric ship can essentially ‘recharge’ in just a couple of minutes. Beijing’s decision to design and launch an all-electric…

TuesdayJun 09, 2026 10:00 am

EV Prices Plummet Globally, Except in America

Electric vehicles are getting cheaper across most of the world, but the United States is moving in a different direction. A quarter of all new cars sold worldwide are now electric, according to a recent International Energy Agency report. Released on May 20, Global EV Outlook 2026 found that in the U.S., the figure remains stuck at roughly 10%, with the gap between those two trajectories widening considerably in 2025. Worldwide, more than 20 million electric cars changed hands in 2025, a 20% jump from the prior year. Battery costs fell 8% as commodity prices remained low and manufacturers increasingly adopted lithium iron phosphate chemistry, which sidesteps expensive metals like cobalt and nickel. On the other hand, sales edged down…

FridayJun 05, 2026 10:00 am

Chinese Tech Giant ByteDance Puts its AI in Millions of Vehicles

One of the most prolific technology companies in China has revealed plans to equip millions of vehicles with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features. ByteDance, the parent company behind TikTok and one of the world’s top internet technology companies, will partner with firms in China’s auto segment to help the industry advance its AI integration ambitions. With both gas-powered and electric cars becoming more technologically advanced by the year, ByteDance is on track to become one of the industry’s most dominant AI partners. In the past, hardware components played a critical role in the auto industry, with software playing barely any role.…

ThursdayJun 04, 2026 10:00 am

Spanish Researchers Develop New Material That Could Transform EVs

Spanish researchers have developed a new material that has sharply improved carbon nanotube conductivity, potentially opening a path to replace copper wire in EVs, drones, and aircraft. Published in Science, the research comes from the Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon and the IMDEA Materials Institute. It centers on a chemical doping process that pushed nanotube conductivity up 17-fold while leaving the fibers structurally intact. At ambient temperature, the doped fibers reach around 40% of copper's electrical output, and on a weight-adjusted basis their specific conductivity exceeds aluminum. The fibers weigh around one-sixth of what copper does while offering roughly five times the tensile strength. Earlier iterations of these fibers…

TuesdayJun 02, 2026 10:00 am

Stellantis Wants to Unveil 29 EV Models by 2030

Multinational vehicle manufacturer Stellantis has revealed plans to release 29 electric vehicle models by the end of the decade. The company behind some of the world’s largest automakers will go all in on electric vehicle development over the next 5 years to launch over two dozen EV models as part of a strategic plan designed to give Stellantis an edge in the growing electric vehicle industry. Stellantis will invest $70 billion into its half-decade-long EV development plan, a move that could allow the multinational to compete with dominant electric vehicle firms like BYD and Tesla on the global scale. The move comes at an interesting time as…

FridayMay 29, 2026 10:00 am

IEA Report Foresees EV Sales Reaching 23 Million in 2026

The International Energy Agency projects that global electric vehicle sales will reach 23 million units in 2026. According to a recently published IEA report, electric vehicles will account for nearly 30% of car sales worldwide in 2026. China will play a major role in these EV sales projections, most likely by absorbing a large portion of the new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that will be sold this year, followed by Europe which features some of the highest EV adoption rates in the world. Titled ‘Global EV Outlook 2026,’ the report emphasizes that the global electric vehicle industry will continue to grow in 2026 despite facing several headwinds. This includes rising geopolitical tensions, major market fluctuations, and…

ThursdayMay 28, 2026 10:00 am

IEA Publishes EV Trends Report

More than a decade after the first commercial mass-market battery electric vehicle (BEV) hit the road, electric cars are gobbling up larger and larger portions of the global vehicle market. Automakers and governments have invested billions of dollars into developing EVs and providing subsidies. The global fleet of electric cars has now exceeded 50 million units. A trends report published by the International Energy Agency recently outlined the most significant trends the swiftly growing sector went through in 2025. Starting on a bright note, one in every four cars sold globally last year was electric. The global EV market grew by 20% from the previous year to over 20 million units sold…

Green Car Stocks provides insights and opportunities in the green transportation sector.

Contact us: (512) 354-7000