What’s New with NIO in June 2025
NIO Inc. Delivered 24,925 Vehicles in June, Up 71.2% QoQ NIO delivered 24,925 vehicles in June 2025, representing an increase of 17.5% year-over-year. The deliveries consisted of 14,593 vehicles from NIO’s premium smart electric vehicle brand NIO, 6,400 vehicles from the family-oriented smart electric vehicle brand ONVO, and 3,932 vehicles from the small smart high-end electric car brand firefly. NIO delivered 72,056 vehicles in the second quarter of 2025, representing an increase of 71.2% quarter-over-quarter. In the first half of 2025, NIO Inc. delivered 114,150 vehicles in total, marking a YoY increase of 30.6%. To date, NIO Inc. has delivered a total of 785,714 vehicles, including 725,248 from NIO, 52,623 from ONVO, and 7,843 from firefly. 5 NIO Houses, 41 Power Swap Stations and Charging Stations Opened Globally in June In June, NIO opened 5 NIO Houses and deployed 41 Power Swap Stations and 69 charging stations globally. As of June 30, NIO had built 187 NIO Houses and 3,445 Power Swap Stations worldwide, with 989 Stations along the expressways in China. NIO had deployed 4,676 charging stations and 26,709 chargers, and connected to over 1,886,00+ third-party chargers. It has offered more than 78.36+ million times battery swaps to users in total. NIO had launched 78 Power Journeys routes in China and 2 routes in Europe. NIO Announced 2025 Q1 Financial Results On June 3, NIO announced its 2025 Q1 financial results. NIO Inc. delivered 42,094 units this quarter, representing a YoY increase of over 40%. Q1 revenue totaled 12.03 billion RMB, up more than 21% YoY. Vehicle gross margin stood at 10.2% in Q1. In Q2 2025, 72,000 to 75,000 vehicles are expected to be delivered, with projected revenue ranging from 19.51 billion yuan to 20.07 billion RMB. Joining Hands With General Distributors, NIO Continued to Expand Its European Presence In June, NIO announced that it would expand its presence in Europe between 2025 and 2026 through partnerships with national general distributors. In markets including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Denmark, five models from two brands will be introduced. The lineup includes the NIO EL6 (ES6 in China), EL8 (ES8 in China), ET5, ET5 Touring (ET5T in China), and firefly. In collaboration with general distributors, NIO will bring innovative, sustainable, and high-quality smart EV experiences to local users. NIO ET5/ET5T and EC6 Ranked First in J.D. Power Annual Studies In May and June, J.D. Power, a globally renowned research institution, released the 2025 China New Energy Vehicle Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (NEV-APEAL) Study and 2025 China New Energy Vehicle Initial Quality Study (NEV-IQS). Several models of NIO made the lists and claimed the top spots. NIO ET5/ET5T won the first place among mid-sized BEV sedans in the NEV-IQS. NIO EC6 won the first place in the premium BEV segment of the NEV-APEAL and NIO ES6 ranked second. NIO Showcases All Three Brands at Auto Chongqing 2025 On June 7, NIO brought its three brands, NIO, ONVO, and firefly, to Auto Chongqing 2025, highlighting its technological innovation and progress over the past decade. The lineup on display consisted of ten models: NIO’s Smart Electric Executive Flagship ET9, the New ES6, EC6, ET5, and ET5T, firefly’s namesake model, ONVO’s Smart Electric Mid-Size Family SUV L60 and the upcoming Smart Large-Space Flagship SUV L90. NIO’s Battery Swap Network Achieved Full Coverage of Counties in Chongqing On June 7, 2025, with the five new Power Swap Stations going live at the same time in Changshou District, Qijiang District, Hechuan District, Dazu District, and Wuxi County, NIO Power’s battery swap stations officially achieved coverage across all counties and districts in Chongqing. With 75 Power Swap Stations deployed across Chongqing, covering all 38 districts and counties, NIO Power has completed over one million battery swaps for users, making recharging as convenient as refueling. NIO Summer 2025 Officially Kicked Off Starting June 21, NIO Summer’s opening bazaar and carnival events have gradually rolled out across China, marking the official start of NIO Summer 2025. Under the theme of “Fun is On,” NIO has curated a vibrant series of events including community parties, themed test drives, special drink tours, and public welfare activities, inviting users to explore, enjoy, and grow throughout the summer. NIO and LEMMO Launched Carbon Fiber Folding E-Bike Together In June, NIO partnered with LEMMO, a smart mobility brand based in Berlin, Germany, to launch LEMMO Zero, the world’s first carbon fiber smart folding e-bike. Designed to be smooth to ride, fun to use, and easy to store, Lemmo Zero embodies originality and innovation. Supporting the “4+2 smart mobility,” it caters to the growing trend of cycling trips and promotes a freer, more flexible lifestyle on the move. News update from NIO. Sign up for CleanTechnica's Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott's in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and follow us on Google News! Advertisement Have a tip for CleanTechnica? Want to advertise? Want to suggest a guest for our CleanTech Talk podcast? Contact us here. Sign up for our daily newsletter for 15 new cleantech stories a day. Or sign up for our weekly one on top stories of the week if daily is too frequent. CleanTechnica uses affiliate links. 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Tesla’s new affordable Model Y details teased in new sighting
Elon Musk has provided some details about Tesla’s AI6 production deal with South Korean tech giant Samsung. As per Musk, Samsung’s upcoming Texas fabrication facility will be dedicated to the production of Tesla’s AI6 chip. Musk’s update suggests that Tesla is already laying the groundwork for the ramp of its next-generation products like the Cybercab and Optimus. Samsung AI6 production reports On Sunday, Bloomberg News claimed that Samsung will be producing semiconductors for Tesla in a $16.5 billion deal. As per the report, Samsung is currently producing Tesla’s AI4 chip, and the deal will help the South Korean tech giant gain some ground back from competitors in the semiconductor market. Elon Musk confirmed the news on X, stating that the $16.5 billion is actually just the bare minimum. As per Musk, the deal with Samsung will likely be “much more than that.” And in a later comment, Musk clarified that the actual output of Samsung’s Tesla AI6 plant will “likely be several times higher” than what has been reported. Musk shared a critical detail that would likely allow Samsung to maximize its AI6 output. “Samsung agreed to allow Tesla to assist in maximizing manufacturing efficiency. This is a critical point, as I will walk the line personally to accelerate the pace of progress. And the fab is conveniently located not far from my house,” Musk wrote in his post. Elon Musk on AI5 and AI6 Tesla currently produces vehicles with its AI4 chip, which is produced by Samsung. As per the CEO, Tesla’s AI5 chip, which just finished its design, will be produced by TSMC. The AI5 chip will be produced initially in Taiwan, and then in Arizona, the CEO noted. Elon Musk’s comments about AI6 and Samsung’s output suggest that Tesla is really preparing to enter a stage in its growth that involves production at a scale that’s never been seen before. Tesla’s speed is quite notable, though it seems safe to assume that the actual rollout of AI6 will still be a few years away. In a few years, Tesla will probably be mass producing the Cybercab and Optimus, as well as more affordable vehicles that will likely see more adoption from mainstream customers. This means that Samsung’s AI6 ramp will likely be just in time to support Tesla’s outputs for its Optimus bots, its Cybercabs, and its mass market affordable cars.
Maximising Climate Bank — EIB Operations in Sustainable Transport
Last Updated on: 10th July 2025, 01:29 am T&E’s analysis of gaps and opportunities for the European Investment Bank’s transport lending. Back in 2021, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to become the EU’s Climate Bank by adopting the Climate Bank Roadmap. This year, this Roadmap will be renewed for the period 2026–2030. Transport lending activities are at the heart of the EIB lending portfolio and therefore play a critical role for the clean transition. T&E assessed 254 EIB operations in the EU across eight strategic transport sectors from 2021 up to February 2025, worth €61 billion — nearly 20% of EIB lending in the EU. The EIB needs to do more to align transport lending with Climate Bank mandate Despite its “climate bank” promise, the EIB plowed €1 billion into biofuels — technologies that are neither scalable nor sustainable, and that risk diverting funds from genuinely green solutions. The EIB needs to ramp up support for the entire domestic cleantech value chain. From €3.9 billion for 17 batteries’ projects, €2.5 billion went into battery manufacturing. Much less has been flowing into components and materials where the EU remains exposed to dependencies. Roads too dominant: Since 2021, the EIB has spent €7.79 billion on EU road infrastructure, most of it on new roads. This is more than what the EIB invested in Europe’s domestic battery value chains (€3.88 bn) and alternative fuels (€2.36 bn) combined. Of €1.1 billion for port and airport projects, only two out of 11 ports included any renewable‐energy components — and the Bank even backed airport expansion in breach of its own Climate Bank Roadmap commitments. The EIB’s “Climate Action & Environmental Sustainability (CA&ES)” label stretches credibility when it flags motorway expansions through protected Natura 2000 sites — projects guaranteed to spike CO₂ emissions — as environmentally sustainable. Rail and urban mobility — the bright spots: On the flip side, the EIB funneled €23.6 billion into EU rail upgrades (making it the transport sector’s top beneficiary) and €13.3 billion into cleaner urban transport — providing a strong example of how public investment can boost the green transition. Cementing climate as a top priority for a clean European industry The EIB Climate Bank Roadmap for 2026–2030 should accelerate its transformation into the EU’s Climate Bank. This means full alignment with stringent net-zero pathways for its transport operations, as transport represents 29% of EU emissions in 2022. The EIB needs to make better use of its EU Climate Bank mandate and maximise the complementarity with private lending. It should take more risks and expand its use of de-risking instruments (guarantees, counter-guarantees). Currently, the EIB invests the majority of its resources into ‘low risk’ assets, including road infrastructure. Clean future oriented technologies such as batteries, synthetic fuels and their supply chains would benefit from EIB’s de-risking capacity as they lack access to conventional financing The future Climate Bank Roadmap should limit inefficient and environmentally harmful investments in new road infrastructure and biofuels. Instead, double down on renewable synthetic fuels to decarbonise aviation and shipping. Likewise, the EIB should focus on upgrading airports and ports for a net-zero future instead of supporting expansion. The EIB needs to fully align its operations with a European Green industrial strategy. Prioritising projects that use locally made components or materials is key to contributing to sustainable competitiveness in Europe. The EIB can do more to boost EU’s clean industrial transition — developing and scaling up the domestic battery value chain, e-fuels production and the road e-mobility, including charging. To find out more, download the analysis. News release from T&E. Sign up for CleanTechnica's Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott's in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and follow us on Google News! Advertisement Have a tip for CleanTechnica? Want to advertise? Want to suggest a guest for our CleanTech Talk podcast? Contact us here. Sign up for our daily newsletter for 15 new cleantech stories a day. Or sign up for our weekly one on top stories of the week if daily is too frequent. CleanTechnica uses affiliate links. See our policy here. CleanTechnica's Comment Policy
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Tesla exec gives big update on Roadster, confirming recent rumor
A Tesla executive gave a big update on the long-awaited Roadster project, confirming some recent rumors about an X post from CEO Elon Musk. Musk said recently that he attended a meeting at Tesla’s Design Studio in Hawthorne, California, next to SpaceX headquarters. He added that there would be a “most epic demo” performed by the end of 2025, but did not give any details pertaining to what project it was related to. Tesla Roadster to fill the void left by canceled Model S Plaid Plus: Musk Last night, the X Takeover occurred in California, and Senior Vice President of Powertrain for Tesla, Lars Moravy, confirmed some big details about Musk’s post. Much of the Tesla community believed it was about the Roadster, and that was the first thing Moravy confirmed. He also said that Tesla is “gearing up for a super cool demo,” and that they showed Musk some of the tech the company has been working on that will be implemented into the Roadster. Moravy said: “Roadster is definitely in development. We did talk about it last Sunday night. We are gearing up for a super cool demo. It’s going to be mind-blowing; We showed Elon some cool demos last week of the tech we’ve been working on, and he got a little excited.” Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy on the new Tesla Roadster: “Roadster is definitely in development. We did talk about it last Sunday night. We are gearing up for a super cool demo. It’s going to be mind blowing; We showed Elon some cool demos last week of the tech… pic.twitter.com/EBB0c36xFA — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) July 27, 2025 The Roadster has been in development for a very long time, and it has been delayed on many occasions. Tesla has stated that it will continue to add technology for a while, as COVID-19 has delayed some projects, and the company’s focus is on initiatives that will benefit humanity. Nevertheless, many people have been waiting for the vehicle for a very long time. Some won it through the company’s referral program, while others have put down a $50,000 deposit. Tesla has been hinting that it is adding some interesting tech to the Roadster, including the SpaceX package that will help it hover and reach 0-60 MPH in just 1.1 seconds. Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package’s 1.1-second 0-60 mph launch visualized in concept video It sounds as if this could be one of the few things that Tesla could show off at the demo Musk hyped up last week. The post Tesla exec gives big update on Roadster, confirming recent rumor appeared first on TESLARATI.
Collaboration Reveals How Light Unlocks Chemistry of Nickel Catalyst
Last Updated on: 11th July 2025, 12:17 am A team of scientists across several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories has unraveled how light and a previously unknown form of certain nickel-based catalysts together unlock and preserve reactivity. This research, described in the journal Nature Communications, could potentially advance the use of abundant nickel in place of more expensive palladium in industrial chemistry. Max Kudisch works in the Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Photoconversion Processes Lab at NREL, where he performed experiments to investigate the role of light in activating the nickel pre-catalyst. Photo by Justin Johnson, NREL. The collaborative research effort was spearheaded by NREL and involved scientists from DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory, among other institutions. Nickel catalysts have emerged as promising replacements for palladium catalysts in industrial-scale chemical reactions, as nickel is both more readily available and cheaper. Nickel has other advantages: its reactivity can be driven by light instead of the high heat required for palladium, resulting in milder overall reaction conditions, which expands the variety of reactions that can be done. Nickel catalysts can also facilitate reactions that are new and have not been demonstrated with palladium, but key questions regarding how these light-activated nickel catalysts operate have remained unanswered until now. The newly published paper explains how light activates the catalyst to enable it to join two fragments of simple molecules to make a more complex molecule. Along the way, the researchers discovered a new intermediate form of the nickel catalyst that keeps the catalyst from degrading. “Pharmaceuticals is the only area that has commercialized light-driven nickel catalysis so far, but nickel-based catalysts can also potentially replace palladium catalysts for a variety of other industrial processes, including in the agricultural industry and the manufacture of electronics,” said Max Kudisch, first author of the paper and a postdoctoral researcher at NREL. “There are some very large-volume chemicals that are produced there where these sorts of methods could be applicable.” The price difference between the two elements is vast. An ounce of nickel costs approximately 50 cents, while an ounce of palladium approaches $1,000. “Nickel has often been used in tandem with an iridium photosensitizer,” said Matthew Bird, a chemist at Brookhaven and a co-author of the paper. “But as we start to understand exactly how it works, we could then see ways of getting rid of the iridium, a rare element like palladium, and just having the nickel. That adds to the potential value.” The researchers experimented with nickel dihalides, compounds where nickel is bonded to two halide ions such as chloride, which are the predominant source of nickel used in these types of reactions. Exposure to light causes a bond between the nickel and chloride to break, which lowers the oxidation state of nickel and suddenly makes it reactive. But the freed chloride ion, now a chlorine “radical” due to the broken bond, does not sit idly by. In the reaction the team studied, they first hypothesized and then confirmed that it interacts with the solvent. This creates an activated form of the solvent that in turn can react with the activated nickel. That turns out to be a crucial and previously unknown step because it forms a stable nickel intermediate that prevents the activated nickel atoms from interacting directly with one another. “Controlling the amount of the nickel in the lower oxidation state in the reaction is essential to prevent the catalyst from getting deactivated,” Kudisch said. If the intermediate did not exist, the lower oxidation state form of nickel would build up and bind with itself, forming a nickel compound that can no longer catalyze the reaction. Instead, the solvent-bound intermediate can react further to complete the joining of molecules to achieve the desired chemistry. Justin D. Earley prepares nickel/iridium solutions for time-resolved X-ray absorption measurements at the Advanced Photon Source, beamline 11ID-D, at Argonne National Laboratory. Photo by Obadiah Reid, NREL. The researchers used a range of techniques to follow the chemistry step by step, showing how light drives the chemistry. One of these tools was the Laser Electron Accelerator Facility (LEAF) within Brookhaven Lab’s Chemistry Division, which combines very short pulses of electrons with various spectroscopic detection methods to produce and examine transient molecular and atomic species with high time resolution. “Pulse radiolysis lets us generate reactive intermediates to recreate a particular step in a proposed reaction mechanism to see if that step does or does not actually happen,” Bird said. Lakshmy Kannadi Valloli, a Brookhaven Lab postdoc working with Bird, used LEAF to generate the reactive “radical” form of the solvent. “Then we watched that radical react with the nickel and saw what species it made,” Kannadi Valloli said. The spectroscopic signature matched what Kudisch had seen when he shone light on the solution. This helped to confirm the hypothesis of how light activates the catalyst, and how the subsequent reactions generate the protective nickel intermediate. Scientists at SLAC further characterized the intermediate using powerful X-rays at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source (SSRL), a DOE Office of Science user facility, to understand its atomic-scale structure. “Max made it by shining light on it. We made it by pulse radiolysis. And then our colleagues at SLAC looked at it with X-rays,” Bird said. “With those techniques all combined, we know the exact molecular structure of this intermediate form of the nickel catalyst and the pathway through which it is formed,” Kudisch concluded. This mechanistic understanding could lead to new strategies to prevent catalyst degradation and control the amount of activated nickel catalyst present during the reaction to advance the use of light-driven nickel catalysts. In addition to the four national laboratories, researchers who contributed to the project are with Northeastern University and the University of Colorado Boulder. Other NREL personnel listed as co-authors are Justin Earley, Anna Zieleniewska, Rebecca Smaha, Garry Rumbles, and Obadiah Reid. The research was funded by DOE’s Bio-Inspired Light-Escalated Chemistry Energy Frontier Research Center via the DOE Office of Science. Article from NREL. By Wayne
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Tesla’s little-known secret about its Diner might be the best feature of all
Tesla’s Supercharger Diner in Los Angeles has a little-known secret, and in all honesty, it might be the best part of the entire thing. Tesla opened its Supercharger Diner earlier in June, and in its first week of operation, it has done nothing but garner attention from fans, food critics, and general onlookers who are surprised to see the company gaining traction in the culinary space. Awesome look at the Tesla Supercharger Diner pic.twitter.com/l5bj1kpGlo — TESLARATI (@Teslarati) July 16, 2025 However, there is a little-known secret about the Diner that many people have not shared, and it has to do with the staff and customers. Traditionally, restaurants in the United States do not pay their servers a normal wage. They are paid a lower hourly rate because they make most of their money through tips or gratuity. While it is sort of strange and has recently become a more controversial topic, tipping culture in the U.S. has garnered plenty of attention lately. Many people outside the U.S. have trouble grasping the idea of tipping servers, as many believe the restaurant should pay them a livable wage and stop relying on customers to keep the employees to a point where they can live reasonably well. In the U.S., people seem to be on board with one side or the other: tip them because the restaurant doesn’t pay them a wage, or “I’m not tipping them for doing their jobs.” Whichever side of the argument you’re on, I think it seems reasonable to want servers to make enough money to live comfortably and expect the restaurant to take care of that. Tesla has done just that for the staff at the Supercharger Diner, as it has been revealed that the company covers tipping. There is no option to tip the servers or wait staff; Tesla will do it for you. Best part about Tesla Diner. pic.twitter.com/cmzovkJKCu — Jeremy Judkins (@jeremyjudkins_) July 22, 2025 This is a great gesture by Tesla because more and more people every day seem to be against tipping in an effort to force restaurants to pay employees more money. While it seems like a good strategy at first, it only impacts the servers, while this decision does not impact the restaurant and its owners. Tesla is taking that risk out of the equation by providing gratuity to employees through its own means. The post Tesla’s little-known secret about its Diner might be the best feature of all appeared first on TESLARATI.
GM's Ultium Cells Venture To Save Electric Vehicles In US
US President Donald Trump has spent the first six months of his second term in office attempting to make electric cars not happen, but signs of life keep emerging. In the latest news, the Ultium Cells EV battery branch of General Motors has just announced plans to launch its low-cost LFP EV battery into the market by late 2027. Tax Credits Or Not, Here Come The Affordable Electric Vehicles Of The Future LFP stands for Lithium Iron Phosphate, a less expensive version of the conventional lithium-ion batteries commonly used in electric vehicles. LFP batteries have been late to the party because the initial iterations underperformed compared to their lithium-ion counterparts. However, the kinks have been ironed out in recent years, with both performance and cost factoring into the affordability equation (here and here are some recent developments). Ultium Cells sprang into life in 2019, when GM hooked up with the well known firm LG Energy Solution. Although GM dropped the “Ultium” branding in 2023, the company’s EV battery journey continued taking shape on through 2024, including steps needed to nail down a lithium supply chain (see more Ultium battery background here). Despite the anti-EV fervor gripping elected officials in Congress as well as the White House, the journey continues. Earlier today, Ultium Cells announced a new makeover for its existing battery cell factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee, aimed at scaling up LFP battery production for electric vehicles. “Conversion of battery cell lines at Spring Hill to produce LFP cells will begin later this year, with commercial production expected by late 2027,” Ultium explained in a press statement. Kurt Kelty, the former longtime Tesla battery chief hired by GM last year, also chipped in his two cents. “At GM, we’re innovating battery technology to deliver the best mix of range, performance, and affordability to our EV customers,” said Kelty, who holds down the position of VP of batteries, propulsion, and sustainability at GM. Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Beautiful Bill? “This upgrade at Spring Hill will enable us to scale production of lower-cost LFP cell technologies in the U.S., complementing our high-nickel and future lithium manganese rich solutions and further diversifying our growing EV portfolio,” Kelty affirmed indicating that GM is forging ahead with its electric vehicle lineup even though tax credits for new and used EVs will soon expire under the new tax bill (the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill”). Wonjoon Suh, executive VP and head of the Advanced Automotive Battery division at LG Energy Solution, also affirmed the company’s intent to satisfy the demands of electric vehicle buyers in the US. “We will bring our extensive experience and expertise in U.S. manufacturing to the joint venture facility, further accelerating our efforts to deliver new chemistries and form factors that effectively capture the unmet needs in the EV market,” Suh stated, with “unmet needs” apparently referring to drivers who seek affordability over battery range. “With LFP battery technology, GM is targeting significant battery pack cost savings compared to today’s high-nickel battery pack while increasing consumer EV choice,” Ultium emphasized. This Is Why Electric Vehicles Are Here To Stay Of course, loss of the tax credit is going take some steam out of the electric vehicle movement here in the US. Or, will it? As pointed out by CleanTechnica editor Zachary Shahan, the new tax bill will most likely spark a short term surge in demand for EVs, which could help stimulate the demand for a more favorable tax policy in the near future. That remains to be seen. However, loss of the tax credit may not be the deal-breaker that anti-EV lawmakers are hoping for. From the beginning, the up-front cost of owning an electric vehicle was a bridge too far for households on a budget, leaving the field to higher-income households. All else being equal, those upper-echelon households don’t necessarily need a tax break to keep buying electric vehicles. They just need a good reason to make the switch to electric mobility. If you’re thinking that a spike in the cost of gasoline is an effective motivator, that’s one key factor. Despite the higher up-front cost, the total cost of ownership (TCO) for electric vehicles is already competitive with gasmobiles, partly due to the cost of gasoline. Another important consideration is the unlocking of new markets in the higher income brackets. As recently reported by Electrical Contractor Magazine, new home builders are installing EV-supporting wiring hand over fist. New home buyers that may have been locked out of EV charging in their former situation can now walk into a more seamless environment for electric vehicles. Millions of renters and owners in multi-household buildings are also among those currently locked out of the opportunity to charge up at home. If even a small fraction of them had access to EV charging on the premises, that would make have a huge impact on the pace of electric vehicle sales, as surveys consistently show that the overwhelming majority of EV owners prefer to charge up at home. Innovative startups are beginning to uncork that bottleneck with new charging-as-a-service options that enable property-owning entities to obtain on-site EV chargers without up-front costs. The installer takes on all the headaches including ongoing operation and maintenance chores. Electric Vehicles Are Coming For Your Fleet The fleet electrification movement is another pressure point that can contribute momentum to the EV sales picture in the US. In one particularly interesting development in that area, Siemens has begun marketing a new accounting service that enables fleet managers to accurately reimburse employees who recharge their company cars at home, even if other electric vehicles use the same charger. In April, the analytics firm Trellis Group took stock of the impact of both tariffs and tax laws on the fleet electrification situation in the US. “Even amid today’s uncertain landscape — from shifting tariffs to evolving U.S. policy — many companies remain committed to their goals for electric vehicle adoption,” Trellis stated. “Despite higher acquisition costs, fleet owners are more
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Tesla is ready with a perfect counter to the end of US EV tax credits
Tesla has warned customers about its incentive strategy for qualifying electric vehicles, as the days of both the $7,500 EV tax credit for new EVs and the $4,000 credit for used EVs are coming to a close. Both tax credits, which impact some of the vehicles in the Tesla lineup, are set to be eliminated at the end of Q3. The phase out of these consumer credits was always in the plans of the Trump Administration, but now we’re in the final quarter of their existence. As a result, EV companies are scrambling to see how they can reduce costs or make their vehicles more affordable for customers. The $7,500 will price many consumers out of many EVs on the market, and Tesla is not immune to that. However, Tesla has made a significant push into Q3 deliveries, rolling out numerous incentives to customers, including 0% APR on select purchases, lease deals, free upgrades on certain inventory units, and more. The extensive list of incentives on Tesla vehicles in the quarter will not get any longer, either. During last night’s Tesla Earnings Call for the second quarter of 2025, company executives stated that their intention for these incentives was to encourage customers to place orders early in the quarter. Tesla will only be able to apply the $7,500 credit with deliveries that occur before the end of September. Even if an order is placed before then, delivery must be completed by September 31 to receive the tax credit. CFO Vaibhav Taneja confirmed that the incentives for the quarter are already out and encouraged customers to place an order sooner rather than later: “Given the abrupt change, we have a limited supply of vehicles in the US this quarter. As we are already within lead times to order parts for cars, we have rolled out all our planned incentives already and will start pairing them back as we start to sell. If you are in the US and looking to buy a car, let’s roll now as we may not be able to guarantee delivery for orders placed in the later part of August and beyond.” 🚨 Tesla has rolled out all of the incentives it plans to utilize in Q3 These incentives will slowly be removed as supply becomes limited. In short: put your Tesla order in NOW pic.twitter.com/UaqPfWtiJP — TESLARATI (@Teslarati) July 23, 2025 The loss of the incentives will impact every EV maker in the United States. Tesla has a plan moving forward, and it said last night that its affordable models would be rolled out in Q4, as introducing these cars any earlier could have detrimental effects on Model 3 and Model Y sales.
Tesla And Sunrun Create New Rooftop Solar Juggarnaut
The downward slide of Tesla’s EV sales has grabbed much media attention in recent months, but EVs aren’t the only area in which Tesla has hit the skids. The company’s Tesla Solar rooftop solar branch has also been sputtering. Not to worry, Tesla fans. Tesla has just hooked up with one of its competitors, Sunrun, to help bring more solar panels to more rooftops in Texas…wait, what? The Powerwall Connection There is much to unpack here, starting with the fact that US President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress have bent over backwards to throttle down the booming US solar industry. Nevertheless, the new hookup between Tesla and Sunrun demonstrates that US solar stakeholders are not backing down from a fight. The new partnership comes under the umbrella of Tesla’s Tesla Electric branch, which launched in December of 2022 in order to take advantage of its grid-connected Powerwall residential energy storage business. In effect, Tesla acts as a sort of electricity accountant for Powerwall owners. “You earn credits toward your bill when you contribute energy stored in your Powerwall to buffer the grid. As a member, you can also monitor the sources of your electricity supply 24/7 in the Tesla app and ensure that any electricity you use from the grid is offset with 100 percent Texas-generated renewable energy. On average, Tesla Electric members have the potential to earn over 50 percent more in credits on their electricity bills compared to similar plans,” Tesla explains. More Rooftop Solar Power For Texas Rooftops The missing link is that little thing about offsetting, and that’s where Sunrun comes in. The new hookup with Tesla Electricity enables Powerwall customers to take full advantage of Sunrun’s new “Flex” rooftop solar plan instead of relying on offsets from the grid for 100% renewable energy. Sunrun introduced the Flex plan earlier this year. The program resolves a common sizing issue for homeowners seeking new rooftop solar systems. “Until now, home solar systems were designed to either match a household’s current energy usage or be oversized in anticipation of future needs — potentially resulting in either unmet needs as energy usage increases or generating solar energy that is not used immediately,” Sunrun explains. Sunrun’s solution is a subscription-type solar installation service, in which homeowners pay a monthly baseline rate tagged to their pre-installation electricity demand. During months when they exceed the minimum, an additional “Flex Rate” kicks in, but they can also earn rollover credits by using less energy than the baseline. The solar array is sized up to allow for households that increase their electricity demand — for example, by purchasing a new EV — and Sunrun states that their annual bill will not exceed the value of the solar power they produce. Tesla Electric Brushes Off Tesla Solar Putting two and two together, Tesla Electric and Sunrun aim to supercharge the rooftop solar market in Texas by seamlessly hooking up Tesla’s Powerwall business with Sunrun’s rooftop solar power solution. As for why Tesla Electric chose not to do business with its sister company Tesla Solar, that’s a good question. Their parent company, Tesla Inc., acquired the leading solar installer SolarCity in 2016 before eventually changing its name to Tesla Solar. The venture seemed promising at first, but in recent years it ran out of steam. In contrast, Tesla’s Powerwall business continues to deliver the goods. That’s partly due to the strong performance of Sunrun in California and other states, where Sunrun provides Powerwall batteries as a standard offering for its rooftop solar customers. Does the new hookup with Sunrun mean that Tesla Solar is kaput? Maybe. Check out Tesla’s newly published Q2 report and see if you can find any mention of its residential solar business in there. If you have any thoughts about that, drop a note in the comment thread. Meanwhile, Sunrun is satisfied that the hookup with Tesla Electric will bring new customers to its door in Texas. “With the Tesla Electric + Sunrun Flex plan, Tesla Electric offers a low, fixed electricity rate and the most competitive sellback rates for excess solar energy sent back to the grid,” Sunrun explains. “Combined with abundant solar production from Sunrun Flex and seamless battery management, customers get maximum value, advanced outage protection, and greater peace of mind,” they add for good measure. Sunrun also notes that the new partnership is aimed at sparing ratepayers from having to sort through the complex maze of electricity providers in the Texas grid. “Tesla Electric + Sunrun Flex is a complete home energy solution that eliminates confusion and improves the customer experience through dedicated enrollment assistance and aligning precise battery settings and solar production with a tailored retail electricity offering,” Sunrun asserts. Want more details? Get the lowdown from Sunrun here. The Many Benefits Of Rooftop Solar Plus Storage The partisan clampdown on the US solar industry notwithstanding, Sunrun underscores the following benefits of its alliance with Tesla Electric: Cost Predictability: Customers enjoy predictable, affordable monthly payments, with the ability to “flex” their energy usage as life changes. Managed Settings: Tesla will coordinate electric rates, battery settings, and solar crediting to ensure the most value creation for customers. Seamless Experience: Coordinated customer service between Sunrun and Tesla to ensure a seamless experience that integrates the electric plan and Flex system. Rollover Credits: When customers use less energy than their baseline, they earn rollover credits to apply against future months when they exceed their baseline. Performance Guarantee: Every Sunrun Flex subscription includes 24/7 system monitoring, free maintenance and repairs, along with solar performance and battery health guarantees. That’s all well and good. Though, it remains to be seen if Sunrun can keep its rooftop solar business humming along in Texas. The partisan political nitpicking against renewable energy is just one obstacle. The Tesla brand reputation spiral is another hurdle. Earlier this year, the online solar marketplace EnergySage reported a decline in Powerwall interest among householders and rooftop solar installers, but that does not appear
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Tesla rolling out Robotaxi pilot in SF Bay Area this weekend: report
Tesla has warned customers about its incentive strategy for qualifying electric vehicles, as the days of both the $7,500 EV tax credit for new EVs and the $4,000 credit for used EVs are coming to a close. Both tax credits, which impact some of the vehicles in the Tesla lineup, are set to be eliminated at the end of Q3. The phase out of these consumer credits was always in the plans of the Trump Administration, but now we’re in the final quarter of their existence. As a result, EV companies are scrambling to see how they can reduce costs or make their vehicles more affordable for customers. The $7,500 will price many consumers out of many EVs on the market, and Tesla is not immune to that. However, Tesla has made a significant push into Q3 deliveries, rolling out numerous incentives to customers, including 0% APR on select purchases, lease deals, free upgrades on certain inventory units, and more. The extensive list of incentives on Tesla vehicles in the quarter will not get any longer, either. During last night’s Tesla Earnings Call for the second quarter of 2025, company executives stated that their intention for these incentives was to encourage customers to place orders early in the quarter. Tesla will only be able to apply the $7,500 credit with deliveries that occur before the end of September. Even if an order is placed before then, delivery must be completed by September 31 to receive the tax credit. CFO Vaibhav Taneja confirmed that the incentives for the quarter are already out and encouraged customers to place an order sooner rather than later: “Given the abrupt change, we have a limited supply of vehicles in the US this quarter. As we are already within lead times to order parts for cars, we have rolled out all our planned incentives already and will start pairing them back as we start to sell. If you are in the US and looking to buy a car, let’s roll now as we may not be able to guarantee delivery for orders placed in the later part of August and beyond.” The loss of the incentives will impact every EV maker in the United States. Tesla has a plan moving forward, and it said last night that its affordable models would be rolled out in Q4, as introducing these cars any earlier could have detrimental effects on Model 3 and Model Y sales.
EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 Long-Term Review
Last Updated on: 25th July 2025, 03:47 am Last year, EcoFlow reached out to me to see if I’d be interested in testing the new Delta Pro 3 power station. I had plans to set up an all-electric RV, and knew that I’d need about as much energy storage as possible, so I accepted their offer (full disclosure, they sent the unit and accessories mentioned in this article for me to keep). My Testing Sadly, my RV plans didn’t pan out nearly as fast I had hoped. So, for the first several months, I ended up using the Delta Pro 3 around the house. One of the circuits in my home had too many things on it, largely because the house wasn’t built with refrigerated air in mind. So, we used the power station to power my photo and video editing rig, which is a real power hog. In this role, it performed flawlessly. We’d charge in somewhere else in the house that had spare capacity, and then run the power station into the room the computer was in when we needed it. Later in the year, I finally got a travel trailer. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the small Aliner camper and tow it with my Chevy Bolt, and ended up temporarily going back to gas for towing for now. Plus, my family wanted a much larger camper, which meant energy needs for AC and heat pump were going to go up, which meant I needed an expansion battery. I ended up doing a semi-permanent installation of the power station in my travel trailer. This required rerouting the 3o-amp wiring to the space under the main bed, and then back out to the cord so I’d still be able to plug in normally at RV parks. Under the bed, I installed a 30-amp outlet and a 30-amp plug, which makes it possible to bypass the power station entirely while at RV parks with hookups. But, when off-grid, it’s possible to power everything, including two new circuits for an electric oven and induction range, off the battery. To be more efficient, I also bypassed the trailer’s 12-volt power converter (the thing that converts 120 volt AC power to 12 volt DC power when the camper is plugged in), which would use about 40 watts just at idle. The Delta Pro 3 has a DC output which I was able to wire directly into the battery terminals on the trailer tongue. Problem solved. Then, I added a 12 volt computer fan on the front of the bed to make sure the unit always gets fresh air, along with a soffit vent on the side near the back of the unit for heat to go out. This greatly helped keep the battery temperatures in a good range and keep the unit from having any major problems or heat shutdowns (something I didn’t experience even before the fan). The Good With the testing story/methodology out of the way, let’s talk about what EcoFlow did right. First off, I’ve had no problem pulling even more than the unit’s rated power output. During one stop for dinner at the Ozark Rest Area on I-40 in Arkansas, we decided to cook a frozen dinner. This required running the microwave to defrost the lasagna at the same time as heating up the little electric toaster oven. It was hot out, so we also ran the air conditioning. All together, at least when the oven’s heating element was on, this pulled about 4000 watts without a hitch. The unit has also been versatile enough to handle nearly all power needs while camping. The second battery, which doubles capacity to a whopping 8 kWh of storage, makes it possible to run an older, not very efficient air conditioner for about 9 hours on hot summer nights. This means that boondocking in the heat wasn’t a problem. Getting the battery full before bed isn’t a problem either. I currently have 1800 watts of solar (the camper has solar all over the roof and front), which means real world power input has been around 1200-1500 watts in most places during peak hours. The unit also has the ability to work with EcoFlow’s smart generators, which can quickly add a little extra power before bed and help top it up in the morning for breakfast. But I used that very little, only needing about 20 hours of generator time in almost a month of camping. All in all, I’ve depended on the Delta Pro 3 and extra battery for about 5 weeks this year, and it hasn’t left me unable to power the things I wanted to power. The Mildly Bad An important thing to keep in mind about power stations from any manufacturer is that they’re computers. Like any computer, sometimes you have to “turn it off and back on again” to get past errors. In 5 weeks of camping, I’ve had to do this three times. The first two times, my Delta Pro 3 started warning me about electrical shorts and shutting off electrical output. This was obviously great cause for concern, as I’m a little picky and don’t like the idea of my camper burning down. But, I inspected all of the wiring and found no shorts. Plus, electrical shorts don’t tend to just appear without something damaging the wires. This left me a little baffled and did leave me without power for a few minutes. But, when I searched online, I found out that the problem was with the Delta Pro 3. Reddit users reported that disconnecting any input power (including solar), shutting the unit off, and holding the power button for ten seconds would reset the BMS and power computer. In both cases, doing this put everything back to normal. The other error I experienced was with cell balancing when sleeping in the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid parking lot. About half way through the night, the AC shut off and the unit beeped. When I logged into
400MWh state-owned Tesla BESS begins commercial operations in Queensland, Australia
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Elon Musk reveals Tesla's next Robotaxi expansion in more ways than one
Tesla gave a massive update on its plans to launch a potential lineup of affordable models, something that it has been developing for the past couple of years. During its Q2 2025 Earnings Call yesterday, Tesla revealed some new details regarding the production plans of the affordable vehicles, and while the company did not shed any light on the potential price, we now have some information on the plans and timing of the cars. Tesla ‘Model Q’ gets bold prediction from Deutsche Bank that investors will love In the Shareholder Deck released at the time the market closed, Tesla said it successfully completed initial production of the affordable models in the first half of the year, more specifically in June. The company said these vehicles would begin volume production in the second half of this year: “We continue to expand our vehicle offering, including first builds of a more affordable model in June, with volume production planned for the second half of 2025.” During the call itself, CEO Elon Musk confirmed these cars would be available starting in Q4. This makes sense as the EV tax credit will not expire until the end of Q3. Launching the affordable models before the tax credit is gone would likely cannibalize sales of Tesla’s current mass market vehicles, meaning the Model 3 and Model Y. Musk said: “As we said, we started production in June, and we’re ramping. We probably built some things throughout the quarter, and given that we started in North America and that our goal is to maximize production with higher rates by the end of Q3, we’re going to keep pushing hard on our current models to avoid complexity. Then, fortunately, that rolls away. We’ll be running with the more affordable models available for everyone in Q4.” The pricing of the affordable models still remains a mystery, and because the term “affordable” is subjective, we truly do not know what to expect. In the past, Musk has stated that the affordable models will cost under $30,000, including the tax credit. With that being phased out, we are hoping to see a price around the $35,000 mark, especially since the least expensive Tesla, the Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel-Drive, is $42,490 before the tax credit. The affordable models could be Tesla’s key to returning to annual growth, as in the past two years, it has delivered 1.8 million vehicles. The number of vehicle deliveries might not be as important as the company’s focus truly turns to autonomy and Robotaxi, but many investors will still look at this annual delivery figure as a sign of EV adoption and its potential trends moving forward.
