Cleantech & EV’s

The PV5 is much more than just an electric van. Kia opened orders for an EV pickup truck variant in South Korea this week, starting at 43.45 million won ($30,000). With subsidies, Kia said the actual purchase price can drop to just 29.95 million won ($20,800). Kia PV5 Open Bed arrives as an EV pickup in Korea The PV5 is Kia’s first fully electric van from its new Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV)…

Tesla disclosed in its Q4 2025 earnings report that it has invested $2 billion in xAI, Elon Musk’s private AI company. The investment comes while Tesla shareholders are actively suing Musk for breach of fiduciary duty over his founding of xAI in the first place. You can’t make this up. The investment Buried in Tesla’s Q4 shareholder update, the company revealed: On January 16, 2026, Tesla…

Sales of electric cars outnumbered petrol-powered ones in Europe in December for the first time, even as Europe loosened rules to allow automakers lenience to pollute more. But the huge increase in EV sales, led by BYD, was not accompanied by a similar boost in Tesla sales, with the company still seeing huge year-over-year declines in its global sales performance. December and full-year sales…

Kia opened orders for the Seltos hybrid in South Korea, saying it lays the groundwork for the electric vehicle era. Does that mean the Seltos will get an EV version, too? Kia Seltos launches as a hybrid for the first time After another record-breaking sales year in 2025 with over 3.13 million vehicles sold, Kia credited its growing electric vehicle lineup, including the EV3. Kia has no plans to…