China is to ban hidden door handles on cars. Instead, vehicle doors must have a mechanical release function, inside and outside. The purpose is to make cars safer after electric vehicle accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.
China is to ban hidden door handles on cars. Instead, vehicle doors must have a mechanical release function, inside and outside. The purpose is to make cars safer after electric vehicle accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.
I just looked up the stats for EV sales in Norway in 2025, and here's the pie chart for what's classified as "passenger cars".
The labels are:
Electric: 95.9%
Chargeable hybrid: 1.5%
Hybrid: 1.3%
Diesel: 1.0%
Gasoline: 0.3%
It also lists Hydrogen and Gas, which rounds off to 0%.
For vans, the market share for electric is 45.2%. I'm not sure if the classification is related to actual car body shape or number of seats. They have different registrations.
I just looked up the stats for EV sales in Norway in 2025, and here's the pie chart for what's classified as "passenger cars".
The labels are:
Electric: 95.9%
Chargeable hybrid: 1.5%
Hybrid: 1.3%
Diesel: 1.0%
Gasoline: 0.3%
It also lists Hydrogen and Gas, which rounds off to 0%.
For vans, the market share for electric is 45.2%. I'm not sure if the classification is related to actual car body shape or number of seats. They have different registrations.
Tesla profit tanked 46% in 2025 | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/tesla-earnings-profit-q4-2025/
Tesla profit tanked 46% in 2025 | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/tesla-earnings-profit-q4-2025/
🥶 Germany Forces Lexus to Remotely Kill Car Heating In Dead Of Winter
｢ Toyota disables remote start feature on gas-powered Lexus models to comply with German emissions laws targeting idling ｣
https://www.gadgetreview.com/germany-forces-lexus-to-remotely-kill-car-heating-in-dead-of-winter
🥶 Germany Forces Lexus to Remotely Kill Car Heating In Dead Of Winter
｢ Toyota disables remote start feature on gas-powered Lexus models to comply with German emissions laws targeting idling ｣
https://www.gadgetreview.com/germany-forces-lexus-to-remotely-kill-car-heating-in-dead-of-winter
Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%
https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/canada-breaks-with-us-slashes-100-tariffs-chinese-evs/
#HackerNews #Canada #EVs #tariffs #Chinese #tariffs #electricvehicles #news
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces 49,000 #EVs to receive a 6% import tariff annually in Chinese trade deal.
Finally, Canada’s automakers will experience direct competition to push them out of their outdated business models, and consumers will be able to access leading EV technology. Perhaps EVs with low cost #sodiumbatteries?
#Canada #automakers #ev #batteries #China #Canpoli #ClimateChange #tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces 49,000 #EVs to receive a 6% import tariff annually in Chinese trade deal.
Finally, Canada’s automakers will experience direct competition to push them out of their outdated business models, and consumers will be able to access leading EV technology. Perhaps EVs with low cost #sodiumbatteries?
#Canada #automakers #ev #batteries #China #Canpoli #ClimateChange #tariffs
Such a hassle, you need special tools and a lift to work on anything under the hood of #EVs
I had to spend dozens of dollars to get this thing in the air.
Such a hassle, you need special tools and a lift to work on anything under the hood of #EVs
I had to spend dozens of dollars to get this thing in the air.
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
