"Many other EV models got canceled or postponed this year. The European Union won't ban the internal combustion engine in 2035 after all. And suddenly, car executives who once promised an eventual all-electric future are now touting the benefits of "consumer choice"even when consumers, especially in the United States, have had very few truly good electric choices so far."
"For these reasons and more, BYD's Flash Charging has been named our Technology of the Year. The Breakthrough Awards are InsideEVs' year-end awards program recognizing the EVs and technologies that are paving the way for our clean energy transition. Read about the awards and the other contenders here. As far as I can tell, I was the first Western journalist to see and experience BYD's Flash Charging on a trip to Beijing earlier this year."
Headlines portray 2025 as a setback for electric vehicles as multiple EV models were canceled or postponed and policy moves eased combustion-engine phaseouts. Ford cut its electric F-150 Lightning and other makers signaled retreats while executives emphasized "consumer choice" despite limited strong EV offerings in some markets. Two larger trends counterbalance those headlines: a much-improved wave of EVs arriving from 2026 onward and continued R&D investment by many automakers. Chinese manufacturers, led by BYD, are advancing rapidly; BYD's ultra-fast Flash Charging can make gasoline refueling largely irrelevant and is expanding into Europe, highlighting deep Chinese competitiveness.
Read at insideevs.com
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