EVs In The News - JULY 2025

Igor Orlovich and Ravi Mehta follow the news about Electric Vehicles and have curated items for fans and those thinking about going electric for their next car, SUV, or truck.

From the Automakers:

The 2026 Nissan LEAF rolls out this fall. With over 15 years of proven dependability and almost 700,000 global sales, the all-new LEAF features a substantially increased driving range, faster charging speeds and an array of drive-enhancing technologies.

The Honda Prologue EV remains a top-selling EV in the US this year, with over 13,500 units sold through May, up from 705 through May of last year. Honda’s success is being driven by ultra-affordable lease rates. In Q1, nearly 60% of new EV buyers in the US chose to lease, up from just 36% a year ago. Three EVs ranked in the top ten most leased vehicles, including the Tesla Model Y, Model 3, and Honda Prologue.

At the 103rd running of the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb, one of the longest-running races in the world, Ford’s Super Mustang Mach-E won its class on a difficult race day where running was limited due to inclement weather. The high altitude nature of the race has always been difficult, because there is less oxygen, meaning less complete combustion of fuel. Gas-powered race vehicles need to have incredibly oversized engines to do well. Since EVs don’t need oxygen for combustion, they have overperformed in the race for years.

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Charging News:

A federal district judge in Washington ordered that $5 billion in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funds must be made available to states, after having been frozen in February. NEVI dedicated $5B to helping states build out electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country. Since then, every state has submitted a plan and that money has gotten assigned to projects around the country in various levels of completion.

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EV Facts from the Electric Vehicle Association:

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