Florida wants to spend its EV charging money on air taxis, Musk denies the China sale report, and e-bike sales cross a billion dollars.
Florida's government has formally proposed redirecting $200 million in federal NEVI funding — designated for public EV charging — toward air taxi and eVTOL infrastructure instead, in a direct challenge to federal program requirements.
After reports that Tesla was evaluating a sale of its Chinese manufacturing and sales operations as a merger condition, Elon Musk publicly dismissed the story as absurdly fake news — and CleanTechnica confirmed the report is considered false; the rumor moved Tesla stock in both directions within 48 hours.
US e-bike brand Lectric announced it has crossed $1 billion in cumulative sales and 750,000 units sold — the largest sales figures reported by any US-based e-bike brand, built largely on sub-$1,000 models distributed direct-to-consumer.
BYD reduced prices on its Sealion 7 premium SUV in Australia as part of an explicit campaign to become the country's best-selling car brand ahead of Toyota — the first time an EV brand has publicly targeted a Japanese OEM's market leadership position in a developed market.