EVs on the Move: Big Discounts, Fleet Upgrades, and Charging Expansion Across the U.S. ⚡

December 02, 2025

As we step into December, it’s hard to believe how quickly the year is wrapping up. Take a gander at Tuesday’s news, including:

Kia offers up to $10,000 off EVs after federal credit expires
USPS hits major milestone in its $9.6B EV fleet rollout
ChargePoint and Dabaja Brothers Development Group expand EV fast charging
Zeekr Group announces November delivery update
Lucid CFO to speak at UBS Global Industrials and Transportation conference
Hyundai expands EV energy services with vehicle to grid and vehicle to home
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1. Automakers are stepping in after the loss of the federal $7,500 EV credit, with Kia leading the charge by offering up to $10,000 off several electric models as part of a wave of deep industry discounts amid falling EV sales.

2. The Postal Service is on track with its $9.6 billion fleet upgrade, having already deployed over 35,000 new vehicles—including 14,000+ battery-electric models—with plans to roll out 106,000 by 2028 and install charging infrastructure, providing enhanced safety, efficiency, and cargo capacity for mail delivery.

3. Expanding fast-charging access across metro Detroit, the Dabaja Brothers Development Group—partnering with ChargePoint—has opened a new ultra-fast site in Canton, with more than 40 additional ports planned for properties in Dearborn and Livonia.

4. Delivering 63,902 vehicles in November 2025—up 7.1% year-over-year and 3.7% month-over-month—Zeekr Group reported 28,843 Zeekr units and 35,059 Lynk & Co units, pushing its cumulative user base past 2.22 million.

5. Participating in a fireside chat at the UBS Global Industrials and Transportation Conference on December 3, CFO Taoufiq Boussaid will speak at 3:30 p.m. EST, with the session streamed live and available for replay on Lucid’s investor relations website.

6. Expanding its global Vehicle-to-Everything services, Hyundai Motor Group is rolling out V2G pilots in Korea and Europe and broadening V2H capability in the U.S. to turn EVs into flexible energy resources that support homes, grids, and renewable-energy systems.

7. Delivering 36,728 Smart EVs in November 2025 (up 19% YoY), XPENG brought year-to-date totals to 391,937 units (up 156%) with 39,773 overseas (up 95%), supported by 84% XNGP adoption and new AI innovations unveiled at XPENG AI Day.

8. The EVPKI Consortium has launched its Production Certificate Trust List featuring six compliant PKI roots, enabling industry-wide QA testing and advancing toward an interoperable global EV charging security solution set for operational rollout in 2026.

9. At CES 2026, AUTOCRYPT will spotlight its next-generation digital key, connected mobility, and AI-driven cybersecurity solutions, emphasizing end-to-end key management, interoperable vehicle security, and lifecycle-wide threat assessment technologies.

10. Danlaw has launched CleverCharge, an AI-powered Level 2 home EV charger with patent-pending features, real-time energy insights, and multi-vehicle smart charging support, now available with limited Black Friday pricing.

11. Commercial operations have begun for Helios, a 50 MW/104 MWh Tesla-powered merchant BESS in Sapporo—one of Japan’s first fully merchant, extra-high-voltage storage assets—marking a major step for the country’s rapidly growing energy-storage market as it prepares for broader market participation and a 1 GW development pipeline.

12. Addis Ababa’s EV network now includes a third AI-powered super-fast charging station, bringing total capacity to 48 vehicles across three stations, serving over 165,000 EVs and preventing 6.08 million kg of CO₂, with Ethio telecom offering 24/7 smart digital charging via telebirr.

13. U.S. battery storage capacity grew 13,809 MW over the past year—a 59.4% surge—helping drive more than 56 GW of new renewable and storage capacity as solar, wind, and batteries continue to outpace fossil fuels, with the EIA projecting 67.8 GW of additional renewable-plus-storage additions next year compared to under 4 GW from natural gas.

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