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2025 Generated Big Headlines In The EV World

The EV industry entered a new more nuanced phase defined by realities and practical outcomes after a few years of grand visions, media hype, and bold investments.

December 29, 2025
A nighttime aerial close-up of a Ford F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup truck with surround lighting parked on a grass field.

EV EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT: The sunset of the F-150 all-electric version captured the challenges and transitions of the EV industry in 2025.

Photo: Ford 

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Charged Fleet will mark its fifth anniversary on Jan. 7, 2026. In that short time for a B2B media brand, we’ve stacked up plenty of content on every aspect of fleet electrification.

As a content aggregator for other fleet brands, CF could serve as a how-to library for adopting electric fleet vehicles.

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In assembling the top 10 CF stories based on Google Analytics metrics, we realize that the top two stories of the year happened in Q4 and have yet to gain the internet traffic to rank in the literal top 10 for the full calendar year.

The expiration of federal EV credits on Sept. 30 and the Dec. 15 announcement that Ford will discontinue its EV industry-leading F-150 Lightning pickup truck not only topped 2025 in relevance but represent the most pivotal EV developments since CF launched.

Electric vehicles, as an industry and transportation sector, have moved beyond the start-up phase and entered a tougher sorting period defined by macroeconomic headwinds. 

Beyond the newsy noisemakers, the top 10 CF articles and stories for 2025 centered on government regulatory shifts, winter EV range, EV longevity, charging, and fleet operations:

Top 10 CF Electric Vehicle Content List

  1. EPA Action Would Allow Congress to Kill California's Clean Truck Rules

  2. Federal Highway Administration Halts EV Charger Funding, Delaying National Expansion Plans

  3. New Study Reveals Which EV Models Lose the Least Range in Winter

  4. What Are Automakers Doing to Bridge the EV Charging Gap?

  5. Expert To Detail the Dynamics of Electric Vehicle Longevity

  6. Fleet Managers Cite Data as Major Hurdle in EV Transition, EVAI Survey Shows

  7. Electric Truck Adoption: New Report Analyzes Market by Fleet Type and Trip Length

  8. NAFA Pushes for Practical EV Policy, Data Access, and Tariff Relief in 2025

  9. Michigan Police Department Finds Early Success with Chevrolet Blazer EV PPV

  10. EV Sales Score Their Highest February

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FedEx Orders 2,000 Harbinger Electric Trucks in $300 Million Deal

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Volvo Trucks’ Electric Range Named International Truck of the Year 2027

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EV Charging Use Is Outpacing Infrastructure Growth

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EV Realty Names Henrik Holland President as Charging Platform Expands

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GreenPower Expands New Mexico EV Pilot With Larger Buses, V2G Testing

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Can EV-as-a-Service Help Fleets Scale Electrification?

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