XPENG had very minor sales growth in July year over year, rising 4% from 36,717 in July 2025 to 38,027 in July 2026. Across the first seven months of the year, the company had 204,004 sales. That’s still down a bit from the first seven months of 2025 — 233,906 … [continued]
NIO logged 35,934 vehicle deliveries in July. That’s 71% more than in July 2025, when the company had 21,017 deliveries worldwide. However, it’s slightly down from the 40,597 deliveries of June 2026. Across the first six months of the year, NIO had 227,057 vehicle deliveries, and the company’s cumulative vehicle … [continued]
INDIANA — Attorney General Rokita has filed an intervention in a long-dormant case in an attempt to block the retirement of the Rockport coal plant in Spencer County, which is planned to close by the end of 2028. AEP Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), owner of the Rockport plant, is already in the … [continued]
Sierra Club submits grassroots comment letter from more than 2,000 members and supporters alongside WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the public comment period closes today on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal to rescind its 2024 climate disclosure rule, the Sierra Club submitted and joined multiple filings opposing the rollback. These include an … [continued]
I’ve gotten on an AI kick this past week, and that means writing about the AI bubble that has been forming — see here, here, here, and here — as well as some severe risks of AI and this fun idea to replace CEOs with AI. But the fact of … [continued]
I truly cannot comprehend how someone with so much money and ability to hire people to help him understand things can be so completely detached from reality. Or perhaps that’s what a trillion dollars does to a person. In actuality, though, there is no excuse for Elon Musk — his … [continued]
Changes in the Earth’s climate can be measured by satellites and sensors in the ocean, but they are hard for ordinary people to visualize — which makes them easy to ignore. Wildfires, on the other hand, do a splendid job of focusing our attention on the situation. Here is a … [continued]
Last week, the FCC added foreign-produced inverters to its “Covered List.” Effective immediately, new inverter models cannot be imported. This applies “regardless of the nationality of origin” to all foreign countries. Even those countries that are considered allies. So, a new inverter by German company SMA cannot be imported into the … [continued]
VinFast expands retail footprint with new e-scooters and plans for 30,000 exchange hubs MANILA, Philippines — Vietnamese battery-electric vehicle maker VinFast has formally introduced its electric two-wheeler division to the Philippines, signaling a major push to decarbonize one of Southeast Asia’s most congested commuter landscapes. Marking its initial product rollout … [continued]
The US startup Harbinger has joined American Rheinmetall and other partners to crack the Defense Department’s EV code with an autonomous, flat bed hybrid designed for crew-free resupply in danger zones.
