So far this year, Leapmotor is the 14th best selling EV producer in 13 European countries, according to data collated by EU-EVs.com. With 11,697 sales, the Chinese EV brand accounted for 3% of this market. Now, the company is planning to bring three more EV models to Europe, doubling the … [continued]
The balcony solar movement has reached the US, as Trump’s war in Iraq sends ratepayers scrambling to after clean, local, affordable power.
In this article, I want to talk about the Iran war and its effects on the global auto industry. I encourage you to read this excellent article by Jennifer Sensiba: “The April Oil Crisis Most Don’t Know is Coming.” The Strait of Hormuz has been closed since the start of … [continued]
The world continues to fight wars over oil. Is the conflict in Iran that beginning of a shift away from from fossil fuels?
Hawaiʻi’s LNG turn was sold as a practical answer to a practical problem. The state has high electricity prices, aging oil-fired generation, isolated island grids, and political pressure to cut bills without creating reliability problems. HSEO’s January 2025 alternative fuels study was built around that frame. It was focused on … [continued]
The world’s largest EV battery producer in the world, by far, is China’s CATL. Second is China’s BYD. The USA wants to block automakers from using Chinese batteries, but these Chinese companies are basically saying — yeah, good luck with that, hahaha. In fact, the general conclusion is that the … [continued]
With the support of President Donald J. Trump, the Republican-controlled US Congress rescinded a $7,500 federal EV tax credit, leading to an initial plunge in EV sales. However, the US/Israel war against Iran has reignited demand for electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. Innovations in the EV battery … [continued]
When you think about the safest vehicles on the road, Hyundai and Kia are probably not the brands that come to mind first. However, perhaps they should be. Hyundai Motor Group received a total of 15 TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) awards this year from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety … [continued]
Admittedly, I don’t really pay much attention to Tesla’s stock price, or any company stock prices. However, because of the work I do, I see headlines about stock price trends here and there. I didn’t realize until today that Tesla’s stock price has been trending downward for a while, but … [continued]
SpaceX is on the verge of a giant IPO (initial public offering). Once upon a time, Elon Musk said that he never wanted to take a company public again, because he didn’t like the public oversight and annoying questions from analysts every quarter. But I guess Musk doesn’t really run … [continued]
