EREV — it means extended-range electric vehicle and it has become a core vehicle category in China due to policy changes in the country in recent years. For many years, auto manufacturers have been building cars with conventional combustion engine powertrains and adding a small electric motor and tiny battery … [continued]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s work at the “DOGE” budget-cutting office is in the news again, following the devastating flood in Nepal last week.
The next evolution XPENG’s physical AI is beginning to emerge. Announcements over the past week indicate major developments for IRON humanoid robot, VLA 2.0 intelligent driving and the business overall. Many of these developments have not yet been realized in revenue and profits, but are poised to drive the rapidly expanding technology company to the next level in their development.
In this article, I’ll make a five-year bet. I’m not making a claim about your local lot in 2026, but about where we’ll be in 2031. I think ordinary gasoline and diesel cars in the US will be worth less than the fuel, maintenance, and repairs it takes to keep … [continued]
How Norway championed clean tech without ever breaking constitutional neutrality I just send condolences to my Tita Marita who is a Norwegian on the passing of her king, Harald V of Norway who died on August 28, 2026, at 89. His passing closes a 35-year reign for a monarch remembered … [continued]
Bentley is aiming to attract urban drivers with the new Torcal SUV, its first ever 100% electric car produced in-house, sprinkled lavishly with high end pixie dust and extreme Bentley-ness (Torcal interior courtesy of Bentley).
Bentley is aiming to attract urban drivers with the new Torcal SUV, its first ever 100% electric car produced in-house, sprinkled lavishly with high end pixie dust and peak Bentley-ness.
Coal is falling rapidly as a source of Polish electricity, but dependable coal capacity remains part of the reliability calculation through the transition.
Poland’s coal transition is moving much faster than the country’s reputation suggests. Coal supplied 72.5% of Polish electricity in 2021. By 2025 it was down to 52.7%, while renewables reached 31.4%. Coal supplied less than half of generation in five separate months, and in June renewables generated more electricity than … [continued]
Plugin vehicle registrations were up 7% year over year (YoY) globally in July, ending the month at around 1.8 million units. Once again, BEVs (+16% YoY) and PHEVs (-11% YoY) are experiencing opposite dynamics, with pure electrics firm in double-digit growth while plugin hybrids remain in deep red (since the … [continued]
Videos of burning Teslas more than a decade ago may have been the single biggest factor in the anti-EV attitudes of millions of people. They were damned scary, and even those of us who were staunch advocates of the EV revolution were shocked by how violent they were. Blaring headlines … [continued]
Europe is no longer dependent on one player for the EV revolution. In a month that Tesla was down 36% YoY, BEVs jumped 51% YoY! Thanks to a number of factors (new cheaper models, high gas prices, mass arrival of Chinese models, etc.), BEVs are currently in high demand in … [continued]
