Carney’s industrial strategy is strongest where government builds shared productive capacity and leaves firms and technologies to compete over how it is used.
Mark Carney’s industrial-policy agenda has reopened a debate Canada never really escaped: when should government build, finance or shape productive capacity, and when should it leave the result to markets? The proposed C$25 billion Canada Strong Fund makes the question concrete because Ottawa would borrow to capitalize an investment vehicle … [continued]
BYD launched the new Da Han last week as a global flagship-level sedan. This is not just an evolution of the Han and BYD brand. The Da Han challenges and, in many ways, beats top models from global premium automakers. The original Han was one of the first competitive, electrified … [continued]
Seven US states rely on the water in the Colorado River. Those seven states are divided into upper basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming — and lower basin states — Arizona, Nevada, and California. In 1922, the American southwest was little more than an arid area with … [continued]
The Tesla Semi has been a bit of a confusing model or project. The electric semi truck was unveiled nearly a decade ago with various specific specs and details that made it sound like it was almost ready to hit the road and reach mass sales. Countless pilot projects and … [continued]
Hydrogen gets the lights and cameras, while scalable maritime electrification increasingly depends on the quieter infrastructure of grids, batteries and routine charging.
At the Port of Tilbury on the Thames, GeoPura recently put one of its hydrogen power units on a floating platform and used it to charge a commercial electric vessel. The system delivered 300 kW through five Ballard fuel cells. It was visually irresistible: a barge, hydrogen equipment, a working … [continued]
The solar-enabled microgrid specialist Translucent Energy has just added a new 1.3 gigawatt solar factory to its portfolio, with plans for further expansion already under way (cropped, courtesy of Translucent Energy).
The solar-enabled microgrid specialist Translucent Energy has just added a new 1.3 gigawatt solar factory in South Carolina to its portfolio, with plans for further expansion already under way.
Tesla didn’t start the electric door handle craze. Hotrodders in the late 1940s and early 1950s substituted electric buttons for mechanical door handles in their effort to “de-chrome” their cars. But Tesla, under Elon Musk’s direction, took the idea and ran with it when it introduced the Model S. Subsequent … [continued]
If you’re a company like Honda, Toyota, GM, Ford, Nissan, or any other volume manufacturer that’s still playing catchup on electrification, the next few years will decide whether you remain a real product company or slowly turn into a dealer network for stronger players. Capital is finite. Engineering talent is … [continued]
Quarterly reports from the Postal & Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) always bring out some interesting insights. I am always on the lookout for these whenever they get published, especially these days since the launch of Starlink in Zimbabwe. Starlink launched in Zimbabwe in September 2024. The uptake was … [continued]
Petrol model sales crash 44% in July! High gas prices and a never-ending wave of new BEVs has allowed July to reach record EV market share, with plugins reaching a record 65%! However, while record market share was achieved in the past thanks to strong EV sales, this time, the … [continued]
