Two weeks ago, I wrote that the Republican plan to cut electric vehicle incentives may lead to a huge surge in EV sales through the end of the year, but that was based on the plans that had been proposed in the early stages of the bill. As it turns … [continued]
We’ve just published our May report on global electric vehicle sales. While the US is clearly far behind the world at large, and especially China and Europe, what is clear from the report is that the car industry is electrifying. Plugin vehicles accounted for 25% of new vehicle sales, a … [continued]
Congress has passed a reconciliation bill for 2025. It has been misleadingly branded “One Big Beautiful Bill” by Donald Trump and Republicans, but it’s really One Big Bad Budget Bill. We’ve already covered it a bit, and I’m sure we will write much more about it in the coming days, … [continued]
BYD’s plugin vehicle sales continue to increase. Like the overall EV market globally, and leading the overall EV market globally, BYD sales have been growing and growing and growing. After years of trailing Tesla but being by far the closest to the company in fully electric vehicle sales, BYD passed … [continued]
Tesla is in a pickle. It’s unclear where it goes from here in the remainder of the year, and years to come. But what does seem clear now is that things have not been going in the right direction for the company, and there’s no “it’s no big deal” explanation … [continued]
As I just reported, NIO’s June sales were up strongly year over year. The whole Chinese EV market has been going up and up and up, but NIO’s sales are up more. That said … XPENG has shot through the roof and is on the way to the moon. XPENG’s … [continued]
NIO’s sales continue to rise, not astronomically, but actually quite solidly and strongly. The company’s sales — all fully electric vehicles of course — were up 17.5% in June compared to June 2024. Across the whole quarter, sales were up 25.6%. In June, the company had 24,925 vehicle deliveries. In … [continued]
Republicans in the Senate have done what everyone (er … almost everyone) could have predicted. They have passed a huge budget bill that will blow up the US deficit by providing massive tax cuts to billionaires and massive corporations while cutting policies that actually support the US economy and create … [continued]
Robotaxis may be the future, and they are already here now in some places, but there are still issues to resolve. I’ve seen two quite notable problems pop up in recent days with the two most prominent self-driving brands in the US. Tesla Drives Down A Train Track First of … [continued]
PeopleForBikes does annual rankings of the most-bikeable cities in the USA. It ranks cities in three categories — large, medium, and small. Various factors go into the rankings. Naturally, it takes time to make big changes in bike infrastructure or launch big bike programs, so rankings don’t change dramatically, but … [continued]
