The highly esteemed Steve Hanley wrote an interesting article this morning about the Volkswagen “earthquake” that is hitting Germany at the moment. I recommend reading that piece before this one. There’s a lot in there about the broader global EV market, the EV situation in Germany and at Volkswagen Group, … [continued]
I was just scanning Google News, as I do, and I came across an odd, eye-catching story on Jalopnik that I had to open. I had no idea what that was going to lead to. The article was covering a story from reddit that became a real-world story, and it … [continued]
When I first saw news that Volvo was pushing back its plan to transition 100% to full electric vehicles (BEVs), I thought something along the lines of, “Ugh, another automaker is using some lame excuses to water down and delay its EV plans.” And maybe that is what it is. … [continued]
One of the core areas of focus of the Biden–Harris administration has been growing cleantech — getting more solar power plants build, getting more solar panel factories up and running in the United States, installing more EV chargers, selling more electric cars and trucks, getting offshore wind power going in … [continued]
We’ve been covering Amprius for … 12 years. From its early roots at Stanford (in 2008), to former US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu joining the board of directors (in 2014), to significant expansion of high-energy-density battery production at its facility in California earlier this year (an event we attended), … [continued]
A full 10 years ago, on a cleantech tour in Germany, I and a handful of other journalists met with German startup ubitricity. The company had a dream — widespread charging access via light poles. The company wanted to install its charging technology in streetlights so that city dwellers without … [continued]
Tesla took to Twitter (er, X … ruining my alliteration) this week to share with followers what its roadmap is for the coming months. Almost all of this relates to Full Self Driving (FSD). You can see the full update in the screenshot below, but I’ll also put it into … [continued]
It’s a momentous week. For the first time ever, you can buy a non-Tesla electric vehicle that can charge at Tesla Superchargers across the US via a built-in compatible charge port. The US-built Hyundai IONIQ 5 now comes with a charge port like Tesla’s and has access to 17,000+ Tesla … [continued]
Well, I have to admit — I didn’t see this one coming! World BEV sales have risen to 12% of world auto sales — 1 out of every 8 new auto sales. Add in plug-in hybrids and they’ve risen to 20% of world auto sales — 1 out of every … [continued]
I just wrote about the possibility BYD will become the largest automaker in the world. Right after doing so, I was scrolling through stories and saw that BYD has just made a move into Germany that I see as a kind of quick, backdoor way into the country. Just note … [continued]
