Ford reached out today with some interesting news. The Ford F-150 Lightning is the best selling electric pickup truck in the United States again. That’s for both the month of May and across all time. Cumulatively, the F-150 Lightning has sold a lot more units than the #2 Rivian R1T … [continued]
The extreme blowup between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is underway, just as countless people predicted it would. It has perhaps taken a bit longer than expected, and probably much more damage has been done than many of us expected, but the explosiveness of it is living up to expectations. … [continued]
BYD may be the top selling EV producer in the world, and it may totally dominate the Chinese EV market, but that doesn’t mean it gets praise and respect by everyone. Apparently, though, according to BYD, it’s been unfairly smeared and lied about by a few dozen social media influencers. … [continued]
For years, Republicans were huge proponents of states’ rights. This was a core element of their political agenda. The federal government was not supposed to have so much power, and more power should be in the hands of state governments. Republicans are now in charge of Congress and the White … [continued]
The Nissan LEAF is one of the oldest and most successful electric cars. You might say it’s an icon of the modern electric vehicle era. Yes, early versions of the model had some problems, but what early EV models didn’t? Also, it was greatly loved by many owners. Well, Nissan … [continued]
We have published a lot of positive articles about the rapid transition to electric vehicles in China, which has the hottest EV market in the world by far. However, it’s not all rainbows and roses. For example, there is some question about how much support plugin hybrids get and how … [continued]
We are quickly entering the electric vehicle era, and one of the most exciting things about this era is the opportunity and possibility from flexible, smart EV charging. There’s already potential here, but as the vehicle fleet electrifies, the potential will become humongous. A new pilot program in California takes … [continued]
Elon Musk recently announced that he was leaving his role as the head of DOGE (the “Department of Government Efficiency”). Supposedly, after a few months in the job, he got a lot done. However, he really didn’t. Yes, DOGE fired a lot of federal workers, demolished USAID, and killed DEI … [continued]
The US, and Silicon Valley in particular, is obsessed with relatively short term, highly scalable, venture capital (VC) investing. That’s not what cleantech needs, as a JP Morgan Chase banker just pointed out this week. “In traditional VC, the model is to make 100 bets, 90 of which will completely … [continued]
A reader shared a very interesting article with us yesterday. It’s actually an article from July of 2024, but it has long-term relevance. The article seems to be in response to an article from The Economist, but it’s more broadly a critique of common American and European perspectives on Chinese … [continued]
