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ChatGPT generated this panoramic image of a long lineup of internal combustion vehicles waiting at the last open muffler shop, surrounded by shuttered service garages marked "Out of Business."

Goodbye Oil Changes: What 40–80% EV Adoption Will Look Like

For decades, fueling up your car meant a quick stop at your local gas station, and vehicle maintenance was simple and affordable. But imagine your regular fill-up suddenly becoming a frustrating search for dwindling fuel pumps, or discovering that routine repairs now cost twice as much due to disappearing parts … [continued]

Crossing the 15–40% EV adoption threshold means gasoline car maintenance gets pricier and harder to find. Learn why convenience is vanishing fast

The ICE Age Ends: How Electric Cars Are Shutting Down Gas Stations & Garages

Owning a gasoline-powered car has long meant convenience, and relatively cheap convenience at that. Affordable fuel around every corner, quick oil changes, and easy repairs. As electric vehicle adoption accelerates past critical mass, this convenience will rapidly unravel. Gas stations will close, oil-change shops will disappear, and basic maintenance costs … [continued]

ChatGPT generated this panoramic aerial image of a decaying hydrogen facility labeled “UK Hydrogen Strategy,” featuring rusting infrastructure, collapsed buildings, and a large ruptured tank—symbolizing the gap between political ambition and economic reality

Fortescue Cancels Flagship Hydrogen Projects: UK Should Take Notice

Fortescue’s recent decision to abandon two major hydrogen-for-energy projects after reaching Final Investment Decision (FID) serves as an important signal for policymakers around the world, particularly in the UK, which is pretending its autumn hydrogen strategy update will be evidence led. These cancellations, one located in Gladstone, Australia, and another … [continued]

ChatGPT generated a panoramic illustration of Europe's nuclear "blueprint" torn into disorganized fragments, symbolizing fragmented planning and lack of standardization

Sizewell’s Exploding Budget Exposes Europe’s Nuclear Blindspot

The recent announcement that the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear generation construction’s projected cost has doubled from £20 billion in 2020 to nearly £38 billion today is shocking but predictable. For anyone following Europe’s nuclear power saga, such an escalation is not an anomaly but rather a continuation of a deeply … [continued]

ChatGPT generated this caricature-style diptych showing the generational shift of the Volkswagen microbus—from a 1970s surf-loving hippie couple to a 2025 boomer pair with an ID.Buzz

VW’s Electric Hippy Microbus Struggles In America Don’t Signal EV Collapse

The Wall Street Journal recently described Volkswagen’s much-anticipated electric ID.Buzz as a commercial flop in the U.S. market. In isolation, such headlines contribute to US narratives that the electric vehicle transition itself is losing steam. My recent time in Europe, which included time in an ID.Buzz on the way to … [continued]