Even a con man tells the truth once in a while. Donald Trump, for whatever idiotic reason, hates cleantech. He has long hated wind turbines, thinks solar power is stupid and hates it, and trashes electric cars with misinformation on a regular basis. He also hates his political opponents having … [continued]
It seems like we should be well past the point of small pilot orders of electric vehicles for police units, but this is somehow where we still are. While it may be a decade late, the good news is the Michigan State Police (MSP) has just gotten a 2024 Ford … [continued]
“The Second Greatest Show on Earth!” That’s what showman PT Barnum proclaimed in 1869 as he stepped down off the world’s first mountain-climbing railroad and marveled at the view from Mount Washington’s rocky summit. First put into service in 1869, the Mount Washington Cog Railway has offered decades of tourists … [continued]
Electric airplanes are often expected to be the fun, exciting new era of the EV market. However, we’re yet to see many practical, commercially competitive applications of electric flight. But one might be popping out thanks to the Liaoning General Aviation Academy. China has certified the Liaoning General Aviation Academy … [continued]
I have a habit of picking up books on China, as it’s the biggest country in the world that doesn’t tell everyone everything it’s doing all the time, unlike my southern neighbor, the United States. I’ve read books by Chinese authors, global diplomats, historians, and youth influencers about the country. … [continued]
Okay, the story has been repeated enough: Tesla was supposed to be achieving 50% growth per year through 2030, yet sales actually declined year over year in 2024. Some Tesla fans want us to be positive about that, but even beyond the fact that sales didn’t match the longer-term forecast … [continued]
Tesla’s sales dropped in 2024 year over year. You don’t have to be a genius to know that isn’t close to what Tesla’s plans were for 2024 just a few years ago, or even in 2023. It was a significant failure to reach the company’s growth targets. It also came … [continued]
In my travels across the country, I’ve seen massive wind farms in Wyoming, South Dakota, and Iowa, as well as huge wind farms and solar farms in southern California. However, living in Utah for 20 years and traveling north to south and east to west, the only grid-scale clean energy … [continued]
It’s been a decade since I first wrote about Tesla’s approach to autonomous driving, comparing it to Google’s (now Waymo’s). At the time, my technical assessment based on my experience with both AI and robotics was that Tesla’s approach was superior. It still is, but it might need to pivot. … [continued]
EV manufacturer Canoo has filed for bankruptcy, bringing an end to years of chaos and dashed dreams that stretched back to 2017.
