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Kenya Power Says Consumption From EV Charging Was Up 188% In Kenya In 2025

Electricity consumption from customers connected to Kenya Power’s E-Mobility tariffs surged 188% in 2025.  Consumption rose from 2,922,692 kWh in 2024 to 8,433,437 kWh in 2025. This led to an increase in revenue from EVs charging to KShs. 190,800,016 ($1,479,069.89) from KShs. 64, 843,181 ($502,660.32) in 2025. Kenya Power says … [continued]

US innovators are continuing to support the global movement towards solid state EV batteries, with the Massachusetts startup Factorial Energy among the contenders (cropped), courtesy of Factorial.

Solid-State Battery Milestones Appear Encouraging For Near Future

Solid-state batteries for electric vehicles potentially have some significant improvements over lithium-ion and lithium-ion-phosphate batteries. They are less prone to combustion, can charge faster and can provide longer driving ranges. Some progress recently has been made with solid-state batteries: February 5: Karma Automotive agreed with Factorial Energy to launch the first … [continued]

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Reasons For The Legacy EV Retreat

This started as a response to Zach’s recent article asking “Why Have Automakers Written Off $55 Billion In EV Investments?” Zach encouraged me to flesh it out a little and post it as a followup article. Here are a few reasons why Detroit automakers were able to rack up such … [continued]

Lucid Group officially opened the first-ever car manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. As Lucid’s second Advanced Manufacturing Plant (AMP-2) and first international plant, the facility will produce Lucid’s groundbreaking electric vehicles for Saudi Arabia and export to other markets. (Photo from Lucid)

Lucid Is Finishing A Greenfield EV Plant For The Next Phase Of Global Manufacturing

When Lucid Motors announced plans to build its first manufacturing facility outside the United States in 2022, the move was framed as both symbolic and strategic. The plant in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) would not only become Saudi Arabia’s first car factory, but also a cornerstone of the kingdom’s … [continued]