If there’s one mysterious country in South America, it’s Paraguay. Its history is out of the realm of reality. The first country to effectively stabilize in South America after Independence, becoming a “Perpetual Dictatorship” from 1816 under the paternalistic, isolationist, and all-together eccentric Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Karai Guasu (“Great … [continued]
Uruguay has consistently been the second most advanced country in Latin America as far as electrification goes, and it has at times competed with Costa Rica for #1. Being a very small market (with fewer than 100,000 vehicle sales a year), it is subject to high seasonal variability and, as … [continued]
What began as a concern for the planet is now becoming a smart financial move for many Australians: the electric home. The trend is even being promoted by Bunnings — “Australia and New Zealand’s leading retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products, and a major supplier to project builders, commercial … [continued]
EV sales in February grew by 55% year over year in Brazil. The country broke record after record. In 2024, it sold more than 100,000 EVs, making it one of the few countries worldwide to have reached that number. In February 2025, it sold over 10,000 EVs for the fifth … [continued]
I covered some of the biggest California EV sales stats and stories yesterday. Naturally, they revolve around Tesla, as Tesla accounts for more than 50% of EV sales in California, and is the second highest selling auto brand in the state overall (only behind Toyota). However, there are several other … [continued]
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, even in one of the slowest months of the year — due to the Chinese New Year celebrations — with plugins scoring 686,000 sales (in a 1.39-million-unit overall market). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were the fastest growing … [continued]
California dominates the US electric vehicle scene. It has about 5 times more electric cars on its roads than any other state, and it’s also the #1 state in the nation in terms of electric cars per capita. California accounted for 31.1% of US EV (ZEV) sales in 2024. By … [continued]
When I hear the name Alfred, I think of the kindly butler making hot cocoa for a young Master Bruce in Wayne Manor. Cyclone Alfred was another matter, hitting Brisbane over three days and causing major damage through a large portion of the southern Queensland and northern New South Wales … [continued]
We recently polled readers on how much they (you all) think pure electric vehicles (BEVs) will penetrate the market in the coming years. In the coming charts, you can see the results, as well as some brief comments on each of them. So, this year, 49% of you think BEV … [continued]
One and a half years ago, in August of 2023, I published a review of the BLUETTI EP500 Pro. It hit me recently that while we publish reviews of such home energy storage systems from time to time, and also write about new ones arriving on the market and special … [continued]
