The scene was something out of Barnum and Bailey — and why not? The cast of characters are consummate showmen, torn out of the pages of the carnival and snake oil circuit. C’mon down! Tesla EV sales have plummeted around the world as their CEO sucks the toes of autocrats … [continued]
The EPA proposes to rescind all rules regulating the amount of carbon dioxide industry and utilities can dump into the atmosphere.
Democrats and President Joe Biden revived the US EV tax credit for some companies, like Tesla, and expanded it to include coverage for things not covered before — like used electric cars. One change in particular, though, was especially useful. A loophole was included (accidentally, from background info I’ve been … [continued]
In the United States, cumulative utility-scale battery storage capacity exceeded 26 gigawatts (GW) in 2024, according to our January 2025 Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Generators added 10.4 GW of new battery storage capacity in 2024, the second-largest generating capacity addition after solar. Even though battery storage capacity is growing fast, … [continued]
Almost 12 years ago, in 2013, I was in Barcelona for an EV conference, EVS 27. As part of the conference, we got to go on a little “field trip” with the local transit agency on a BYD electric bus. Out in some sprinkling rain with a group of other … [continued]
More Toyota EVs are coming to Europe, and eventually the US, with the all electric C-HR+ compact crossover SUV leading the way.
The new administration is hell bent on re-opening coal fired generating stations in the US and building new ones in Africa.
Hydrogen is often promoted as a clean and efficient energy carrier, but its real-world efficiency is frequently overstated. Proponents of hydrogen fuel cells highlight their conversion efficiencies of 50–60%, comparing them favorably to internal combustion engines (ICEs). However, this selective framing ignores the full energy pathway, from hydrogen production to … [continued]
The latest hydrogen bus setback in Germany is no surprise. Essen and Mülheim are now stuck with 19 hydrogen buses that need to travel up to 89 km round trip just to refuel after the state of North Rhine–Westphalia withdrew its subsidy for further fleet conversion. The financial burden has … [continued]
Chris Wright, the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Energy, has wasted no time in making his stance on energy policy clear. In his first major international speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) Conference in London, he framed net-zero as an economic disaster and defended fossil fuel expansion. But … [continued]
