We’ve been celebrating BYD recently for becoming the #1 top BEV seller globally — in the 4th quarter of 2023. It also sells the most plugin vehicles by far — 3 million in 2023. But in these cases, we’re just talking about passenger electric cars and SUVs. Long before BYD … [continued]
The largest Gulf oil spill since Deepwater Horizon highlights the inherent risks of offshore drilling to coastal communities and marine ecosystems. A new large oil spill hit the Gulf of Mexico on November 16. This disaster is a stark reminder of the constant risk that offshore drilling poses to wildlife, ecosystems, and … [continued]
BYD continues its global expansion, and Mexico continues its arrival as a new, serious EV market. The BYD Seal is now available for purchase in Mexico. This follows the arrival of the BYD Dolphin in Mexico just a few months ago, the BYD Yuan Plus/Atto 3 a little bit before … [continued]
Recent arrivals in Mexico and Colombia show Chinese EVs pose an ever-growing threat to mainstream automakers in Latin America. We’ve known for a while that China is the queen of affordable EVs, yet that mattered little when Chinese brands were mostly limited to the mainland and EVs represented only a … [continued]
Adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and Heavy-Duty Low NOx standards will provide significant benefits to New Mexico After a marathon four-day hearing, the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board’s adopted three major standards that will provide significant … [continued]
Tesla may have postponed its plans to produce electric cars in Mexico, but Volkswagen is stepping in to fill that hole. Volkswagen is now saying that it will build electric cars down in Mexico. Naturally, it could end up that Tesla and Volkswagen start EV production at around the same … [continued]
Areas could support wind projects with potential to power three million homes As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it has finalized four new Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the … [continued]
Owning a non-Tesla EV in New Mexico isn’t always easy. Just four years ago, it was almost impossible to road trip around the Southwest with one. Since then, things have progressed more slowly than in other states. But, with two new stations opening in the last week, the interstate highways … [continued]
Why did Tesla move design & initial production of its next-generation platform for the $25,000 compact car & robotaxi from Mexico to Austin?
With all of the EV news coming out of the United States, Canada, China, and Europe, sometimes it’s easy to forget about some of our neighbors to the south. But that’s a mistake. Many upcoming EVs for the U.S. market are being built in Mexico, and they need the benefits … [continued]
