I have a prediction for coal miners: I know you might expect relief from Donald Trump & cronies, but I don’t think it can come from them. The actions already taken by this regime will make it a fruitless effort. My best wishes to you — I really believe coal … [continued]
Two weeks ago, I wrote that the Republican plan to cut electric vehicle incentives may lead to a huge surge in EV sales through the end of the year, but that was based on the plans that had been proposed in the early stages of the bill. As it turns … [continued]
We’ve just published our May report on global electric vehicle sales. While the US is clearly far behind the world at large, and especially China and Europe, what is clear from the report is that the car industry is electrifying. Plugin vehicles accounted for 25% of new vehicle sales, a … [continued]
Today is the 4th of July in the US. Around the country people will be firing up their grills and eating juicy hamburgers. Few party-goers, though, will think about the methane emissions that result from vast herds of US factory farmed-cattle. Scientists have been trying for years to find just … [continued]
A very valuable classic car gasses up with “solar gasoline,” demonstrating that advanced renewable fuels can replace conventional gas on a drop-in basis.
New EV myths keep popping up and we keep knocking them down. It’s a tough job but someone has to do it!
Last year, the Clicks Group and United Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD) partnered with Everlectric and Investec Sustainable Solutions to introduce South Africa’s first fleet of zero-emission, pharma-compliant electric vehicles (EVs) with solar-powered refrigeration. This partnership uses Maxus eDeliver 3 electric panel vans that were chosen because of their purpose-built light commercial … [continued]
The shale industry is facing an entirely predictable consequence of its own making. Across major shale-producing basins, particularly East Texas and the Permian, excessive wastewater injection practices have created areas with extreme overpressure, driving up the cost of new drilling operations and threatening the economic viability of shale production in … [continued]
Congress has passed a reconciliation bill for 2025. It has been misleadingly branded “One Big Beautiful Bill” by Donald Trump and Republicans, but it’s really One Big Bad Budget Bill. We’ve already covered it a bit, and I’m sure we will write much more about it in the coming days, … [continued]
There were 1.6 million units registered in May. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in May 2025 compared to May 2024. There were over 1.6 million registrations. BEVs grew 19% YoY to over 1 million units, compared to plugin hybrids growing 28% to over half a million units in … [continued]
