Key takeaways Charging trucks is the first, second, and third priority Side benefits to the site are welcomed, but can’t be allowed to drive design decisions Don’t let potential local or hypothetical value propositions distract from charging delivery As the people who will be building electric truck charging microgrids engage … [continued]
Power harmonics close to data centers are more likely to depart from national standards, new research shows. The question is why.
Diesel fuel economy has been on the minds of long-haul trucking industry leaders. A push to decarbonize trucking is largely due to the fact that more than 3% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions come from heavy trucks. Sure, as a result of EPA regulations, diesel engines manufactured today are … [continued]
I just published our big quarterly report on US auto sales trends in the past 5 years, including brand-specific trends. However, I’ve done something else this quarter for the first time. I’ve crunched the numbers to determine changes in electric car sales and changes in fossil fuel car sales across … [continued]
It’s time again to look back on quarterly US auto sales, comparing Q3 2024 to Q3 2023, Q3 2022, Q3 2021, Q3 2020, and Q3 2019. In other words, we’re going way back to try to get a good picture of auto sales trends in the country. Of course, a … [continued]
Regardless of uncertainty over Trump’s electric vehicle policy, Ford is leaning on commercial fleet electrification to boost sales in 2025 and beyond.
Elon Musk wants to be a major force in the next administration but is that partly for selfish reasons that could lead to ethics violations?
Something interesting has been going on with Tesla Cybertrucks. Tesla has been quietly replacing their battery packs, seemingly a lot of them. At least since September, Tesla has been swapping out Cybertruck battery packs for new ones when they are brought in for other maintenance issues. The first report we’re … [continued]
Xiaomi sales have been absolutely stunning in 2024, but the company’s CEO, chairman, and founder wants to go far beyond this and make Xiaomi the 5th largest automaker in the world! In its first 9 months, the company sold a stunning 130,000 electric vehicles. Can it increase that many times … [continued]
Paul Wildman and I have collaborated on articles charting the difficulties of the top three car makers: Toyota, Volkswagen, and Stellantis; and the effect of these difficulties on their respective national economies: Japan, Germany, France, and Italy. Recently, I suggested to Paul that we look at Hyundai/Kia, as they do … [continued]
