JMK Research’s report on India’s fiscal 2026 renewable additions crossed my screen and forced a wider question. If India had just added 44.6 GW of solar in a single fiscal year and reached 150.26 GW of installed solar by March 31, 2026, what did the broader global league table of … [continued]
Toyota is bringing more battery-electric vehicles to the US and China as it now seems to be bucking the anti-EV trend.
BYD recently announced a Flash Charging partnership with KFC in China. The second generation Flash Chargers (BYD terminology for chargers capable of over 1 MW) were launched last month and will be installed at KFC locations throughout China. They claim a “dual replenishment” model, where drivers can place an order … [continued]
With its largest-ever product campaign for electric vehicles, the Volkswagen Group is consistently implementing its “In China, for China” strategy—starting with “Auto China 2026” in Beijing. Under the motto “Rise Up”, the Volkswagen Group will present ten models from four brands at its Media Night on April 21, while also … [continued]
A report by a top Chinese scientist suggests that space-based solar could also be used as a weapon to disrupt critical communications.
Someone pushed another hydrogen trucking headline from China across my desk recently, this time tied to northern China, heavy trucks, refueling corridors, and the familiar implication that the future had somehow arrived. It is a recurring genre now. There is always another corridor, another station cluster, another policy target, another … [continued]
The world’s largest EV battery producer in the world, by far, is China’s CATL. Second is China’s BYD. The USA wants to block automakers from using Chinese batteries, but these Chinese companies are basically saying — yeah, good luck with that, hahaha. In fact, the general conclusion is that the … [continued]
EVs are ‘super-lever’ to ending oil dependence; European oil imports set to rise to €300 billion in 2026, an €80 billion oil crisis premium. If Europe maintains its ambition on electric car uptake, it can close the gap with China before 2030 and radically reduce oil use in transport, new research from … [continued]
US President Donald Trump has busted up plans for a domestic green hydrogen industry in the US, but other countries have moved on.
After the usual December EV record sales peak in China, which coincided with an end-of-incentive sales rush (NEVs are no longer exempt from purchase tax this year), and adding to the Chinese New Year happening in February, EVs had an expected sales slump, down by 32% — which sounds like … [continued]
