Well, this is an interesting turn of events. Cadillac was founded in 1902, one hundred and twenty-four years ago. It has been a top luxury brand off and one for longer than I’ve been alive. After all that time, it is now entering Brazil. And it’s going in all electric. … [continued]
Recent reports and statements from BYD Vice President Stella Li indicate that their new Bahia plant in eastern Brazil recently received export orders totaling 100,000 units, split between Mexico and Argentina. The news sent BYD’s share price up on Monday. However, the implications to BYD’s overall business and the global … [continued]
Buffering batteries placed near transmission constraints are rarely listed among grid enhancing technologies. The usual list includes advanced conductors, dynamic line rating, and power flow control devices. All of those technologies increase the instantaneous capacity of transmission lines. Batteries do not do that. A battery cannot turn a 500 MW … [continued]
It’s been a while since we did an article on Brazil. Last time we checked in was in May 2025, when total EV sales soared to 14,600 units and market share rose to 6.5%. In the next few months, sales grew slightly and market share mostly stayed between 6% and … [continued]
Thanks to ZEMO, we are back with our second report on Latin America! This time, with over 110,000 registrations in the fourth quarter of 2025, EV sales have reached a new record in our region! This result pulls 24% ahead of the previous records (Q4 2024 and Q3 2025, which … [continued]
So far this month, we have seen global trade start to realign on multiple fronts. Past relationships are failing. New alliances are forming. Canada created an opening for Chinese EVs. The UK is headed to China to repair the relationship between the two countries. Finland is also looking for a … [continued]
A new port facility in Chancay, Peru was funded largely by China, but environmental impacts may be larger than expected,
Several nations pushed at COP30 for an expansion of biofuels, but Transport and Environment argues that is a poor strategy.
The results of COP 30 are in and the environment lost big time at this year’s conference in Brazil, thanks to fossil fuel lobbying.
EV sales in Central and South America are growing steadily, thanks to imports from Chinese companies like BYD and Great Wall.
