Quite young Chinese EV company Leapmotor has just reached a major milestone. It has produced its one millionth car — all plugin vehicles, of course, but not all BEVs. The company also started delivering EREVs in 2023. Leapmotor is just under 10 years old, founded in December 2015. One million … [continued]
When I began writing about geothermal energy, I did not expect it to turn into a project that would span a dozen in depth articles, weeks of research, lengthy discussions with experts and eventually a full report. The original intent was modest. I wanted to understand where geothermal actually fits … [continued]
Pre-sales of the new and improved Zeekr 001 have begun in China, and, wowza, this is a package and a half. The electric car can scoot from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.83 seconds. That’s right — 2.83 seconds. It also has a rated range on a full charge … [continued]
At the UN this week, China announced a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of up to 10 percent by 2035. It may double that.
The upgraded electric crossover also has ridiculous tech for the price…. The Avatr 07 is a very sporty, fun, high-tech looking electric crossover that comes in at a starting price of just 219,900 yuan ($30,920). Yes, please. Avatr started out as a purely 100% electric (BEV) brand, but it has … [continued]
For most of the past half century, the H1-B visa program has been a conduit for global talent into the American economy. It has not been a minor contribution but a central driver of U.S. leadership in high technology. Scratch most successful firms of the last 50 years, and H1-B … [continued]
BEVs represented over a third of the total Chinese car market in August. We saw plugins score another million-plus sales in August (in a 2-million-unit overall market, up 5% YoY), but growth has been slowing down, with August showing just an 8% increase over August 2024. Digging deeper into the … [continued]
The debate over whether hydrogen or batteries will dominate freight trucking has been settled by the market, not by opinion. The BloombergNEF 2025 Factbook on zero emission commercial vehicles released September 18th provides another clear set of signals that the argument for hydrogen in road freight is collapsing. Almost 90,000 … [continued]
The United States is not exactly a world leader in electric vehicles, as we know by now. More than half of new car sales in China are plugin electric cars (full electrics or plugin hybrids), and 27% of new car sales in Europe are plugin electric cars. In the US, … [continued]
According to the latest Nature Index results, Harvard University is now the only American institution left in the top ten list of research organizations by contributions to leading scientific journals. It sits in second place, but far behind the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), which has pulled ahead by a … [continued]
