The southern state of Victoria in Australia is making headlines as it moves from brown coal to wind and from fossil fuel gas to battery-firmed solar. As such, it is making a great effort to take the general public along for the journey along Victoria’s Roadmap, with education playing a key role in the sat […]
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New Mexico EV Charging Stations Update (Some Got A Second Jolt of Cash)
A couple of years ago, the New Mexico Environment Department and NMDOT announced where the first batch of Dieselgate money was going. While the state had a variety of projects, dozens of sites around New Mexico were selected for EV charging stations, including DC fast charging sites throughout the state. But, things since then have […]
Blume Suggests More Differentiation Between Volkswagen Group Brands
Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume told investors recently that he and his management team have a 10-point plan for the future.
New (Green) Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks, New Hope For Nikola
After a bumpy start, the US startup Nikola is closing in on its vision of hydrogen fuel cell trucks, fueled by green hydrogen.
Massive Tesla Supercharger Buildout in Response to Massive Sales of Model Y, 3, S, & X
I picked up my new Tesla Model 3 in October 2019 at the Salt Lake City Delivery Center. Since then, I’ve been very pleased with the Tesla Supercharger network that allows me to travel cross-country on Interstate highways with only a little inconvenience compared with my previous trips in gas-mobiles. I’m particularly pleased with the […]
Hyundai Reveals SEVEN Concept & Ioniq 6 In Canada, Hyundai Electric Partnering With GE For Korean Wind Power
Canadian Vehicle Reveals With the recent winter megastorm that rolled in from the arctic, I’m sure many of us probably aren’t excited to think about Canada right now. They can keep their cold air, even if they’re super polite. But, the rest of the year, when we’re not freezing our butts off from the air […]
Seychelles Really Should Push To Become The Norway of Africa & Lead In EV Adoption
Norway leads the world in terms of EV market share for new car sales. Last month, plug-in electric vehicles took 89.3% share of the auto market. Electric cars are now so mainstream in Norway that Tesla’s Model Y recently beat a 53-year-old sales record. In 1969, 16,699 Volkswagen Beetles were sold in Norway. No vehicle […]
New Treasury EV Federal Tax Credit Rules May Benefit Foreign Automakers
The Treasury Department is writing rules for the federal EV tax credit that some think are not in line with the intent of the IRA.
Sandy Munro: The Coming Wave of Chinese EVs
In this final piece in a series on Sandy Munro’s Q&A at TeslaCon Florida, I’m highlighting a section of the Q&A where he talked about the coming wave of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs). He was asked, “You mentioned by 2030, one-third of the cars in the market will probably be Chinese. So, what do you […]
2024 Tesla Next-Generation Vehicle Should Sell For $12,500 After US Tax Credit
Why Tesla’s Next-Generation Vehicle Won’t Be $30,000 Below, I explain why the next generation Tesla will be much less expensive than expected and how Tesla can do this. We know Tesla sells the Model 3 for under $40,000 in China today, and it has a project code named Highland to reduce Model 3 costs further […]