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EDITOR'S PICK
26 Feb 2025 | Synopsis
"...changing the minds of climate deniers is impossible without affirming - to some extent - their worldview...it's important to "[expose] techniques of manipulation...Have you considered that some of these theories might be created to take advantage of people?"Effort is better spent on pushing for actual change, rather than trying to combat solidified disinformation that has been pushed... for years"
26 Feb 2025 | Synopsis
"At Fortescue, the mining behemoth he founded in 2003, Forrest has begun just such a transformation: he's building renewable-energy projects, purchasing a fleet of electric mining trucks, and trying to catapult green hydrogen to market. "Under the mantra of Real Zero, a play on the increasingly controversial phrase net zero, Forrest has said his company will ditch fossil fuels in its land-based operations entirely by 2030."
26 Feb 2025 | Synopsis
"Many of the protests from this weekend appeared to be bigger than the last ones...There are dozens of similar examples at Tesla stores all around the US and Canada, and the movement is now spreading to Europe...growing negative sentiment against Tesla also attracts criminal activities like vandalism"Tesla owners, especially Cybertruck owners, have been increasingly reporting animosity from other road users [Image: bus stop in London, UK]
26 Feb 2025 | Synopsis
"...we will need to mine more metals like lithium and cobalt than have been extracted in all of human history...but Straubel thinks we won't have enough materials to supply them, not to mention that nearly all the world's facilities to process those materials are in Asia...a gargantuan facility outside Reno...will process new minerals, recycled batteries, and manufacturing scrap into enough copper foil and powdery, mineral-rich cathode active material to build batteries for about 1 million electric cars a year by 2025."23 Feb 2025 | Synopsis
"It is imperative for the future of domestic manufacturing that the best electric cars in the world are made by American automaker...The United States cannot cede energy, innovation, or manufacturing leadership to China, Europe, or other regions"This is another moment of upheaval in our industry...We must build the necessary manufacturing plants and components - including the batteries and materials that will power our future..." - Jim Farley
23 Feb 2025 | Synopsis
"Arlington-based startup Eviation, which flew the first flight of its sleek all-electric airplane at Moses Lake in fall 2022, laid off most of its staff last week"The company shrank gradually through attrition from about 120 employees at first flight in 2022, down to about 70 people a year ago and then to about 30 before the layoffs...Clermont Group had been in talks with investors in the United Arab Emirates and speculated that the goal may be to shutter the U.S. operation and move the company there."
23 Feb 2025 | Synopsis
"...first, it will have to overcome trade barriers between the United States and China...an EV with a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, you could expect lower car payments, less fire risk and more years of use out of your car"American companies are starting to build their own LFP batteries to catch up to their Chinese rivals...Tariffs and tax credit restrictions have made it too expensive for most American automakers to import LFP batteries from China."
23 Feb 2025 | Synopsis
"...a group of investors from Europe and North America would acquire the business and fund work to bring its six-passenger Lilium Jet to market in 2026...Lilium was forced to file for 'self administration' insolvency proceedings in October after the German parliament blocked a €50 million loan guarantee...For reasons that have yet to be explained, these funds never materialized..."21 Feb 2025 | Synopsis
"...Renault was founded in 1899...that's 104 years before Tesla came to exist...12 years before Chevrolet and four years before Ford..Renault doesn't sell cars in the United States and, very much unlike its competitors, it doesn't have a huge amount of exposure to China...its earnings for the fiscal year 2024 (ending in March 2025), and the Renault Group earned record profits of $4.49 billion.."Renault is growing, maintaining or improving margins, balancing hybrid/electric platforms, and largely avoiding trade disputes."
21 Feb 2025 | Synopsis
"Meet the Wuling Binguo, a car with retro-inspired design...amazed at how China is able to produce electric vehicles so cheaply and so economically...there were two charging options - an 11kW AC slow charger, and a DC fast charger (10-80% in less than 30 minutes)... it definitely lacked the 'premium feel' of some of its rivals... it definitely lacked the 'premium feel' of some of its rivals...it was fine 'for getting from point A to point B with groceries."
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