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Tesla Charging Up Sunshine Coast — Road Tripping Made Easy, But Still Some Hiccups

Mark Purcell and his family have just completed a holiday drive, travelling 8000 km from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland to Hobart in Tasmania and back, all the while myth busting about the capabilities of electric vehicles. He tells me that he visited 19 Tesla Superchargers with zero wait time at a total cost of […]

Tesla’s $3.6 Billion Expansion Plans At Giga Nevada

Operations at Tesla’s Sparks, Nevada, plant — its first gigafactory — are set to grow substantially in the coming years, with the company recently sharing plans to add two new factories. The Tesla factory has been a key producer of Tesla’s automotive batteries throughout the last several years, and soon it will also be a […]

In India, BEVs Are Starting To Take Off

Although most vehicular traffic in India is two- and three-wheeled, it is still exciting to see the numbers of four-wheeled personal vehicles going electric on India’s roads. India is an economic force to be reckoned with, even though the promise of Chindia in the ’90s has not come to pass. Prime Minister Modi is on […]

Researchers Create Hydrogen From Seawater Without Pre-Treatment

There is a lot of water in the world, but only 2.5% of it is fresh. People are fascinated by the idea of making hydrogen by passing an electric current through water to split it into its components — hydrogen and oxygen. When they think of all the water in the oceans of the world, […]

US Dept. Of Defense Inches Closer To Tactical Electric Vehicles

The US Department of Defense is finally leveling up its interest in electric vehicles, and Canoo is front and center.

Democrats Sell Their Souls To The Methane Mob

The methane industry has created a new political action campaign that targets Democratic voters in blue states.

France Plugin EV Share Up YoY – Dacia Spring Takes Top Spot

France’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 22.3% share of new sales in January, up from 17.6% year on year. Full electrics saw stronger growth than plugin hybrids. Overall auto volumes were 111,939 units, some 9% higher YoY, but still well below pre-2020 seasonal norms. January’s best selling full electric was the Dacia […]

Is Toyota Circling The Drain? Will It Take Japan With It?

Paul Wildman with David Waterworth. (Certification chatGTP was not used in the writing of this article.) Recent conservations with my mate, retired economics professor Dr Paul Wildman, have led to this article. The entire Japanese auto industry, and especially Toyota, appears to be in denial about the global ascendency of electric drivetrains. To EV or […]

Treasury Now Classifies Tesla Model Y As An SUV

Last month, the Treasury Department said the Tesla Model Y was a passenger car for tax credit purposes. Now it has changed its mind.

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