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Chevy Bolt 2.0 Will Be In Dealer Showrooms Soon
Chevy dealers should have the updated version of the Bolt -- the least expensive EV in the US -- in their showroom soon.
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Waymo Hiccup — Paying People $20 To Close Doors — To Get A Real Fix
With a new technology comes issues people haven’t adequately foreseen and prepared for. I’ve seen readers highlight potential problems with robotaxis like customers needing help with their luggage, but I don’t recall seeing anyone bring this one up: passengers not closing the door properly and then walking away. Apparently, Waymo ... [continued]
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Zeekr Launches New 7GT In Europe
It was apparently the week for sporty “GT” models in Brussels last week. For the Brussels Motor Show, Chinese EV brand Zeekr launched its new 7GT model for the European market. This is not a mass-market model, but it’s actually not as expensive as I thought it would be. The ... [continued]
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Kia Unveils New EV3 GT, EV4 Hatchback GT, and EV5 GT
Hyundai and Kia had one heck of a party this week in Europe. They launched the compact but practical Kia EV2 as well as the Hyundai STARIA electric van. But that’s not all! While launching the EV2, Kia also launched the EV3 GT, EV4 Hatchback GT, and EV5 GT. And ... [continued]
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No Wonder Oil Execs Are Skittish, They Know Perovskite Solar Cells Are Coming
US President Donald Trump’s easy-peasy takeover of the Venezuelan oil industry is already hitting speed bumps, to the surprise of exactly no-one, except maybe Trump himself. The near-term obstacles include fast-moving security concerns as well as structural issues. However, the real problem is the long-term persistence of the global decarbonization ... [continued]
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The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s Trial Shows Shipboard Carbon Capture Is a Dead End, But Refuses to Say So
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s Project CAPTURED life cycle assessment is one of the more important documents yet produced on shipboard carbon capture. Not because it proves the technology works, but because it finally grounds the discussion in measured data across an end to end value chain. For years, ... [continued]
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Sony AFEELA Was A Hit At CES: Will It Be The Same In The Market?
At CES, one of the busiest booths was for the Sony AFEELA, made in partnership with Honda. Zach already touched on AFEELA, so I will keep this short. By the time I got there, much of the promotional material was already gone, and they were requiring signup for even the ... [continued]
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Canada’s LNG Mirage: Why Most Projects Won’t Be Built and Taxpayers Won’t See the Payoff
Canada is planning LNG export infrastructure as if global gas demand growth will persist for decades, but the energy system is moving in a different direction. Under conditions of sustained LNG oversupply, rapid global deployment of solar and batteries, and rising financing costs for fossil infrastructure, most proposed Canadian LNG ... [continued]
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Stellantis Scraps 4xe Plug-In Hybrid Platform For US
The 4xe versions of the Jeep Wrangler and Grand Wagoneer have been axed from the Stellantis lineup along with the Pacifica PHEV.
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88 New Fast EV Charger Ports Coming To Brooklyn
After writing about 40 new fast EV chargers made operational near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, here is a similar article about 88 fast charging ports announced for Brooklyn, NY. These EV chargers are somewhat different because they are backed by energy storage in the form of batteries. The batteries can be ... [continued]
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2025 Ends with an Uptick in Australian Plugin Vehicle Sales
In December 2025, 10,384 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold into the Australian market, and 5,919 plugin hybrids were sold. In total, out of 101,513 passenger vehicles sold, 16, 303 came with a plug. This achieved a penetration rate of 16.7%. This is the highest rate of EV penetration so ... [continued]
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Hyundai’s New STARIA Electric Minivan Goes Where Tesla Fears To Tread
When, oh when, will Tesla launch an electric minivan into the global auto market? Probably never, or at least not while the company is still struggling to keep the Cybertruck flop-mobile afloat. In the meantime, drivers looking for a true family car that doubles as a practical working vehicle can ... [continued]
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XPENG Launches Multi-Talented P7+ in Europe: Hands-On Review
XPENG launched the new P7+ in Europe earlier today. Last November, XPENG gave me the privilege to see a preview of the car now being launched, which I can now share. This is a next-generation model in China, with the 100,000th P7+ rolling off the line this week. However, it ... [continued]
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How The World Can Respond To Trump & Rubio’s UNFCCC Idiocy
After taking over control of Venezuela, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio’s decision to pull the United States out of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) may not seem like the biggest news, but it is a huge deal and it’ll be interesting to see where things go. ... [continued]
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Environmental Groups Demand Georgia PSC Reconsider Data Center Energy Plan Overreach
ATLANTA — Today, environmental groups demanded the Georgia Public Service Commission reconsider Georgia Power’s plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the nation. The Sierra Club, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) filed a motion to reconsider Georgia Power’s “Requests for Proposals,” ... [continued]
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