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What Would A SpaceX Public Offering In 2026 Look Like?
The news headlines this morning celebrated the inauguration of New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani. During his inaugural address the Democratic Socialist pledged to turn the city’s efforts to uplifting working people. That news of egalitarianism is at the opposite end of the spectrum from a recent SpaceX letter to ... [continued]
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NIO Explodes Through New Year, 55% Growth in December
NIO didn’t have the strongest start to the year in 2025. But it finished with a bang. The last four or five months of the year were huge for NIO. In December, NIO scored 48,135 vehicle deliveries, a 54.6% increase over December 2024. That was also a 32.7% increase month ... [continued]
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XPENG Sales Rise 126%, from 190,068 to 429,445
XPENG had a banging blockbuster year in 2025. It grew 126% from 190,068 vehicle deliveries in 2024 to 429,445 vehicle deliveries in 2025. Most of its growth was in China, but the company also had huge growth abroad. It sold 45,008 vehicles outside of China, representing 96% growth. It is ... [continued]
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BYD’s BEV Sales Grew 28% In 2025, But Dropped 8% In December
It’s a mixed result for BYD at the end of the year. The big headline is that the company passed up Tesla in annual BEV (fully electric vehicle) sales. Overall, the company’s BEV sales grew 28% in 2025. However, that hides a significant drop in sales at the end of ... [continued]
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Tesla Sales Down 10% Since 2023 — CHARTS
Tesla has released its 4th quarter and 2025 vehicle delivery data. It was strange a few days ago that the company released consensus Wall Street analyst estimates of its coming 2025 delivery numbers. I questioned why Tesla would start doing so, and wondered if it was to try to get ... [continued]
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One Step Closer To The Compostable EV Battery Of The Future
The Intertubes lit up earlier today with news of a new, compostable “paper battery” introduced by the Singapore-based startup Flint. The new battery aims to elevate the sustainability profile of energy storage systems for EVs, among other applications, by eliminating toxic materials and supply chain complications. That doesn’t necessarily mean ... [continued]
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AI & Its Discontents — Part One
AI can do some extraordinary things, especially in the field of medicine. It also has some dangerous tendencies that need more examination.
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BYD New Global BEV Sales Leader, Displacing Tesla
BYD is the new global EV sales champion, as Tesla has fallen to second place. BYD expects sales growth to continue in 2026.
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2025 Highlight: Guangzhou Shows a Potential Future of Clean City Living
Looking back on 2025, my trip to Guangzhou in November was one of the most eye-opening experiences I’ve had. I knew that the media portrays a distorted and outdated picture of China, but I really didn’t grasp how much until seeing it with my own eyes on this latest trip. ... [continued]
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The Case Against Offshore Wind Is Already Crumbling (Shocker!)
Oh Lordy, where to begin? On December 22, the Trump administration urgently dropped a stop-work order on not one but five offshore wind farms spanning five different states on the Atlantic Coast, citing an extremely dire national security emergency. Oh, really? How dire? Clear and present danger dire? Not that ... [continued]
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Here Are Some Crucial Climate Actions You Can Take To Protect The Environment In 2026
Our eyes need to be on the environment in 2026. No longer will we accept individual guilt for climate degradation. Yes, changing behaviors is a starting place to protect the environment, but we can only achieve about one-tenth of the emissions-reduction potential that corporations need to adopt, says the World ... [continued]
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China Built A Supercritical CO₂ Generator. That Doesn’t Mean It Will Last.
China recently placed a supercritical carbon dioxide power generator into commercial operation, and the announcement was widely framed as a technological breakthrough. The system, referred to as Chaotan One, is installed at a steel plant in Guizhou province in mountainous southwest China and is designed to recover industrial waste heat ... [continued]
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A Green Hydrogen Innovator In Oklahoma Has A Message For Texas: Hold My Beer
Texas has emerged as a hotbed of green hydrogen activity in the US, supported in part by know-how borrowed from the oil and gas industry. Now another iconic fossil fuel state, Oklahoma, is jockeying for a piece of the action. A case in point is the Oklahoma City startup Tobe ... [continued]
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Chinese Solar Panels Are Transforming Africa
China is supplying low cost solar panels to many African nations, including South Africa. Doing so also increases its political power.
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Loads Of Renewable Energy Can Be Stored In The Air (Liquid Air, That Is)
The idea of storing renewable energy in a tank of liquid air has been bubbling under the CleanTechnica radar ever since the UK firm Highview Power proposed building one such facility in Vermont back in 2019. That project never materialized, but the dream of air-sourced, long duration energy storage refuses ... [continued]
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