Volkswagen loves to give big fancy speeches about their transition to electric vehicles, but can they actually meet their European emissions targets? In a word, no. Volkswagen Group expects to be fined by the European Union this year for failing to achieve its CO2-reduction target for its new-car fleet — despite the automaker’s deal to […]
Global oil giant BP has released this year’s energy report to kick off a 3-day conference, and wow –– it’s something. The Guardian has a great article on it, so let’s dig into what they’re predicting: BP has called time on the world’s rising demand for fossil fuels after finding that demand for oil may have […]
Someone wrote a stupid article recommending Nikola stock, so here’s my response. On one hand I feel like I probably shouldn’t be wasting my time on this, but on the other hand somebody’s gotta do it. Here’s the title of the article: Don’t Bet Against Innovation and Nikola Motors Nikola stock will ride innovation to […]
While everyone was distracted by Tesla’s Q2 results, a surprising little piece of news slipped out: Tesla is suing Rivian, as of the 17th of July. Rivian is one of the most promising EV startups with products that seem very compelling, so it’s disappointing to see Tesla suing them. It certainly doesn’t fit perfectly with […]
California just drove another nail into the coffin of the internal combustion engine. The state has just passed new legal requirements that will mandate all new truck and van sales must be zero emissions vehicles. The requirements start phasing in at the start of 2024, going into full effect by 2040. This isn’t to say […]
As much as Volkswagen tried to make Diess’s new role look like “a normal part of the brand’s evolution”, it’s been clear to pretty much everyone watching that there’s a lot of drama going on behind the scenes of Germany’s largest automaker. Christiaan Hetzner spills the tea for a story in Automotive News titled “Diess […]
What’s that lassie?!? Trevor Milton just shit his pants? Well go get him some new pants, what are you waiting for! That’s right –– in the leaked email above, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company is moving the Tesla Semi from limited production to volume production. This is an incredibly important and dramatically underrated […]
For those who haven’t taken a good look at Nikola, you have to check out Gali’s latest Hyperchange video with Matt Joyce. This is Gali and Hyperchange at their best: they dig into the details you need clearly for 40 minutes, and the story for the company is so bad its entertaining. Check it out […]
We’re just beginning to understand the myriad ways that incumbent oligopolies have preserved the status quo in global energy markets for so long. Here’s Bloomberg’s latest observation: The world’s largest banks have issued billions in loans to sustainable businesses and taken some steps to restrict funding for some of world’s worst polluters. But the greening […]
Although Volkswagen Group has announced a bold plan to transition all of their vehicles to electric drivetrains, bending reality to fit that plan is another story altogether. As the transition faces setbacks, German Publication “Auto Motor Und Sport” reports that Volkswagen Group executives could be getting ready for a little a game of musical chairs: […]
