Month: March 2023

Zero tariff on importations, a favorable supply chain, and the second largest access to nickel deposits in the region puts the Philippines in the bullseye of the world’s second largest electric vehicle maker, BYD, as a location for an assembly plant estimated to cost $500 million. The Philippines is one of three locations that BYD […]

Malawi, a southern African country with a population of about 19 million, has one of the lowest electrification rates on the African continent. Access to electricity is still below 20%. The majority of the population lives in rural areas and those with access to electricity in the rural areas are estimated to be around 1%. […]

A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — one that was accompanied by an ominous cloud of allusions to nuclear use issued from Moscow — how goes the age of predatory nuclear-weapon states? In short, the news is not good. Back in September, I laid out four possible futures: continuing the dangerous status quo, more […]

The US Navy is eyeing e-fuels made from green hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide to sustain seagoing and land-based operations.

The Mexican government says Tesla will build a new Gigafactory near Monterrey that could be the largest Tesla factory in the world.

But there are worrying signs related to production.