Month: June 2025

NIO is in a challenging place. It is supposed to be approaching profitability this year, but the Chinese EV market is so hyper-competitive that there’s price war after price war and there’s always another new competitor trying to eat your lunch. NIO’s sales continue to grow, but its finances are ... [continued]

Underneath my recent article “Hating on Tesla vs. Objective Realism,” unsurprisingly, there were several great responses. A couple of them were on the long side and quite well thought out and expressed, so I’m republishing them here. The first is from Larry Evans and the second is from Username Taycan. ... [continued]

New research from Colorado State University and Cornell University shows that the presence of solar panels in Colorado’s grasslands may reduce water stress, improve soil moisture levels and — particularly during dry years — increase plant growth by about 20% or more compared to open fields. The findings were published ... [continued]

Community ambassadors will lead education and awareness around EV adoption at summer events in northern Illinois To expand efforts to support customers considering making the switch to electric vehicles (EVs), ComEd this week announced the launch of its new EV Ambassador Program, a community-driven initiative designed to expand education and ... [continued]

How much does a robot have to cost and how good does it need to be in order to replace a human delivery person? If there’s one company that knows, it’s Amazon, and that online retail giant may be on the verge of reaching that critical juncture. Reportedly, Amazon has ... [continued]

Warmer waters fuel more energetic and often deadly storms. The FL real estate market is in decline as hurricane season approaches.

Whether electric vehicles or gas-powered cars, production could come to a grinding halt in the US and Europe soon. Word on the street is that the escalating trade combativeness between the West and China has led to China putting restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets. China controls more than ... [continued]

As India cuts coal reliance, the nation's ambitious renewable energy goals set the stage for a cleaner, electrified energy system.