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EU electric car sales in April up 34% compared to last year, but Tesla sales *down* 53%, an even stronger fall than in the first quarter of the year.
https://www.electrive.com/2025/05/27/electric-cars-overtake-diesel-in-new-eu-veh…

Electric cars overtake diesel in new EU vehicle registrations - electrive.com
According to the industry association ACEA, new registrations of electric cars in the EU rose by 26 per cent year-on-year to just under 560,000 units in the

The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen https://www.theverge.com/electric-cars/655527/slate-electric-truck-price-paint-radio-bezos

Diesel, petrol and Tesla car sales down across Europe
Nobody wants to get their hands dirty.
https://www.electrive.com/2025/05/27/electric-cars-overtake-diesel-in-new-eu-vehicle-registrations/

Electric cars overtake diesel in new EU vehicle registrations - electrive.com
According to the industry association ACEA, new registrations of electric cars in the EU rose by 26 per cent year-on-year to just under 560,000 units in the

Politically driven "focus on special features over ensuring affordable housing money is stretched as far as possible" is one part of this, and same thing happens in transit:
* Electric buses don't work as well as electric cars, yet we make bus riders pay for electrification with less service, and don't require drivers to use electric cars.
* Fancy stops for "BRT" buses that offer infrequent service.
Etc Etc

These publicly funded homes for the poor cost $1.2 million each to build
Costs to house the poor are approaching, and sometimes exceeding, $1 million per unit in cities across the country, including D.C., L.A., and Chicago.

Wow, setting electric cars with 90kWh batteries on fire in the middle of a crowd is seriously fucking bad karma.

"‘It’s a virtuous spiral, and it’s just beginning’: electric vehicles as mini power plants"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars

‘It’s a virtuous spiral, and it’s just beginning’: electric vehicles as mini power plants - Positive News
The grid is struggling, and EVs add extra pressure. Thanks to their potential as energy storage plants, however, they could be part of the solution

We've seen some lovely cars out and about lately. The E-type was at the supermarket today, the other two parked up at Shobdon airfield recently. There were other classic cars there too but these really stood out to me. I would cheerfully zoom off in any of these despite being an #EV bore 😄 We used to have an MGF and for years my mum had MGs. These days we drive an electric MG which is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.

On expected #V2G returns: “Given the Netherlands’ more strained grid, Faton believes savings will be even higher there.”
Tough bet in a country where grid operators provide no financial incentives to residential customers to shift demand, let alone support the local grid with V2G.

'Utrecht Energized' launched: How bidirectional charging is set to make the breakthrough - electrive.com
Bidirectional charging is often hailed as the holy grail of e-mobility. The batteries of electric cars are not only used for driving but can also power homes

"EV battery recycling key to easing future lithium supply constraints, modeling study shows"
#EV #ElectricVehicle #Cars

EV battery recycling key to easing future lithium supply constraints, modeling study shows
Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis from the University of California, Davis, published May 29 in Nature Sustainability, looks at how new mining operations and battery recycling could meet that demand. Recycling could play a big role in easing supply constraints, the researchers found.

Hahaha, I saw my first and likely only Swasticar Cybertruck IRL. Importing one of those to Argentina requires being a special type of stupid.
Beyond all the well-known issues with the cars, why would you import it to a country with zero electric car infrastructure? Got a nice fake Offroad vehicle that you can charge at home there. 😅

Belgium is the third largest market for electric cars in Europe after Germany and France, which are much larger. The tax regime for company cars, which are a standard employee benefit alongside meal vouchers, has made this huge rise possible.
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Hahaha, I saw my first and likely only Swasticar Cybertruck IRL. Importing one of those to Argentina requires being a special type of stupid.
Beyond all the well-known issues with the cars, why would you import it to a country with zero electric car infrastructure? Got a nice fake Offroad vehicle that you can charge at home there. 😅

"‘I’ll drive what she’s driving’: This campaign wants more women to try EVs"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars #Vehicles

‘I’ll drive what she’s driving’: This campaign wants more women to try EVs
Women make up less than 30% of EV owners. A Virginia-based nonprofit aims to boost that number.