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BYD Exports Rose 80% Year Over Year In May

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I recently covered BYD’s monthly sales — passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles — as I’ve been doing for a long time now. However, there’s a sub-story there that I haven’t been covering that seems important to start tracking in more detail. What I’m talking about, of course, is BYD’s vehicle … [continued]

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Elon Musk Said He Wouldn’t Take SpaceX Public — Two Things That Changed His Mind

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Elon Musk struggled massively with the pressure of Tesla being a public company. Many see the company as an obvious, insane success — especially as it trades at a P/E ratio of 357.29 — but the stress of getting Tesla to profitability and the difficulty dealing with quarterly financial analyst … [continued]

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France Gets Electrification Right, But 2030 Is Doing A Lot Of Work

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France has announced a national electrification push that is directionally correct in a way that a lot of energy policy still is not. It is not treating electrification as a side dish to climate policy, a consumer rebate program, or a decorative set of EV chargers beside the real business … [continued]

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Waymo Sending Used EV Batteries to Community Clean Energy

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Some Waymo robotaxis are already getting old, at least in terms of miles driven and technological evolution. The company is apparently at the point that it has old, used EV batteries it no longer needs. Now it is going to help community clean energy projects by supplying these used batteries … [continued]

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