Category: Research
Global EV Sales — Plugin Vehicles Reach 25% Share!
There were 1.6 million units registered in May. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in May 2025 compared to May 2024. There were over 1.6 million registrations. BEVs grew 19% YoY to over 1 million units, compared to plugin hybrids growing 28% to over half a million units in … [continued]
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XPENG Sales Soar 242%!
As I just reported, NIO’s June sales were up strongly year over year. The whole Chinese EV market has been going up and up and up, but NIO’s sales are up more. That said … XPENG has shot through the roof and is on the way to the moon. XPENG’s … [continued]
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Plastics Recycling With Enzymes Takes a Leap Forward
Key Process Improvements Save Energy and Cut Costs for Recycling Polyester With Enzymes A successful collaboration involving a trio of research institutions has yielded a road map toward an economically viable process for using enzymes to recycle plastics. The researchers, from NREL, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the University of … [continued]
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Steel’s Declining Demand Sharpens Focus On Molten Oxide Electrolysis
In my recent reassessment of global steel demand trajectories, particularly in light of declining cement consumption driven by a slowing Chinese construction sector, I’m revisiting several zero-carbon steel production pathways. One that stands out for its unique electrochemical elegance and considerable engineering complexity is molten oxide electrolysis (MOE). It’s an … [continued]
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Car Blindspots Keep Getting Bigger & Bigger
It’s no surprise — when you look at how vehicles keep getting bigger and bigger, it can’t come as a shock that blindspots have been getting bigger. And, yes, that’s exactly what a new study from the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS) tells us. “The drivers of America’s most … [continued]
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