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The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models

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The idea that heavy freight would be the last redoubt of diesel has been repeated for decades, often with confidence and rarely with evidence. In December 2026, that idea finally collapsed. Battery electric heavy duty trucks crossed 50% of new sales in China, a segment that had long been treated … [continued]

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World’s 1st Production Solid-State Battery!

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A small company in Finland, Donutlabs, has announced the world’s first production solid-state battery. The batteries are rated at 400 Wh/kg. Verge Motorcycles has incorporated Donutlabs’ true solid-state battery (SSB) into its motorcycles, the TS Pro and TS Ultra, creating motorcycles with up to 600 km (360 miles) of range … [continued]

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From Riverboats To Global Ports: CATL Is Winning The Shipping Electrification Race

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CATL’s batteries and energy management systems are already operating in roughly 900 ships and vessels, a figure that on its own should reframe how maritime decarbonization is discussed. Shipping is conservative for structural reasons tied to safety, long asset lifetimes, and unforgiving certification regimes, so deployment at this scale signals … [continued]

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