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Carlos Ghosn Sees Trouble Ahead For Japanese Auto Manufacturers

Carlos Ghosn Sees Trouble Ahead For Japanese Auto Manufacturers
6 min read

Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has some thoughts on the proposed new partnership between Honda, Nissan, and possibly Mitsubishi. Not surprisingly, Ghosn is not feeling all that friendly toward Nissan these days, after it conspired with the Japanese government to throw him in jail. Those sorts … [continued]

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52% of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report

52% of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report
13 min read

Also: Geely is Rising Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.27 million sales (in a 2.42-million-unit overall market). That’s up 51% year over year (YoY), and it’s the 4th month above one million units. … [continued]

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Rooftop Solar Kill Switch, or Sometimes the Sun Shines Too Much

Rooftop Solar Kill Switch, or Sometimes the Sun Shines Too Much
7 min read

As Australia adds massive amounts of rooftop solar power per year, the discourse is turning from: “we need coal/nuclear because there isn’t enough solar to feed into the grid” to “we need to switch off solar to preserve grid stability.” The point is, though, that we do, but only as … [continued]

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