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Electric Trucking: Why Ecosystem Readiness Matters In South Africa

6 min read

Global adoption is accelerating, but South Africa’s freight sector must balance innovation with operational certainty as it prepares for an electric future. Electric trucks are no longer a speculative technology. Across major global markets (particularly North America, Asia, and Europe), they are increasingly visible in urban delivery fleets, port operations, … [continued]

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Crying Over Spilled Sewage

19 min read

Kevin Shafer is obsessed with rain. As the head of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, it’s his job to be. But when a thousand-year storm comes out of nowhere and dumps over a foot of rain, Kevin is faced with a decision: send sewage into people’s basements or into Lake Michigan.

Crying Over Spilled Sewage
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It Isn’t That Simple: Why “Free Trade” Needs A New Playbook

7 min read

If you have been reading the recent takes on the “legacy EV retreat,” including at least one piece published here last week, you have likely seen the narrative that Detroit is just lazy, lobby-happy, and getting exactly what it deserves for dragging its feet. The argument generally goes that if … [continued]

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The End Game Economics of Maritime Fuels

12 min read

In my recent article on America’s new maritime plan, I argued that it was competing for the wrong century by anchoring itself to legacy fuels and industrial logic that made sense when gasoline and diesel dominated global energy demand. A reader asked a question regarding the fuel cost variance for … [continued]

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