@randahl 🧐This person #Musk is known for many things incl'g:
1) selling #EVs with #defective door handles tt resulted in #deaths (many fiery) of >=15 innocent folks;⚰️
2) selling #SpaceX rockets tt experts argue are physically infeasible & yet earned billions of $ of #taxpayer-funded government #subsidies & #contracts;💸
3) buying #twitter & turning it into an #XGrok cesspit of child & female sex #exploitation content; etc., etc.🤦‍♂️
In a normal country, such a person would've been incarcerated, no?🇺🇸

Chinese battery company CATL unveils world’s first sodium-ion battery-powered EV with 248-mile range —

"The battery technology, aiming to hit public roads by mid-2026, could significantly reduce fire risks while improving performance in extreme heat and cold."
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/catl-changan-worlds-first-sodium-ion-ev
h/t @yogthos
https://social.marxist.network/@yogthos/116024727618457888
#EV #EVs #China #batteries #CATL

Chinese battery company CATL unveils world’s first sodium-ion battery-powered EV with 248-mile range —

"The battery technology, aiming to hit public roads by mid-2026, could significantly reduce fire risks while improving performance in extreme heat and cold."
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/catl-changan-worlds-first-sodium-ion-ev
h/t @yogthos
https://social.marxist.network/@yogthos/116024727618457888
#EV #EVs #China #batteries #CATL

China is to ban hidden door handles on cars. Instead, vehicle doors must have a mechanical release function, inside and outside. The purpose is to make cars safer after electric vehicle accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/EpUcrc

#Automotive #Tesla #Technology #ElectricVehicles #EVs

China is to ban hidden door handles on cars. Instead, vehicle doors must have a mechanical release function, inside and outside. The purpose is to make cars safer after electric vehicle accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/EpUcrc

#Automotive #Tesla #Technology #ElectricVehicles #EVs

I just looked up the stats for EV sales in Norway in 2025, and here's the pie chart for what's classified as "passenger cars".

The labels are:
Electric: 95.9%
Chargeable hybrid: 1.5%
Hybrid: 1.3%
Diesel: 1.0%
Gasoline: 0.3%

It also lists Hydrogen and Gas, which rounds off to 0%.

For vans, the market share for electric is 45.2%. I'm not sure if the classification is related to actual car body shape or number of seats. They have different registrations.

#EVs #Statistics #Norway #Electric #Cars

I just looked up the stats for EV sales in Norway in 2025, and here's the pie chart for what's classified as "passenger cars".

The labels are:
Electric: 95.9%
Chargeable hybrid: 1.5%
Hybrid: 1.3%
Diesel: 1.0%
Gasoline: 0.3%

It also lists Hydrogen and Gas, which rounds off to 0%.

For vans, the market share for electric is 45.2%. I'm not sure if the classification is related to actual car body shape or number of seats. They have different registrations.

#EVs #Statistics #Norway #Electric #Cars

Tesla profit tanked 46% in 2025 | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/tesla-earnings-profit-q4-2025/

#tesla #musk #evs

Tesla profit tanked 46% in 2025 | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/tesla-earnings-profit-q4-2025/

#tesla #musk #evs

Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%

https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/canada-breaks-with-us-slashes-100-tariffs-chinese-evs/

#HackerNews #Canada #EVs #tariffs #Chinese #tariffs #electricvehicles #news

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces 49,000 #EVs to receive a 6% import tariff annually in Chinese trade deal.

Finally, Canada’s automakers will experience direct competition to push them out of their outdated business models, and consumers will be able to access leading EV technology. Perhaps EVs with low cost #sodiumbatteries?

#Canada #automakers #ev #batteries #China #Canpoli #ClimateChange #tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces 49,000 #EVs to receive a 6% import tariff annually in Chinese trade deal.

Finally, Canada’s automakers will experience direct competition to push them out of their outdated business models, and consumers will be able to access leading EV technology. Perhaps EVs with low cost #sodiumbatteries?

#Canada #automakers #ev #batteries #China #Canpoli #ClimateChange #tariffs

Such a hassle, you need special tools and a lift to work on anything under the hood of #EVs

I had to spend dozens of dollars to get this thing in the air.

#eBikes #cargoBikes #umbrellaBike #bikeTooter

Such a hassle, you need special tools and a lift to work on anything under the hood of #EVs

I had to spend dozens of dollars to get this thing in the air.

#eBikes #cargoBikes #umbrellaBike #bikeTooter

280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11/280-million-e-bikes-are-slashing-oil-demand-far-more-than-electric-vehicles/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.

#EBikes #Outstrip #EVs