If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time? Really American FB

Estonian-Finnish startup claims breakthrough in solid state batteries. If true, it could revolutionize transport + much of energy. Hard for me to judge, but when a Finn speaks as much as that, it is usually worth listening😉(vid below). What do you think FI-based @christianonre.bsky.social?

Donut Lab accelerates proprietary battery development with significant investment in Nordic Nano www.renewableenergymagazine.com/storage/donu...

Tesla lost the crown of the world’s biggest EV maker to China’s BYD for the first time, as the company’s shares slipped on Friday after reporting a 16% decline in deliveries in the final quarter of 2025, ending the year with 600,000 fewer deliveries than its Chinese rival.

The Right-To-Repair for electronics takes on electric cars - brilliant Dutch students show the world how a simpler, repair-friendly EV can work #sustainability #EV #innobation #RTR www.dezeen.com/2026/01/02/a...

Considering recent events in Iran & Russia, I want to remind people about this story: The water level in Caspian Sea has been dropping. This dredging would facilitate trade with Iran. But Russia is low on funds. www.kommersant.ru/doc/7974243

What Falling Sales? BEVs Jump 37% YoY in November in Europe! cleantechnica.com/2025/12/31/w...

Tesla's Big Robotaxi Promises Fall Flat As 2025 Comes To A Close "Teslas will be in the wild with no one in them, in June, in Austin," the automaker's CEO, Elon Musk, declared on Tesla's 2024 Q4 earnings call. "This is not some far-off mythical situation; it's five, six months away." /1

I am not sure if any of the Tesla lemmings gives a hoot about Musk's previous promising, as long as new ones keep coming. Do not forget: - EV dominancy: failed - Power storage unit: tepid - FSD: no more talk about it (just occosional, luke warm pumps) - AI: failing fast & hard - Robots: latest pump

"Tesla said it delivered 418,227 vehicles in the October-December quarter, down 15.6 per cent from 495,570 a year earlier," while BYD sales outside China hit the 1 million mark, a 150% increase on 2024 ... Herr Musk's Neo-Nazi antics is killing the company! 🤭😎 www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/cons...

Tulsi Gabbard in 2019: "The United States needs to keep our hands off Venezuela... end these destructive and wasteful regime change wars... proven to cause more problems, increase suffering, increase instability for the people in the countries where we wage these wars. In Latin America especially".

Does that qualify you for a special award?

I want you all to know that this war would never have started if Trump had been President….

1/11 Philip Coggan: "It is a mug’s game trying to predict the end of a boom with any precision. They last much longer than anyone might reasonably expect. That is true of bull markets, as well as economic advances. The reason is that markets... @philipcoggan.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/2ae4...

"The Hague in the Netherlands was the 1st city in the world to enact a law prohibiting advertisements for fossil fuel products & services... the decision to implement the ban challenges norms& conventions that drive fossil-fuel consumption worldwide & sets an example for other governments to follow"

Tech companies: we're going to load up unnecessary tech on stuff. What are we going to call it? 1990s marketers: we'll call everything e-whatever 2000s marketers: we'll call everything i-whatever 2020s marketers: we'll call everything AI

EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, essentially offsetting the lack of a global carbon price for anyone exporting to the EU, comes into effect this week. Initially, covers six major sectors. A surprise to those who thought this wouldn’t happen. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

BYD is officially the world’s top-selling electric vehicle maker. Tesla’s decline continued in 2025, selling 1.64 million EVs, down 9% from the year before, while BYD sold 2.26 million pure EVs, up 28%.

Who didn’t see this coming? (Except for Tesla’s cult board, of course.) 1) US EV incentives are gone 2) Tesla safety issues are catching up 3) Other EVs are overtaking Tesla in quality and affordability 4) Musk’s personal brand has plummetted. Duh.

Buyer's Remorse...? #photography #yeg #downshifting

Tesla lost its position as the world's top-selling EV maker in 2025, with BYD overtaking it in global sales. BYD sold 4.27M battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, compared to Tesla's 1.79M. This shift marks the first time since 2015 that Tesla hasn't led annual EV sales. Bad news for Elon 🔄

Just gonna leave this here 🐈

Tesla Car Sales Dropped 9% in 2025, Falling Behind China’s BYD As the largest maker of electric vehicles in the United States, Tesla suffered more than other carmakers from the elimination of federal incentives. By Jack Ewing www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/b...

Interesting. Not sure where that goes.

One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.

But what were their SAT scores???

#energysky #solar #climatechange Old Solar Panels Built in the Early 1990s Are Still Going Strong After 30 Years at 80% Original Power — And That’s a Big Deal for Our Energy Future flip.it/zmDGvZ

Charting The Changes That Will Lead To Renewable Energy Dominance In 2026 cleantechnica.com/2025/12/26/c...

Matt Ferrell has an inspiring new video out explaining all the advances in solar technology in 2025. From putting crystals in front of solar panals, to putting sponges on the back — it all increases efficiency, while cost keeps dropping. We have a bright future ahead of us! youtu.be/FffKMMnisu4?...

Finland is a leader in capturing waste heat from data centers using existing pipe systems and feeding it into city-wide district heating networks, effectively turning server heat into a sustainable energy source for homes, schools, and businesses, significantly cutting emissions and costs.

HERE WE GO AGAIN 👀 DroneBomber

“You want to have some bright people work through scenarios of how [AMOC collapse] could interact & cascade across society... we’re only just starting to, with minimal trust foundation kind of financial support, no public money... which is a bit odd.” - Prof. Tim Lenton @gsiexeter.bsky.social

Tesla is facing its first annual sales decline in China, the world's largest electric vehicle market. While the drop may appear relatively small, it signaled deeper trouble in a market where competitors like BYD and Xiaomi have posted record growth. /1

Tesla Registrations Dropped 34.2% in November in European Union cleantechnica.com/2025/12/23/t...

Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.

It is understandable that South African Elon Musk prefers a free Europe without the EU & looking more like his home continent Africa. But, as #ElonMusk now lives in Texas: Why not first africanize America & liberate the 50 US States from their federal chains & Washington's tutelage?

EVs Take 98.4% Share In Norway — BEV Fleet Overtakes Diesel cleantechnica.com/2025/12/22/e...

Merry Xmas to everyone who celebrates but maybe especially the people behind these.

Another good podcast with Dan Wang. Each has a slightly different wrinkle. The discussion of moving beyond Cold War 2.0 was interesting at the end. Trump as the least interested person in the admin in Cold War 2.0. open.spotify.com/episode/2o2g...

I guess I wouldn't mind AI in government. We can use some intelligence no matter where it comes from

Face every day with the optimism of a person who sends a work email to a listserv on December 23rd.

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

- More cars + more EVs sold in Europe - Tesla sales continue to fall - BUT in Norway, Tesla sales continue to rise and outdo other brands (maybe we just like the idea of pretending to be a climate hero while loving and supporting fossil fuels) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Reasons for climate optimism – part 14 Targets to phase out coal, internal combustion engines and fossil heating are important elements of the climate policy portfolio to ensure the credibility of long-term targets.

AI is often sold as 'do something you already know how to do more efficiently' but is often bought as 'do something you don't know how to do with no idea if you are doing it efficiently at all'

Liftoff for EVs in emerging markets as a share of new car sales. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

#GVerse SNL completely DESTROYED #Shit4Brains for hiding the Epstein files. This is amazing. Check it out!