It’s done: The four MTV UK/Europe music channels have shut down. But they went out cheekily. Final song on MTV Music was “Video Killed the Radio Star,” natch. youtu.be/9hqJ9Fe-FeQ?...

A pro tip for countries aspiring to match Norway's record-breaking sales of electric vehicles: reduce tax breaks and benefits.

In most EU Member States, energy supply costs are the largest component of household electricity prices, typically accounting for around 50% of the total bill. What’s often overlooked is the rest. In some countries, policy costs & other taxes make up more than 25% of household electricity prices.

Microsoft heeft details gepubliceerd over zijn plannen voor zes nieuwe datahallen bij Middenmeer. Voor het eerst (?) publiceert het ook details over het elektrisch vermogen: 396 megawatt. edataloket.odnzkg.nl/?q={%22search%22:%22OD2025-0043382%22}

Mozambique 🇲🇿 abolishes 20% import duty on (new and used) battery electric cars as part of its national energy transition strategy. mznews.co.mz/mocambique-i...

"Another way to look at it is, what was the biggest battery in the world a few years ago, which was the Hornsdale South Australian Tesla big battery … households right now are installing the equivalent of a Hornsdale big battery every three and a half days."

Vorbild Zürich: Jahreskarte für den Öffentlichen Verkehr wird weniger Kosten als 1 Jahr Parken. Und Tarife fürs Anwohnerparken („Parkpickerl“) werden nach Gewicht gestaffelt: Für große Autos ist mehr zu zahlen als für kleine. #Fairness #Verkehrswende

El 91% de las ventas de turismos nuevos a particulares en noviembre en Dinamarca fueron 100% eléctricos Enhorabuena a los que decís que es todo por la renta: Por fin admitís que es una tecnología superior, que son el futuro y que sólo necesitan ir bajando de precio para que los de combustión mueran

While Europe complains and whines that transitions in the way cars are powered are not really possible, or at least not within a generation, and that it is best for Europe to abandon any ambition to lead the way in the global car market, because if you cannot win the race by moving forward,

I just had a look at the Gallery and things look hilarious since pushing the Indonesia update just now. Yes, the x-axes and y-axes are comparable ... this is actually how Indonesia compares.

🇮🇩 Indonesia - November 25 - BEV Trajectory 24.4% BEV 0.9% PHEV 74.7% ICE (of which 10.5%p were HEV) Trailing 12 months are: 14.2% BEV 0.7% PHEV 85.1% ICE (of which 10.2%p were HEV) Graphs are available in the Gallery: leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gall...

New @nberpubs: "The Impact of Dynamic Prices on Electric Vehicle Public Charging Demand: Evidence from a Nationwide Natural Field Experiment" www.nber.org/papers/w34600 "Our findings suggest that dynamic pricing for public EV charging generated large consumer welfare gains."

Nice electric youngtimer from 1992: a Fiat Panda elettra #EV

We (@tomheap.bsky.social & I) have covered so many climate, environment & nature topics on BBC Radio 4’s Rare Earth this year, and here are some of my highlights. Steel, whales, insurance, fashion, insects, night-time ecology... We’ll be back in 2026 with more. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vbt0

China doesn’t want to be dependent on mainly imported oil. Electrification is key to this. And vehicle efficiency (and weight) requirements reduce resource needs, thus enabling faster/cheaper displacement of fossil fuels. Good also for the climate, the environment and cost-of-living. Et tu, EU?

Artificial Intellligence as a breeding ground for male entitlement and supremacy. This is no less than MaaS - Misogyny as a Service.

Some jurisdictions still believe that tighter regulation of cars can encourage innovation and deliver benefits. The aim here is to improve the efficiency of electric vehicles further.

🇩🇰 Denmark (Private) - November 25 - BEV Trajectory 90.9% BEV 1.6% PHEV 7.5% ICE Trailing 12 months are: 84.2% BEV 2.7% PHEV 13.1% ICE Graphs are available in the Gallery: leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gall...

Informatief om de brief plus bijlage te lezen, waarin Jessika Roswall (Europese Commissie) aan Femke Wiersma (Nederlandse regering) uitlegt *waarom* Nederland niet langer meer dierlijke mest mag verspreiden over het land dan andere Europese landen. Een paar citaten. open.overheid.nl/documenten/9...

Bergen, 🇳🇴 Norway's second largest city, has now surpassed the 50% mark for 🔌🔋🚗 battery-electric cars registered in the municipality. Askøy, a neighbouring municipality, was the first to reach this milestone in August this year.

From next year, all new company cars in Belgium must be emission-free. From 2027 onwards, companies offering cars to their employees will also need to provide all enployees with the option of a mobility budget, which incentivises modal shift, remote working and electric car-sharing.

We strongly condemn the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former Commissioner Thierry Breton. Link to full statement: link.europa.eu/NtMX4K

When Civil Society Becomes the Target. German NGO @hateaid.org helps people facing death threats, harassment, and hate online. Now the organization itself is under attack – sanctioned by the US government. When protecting victims becomes a threat, democracy is in danger. medium.com/@backoffice_...

🚗⚡ Europe’s electric vehicle market is closing the year strong despite ongoing uncertainty around the European CO2 standards review. Battery electric vehicles reached a 23% market share of new registrations in Europe. #MarketMonitor

The nutty bit: it'll take dozens of actual scientists hundreds of hours to debunk the nonsense generated by these five 'contrarians' and their LLM.

“Late adopters also benefit from cost reductions and established norms. For example, car ownership took 60 years to diffuse across the US, but just 20 years in parts of Latin America and Japan. “ And that is why I’m hopeful re fast (South)European transition, despite the recent EU fumbling.

Western carmakers are coming up against fast-growing Chinese electric-vehicle brands all over the world. Those that slow down production risk giving their competitors an unassailable lead

NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹 They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating. A new scoop for The Reengineer! www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...

ACER approves 30-minute intraday ⚡ gate closure time across #EU borders. ⏱️Shorter closure = trading closer to real time, supporting #renewables, #flexibility & system balance. ➡️Implementation starts on 1 Jan '26, subject to national regulatory decisions. 🔗 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-gr...

Die EU entschärft ihr #Verbrenneraus, der #Auto Industrie geht das nicht weit genug, sie fordert auch nach 2035 mehr als 10% dann neue #Verbrenner der habe eine Zukunft, klimaneutral mit HVO-Biokraftstoffen und eFuels was taugen die neuen Pläne ? www.wiwo.de/technologie/...

This remains a thing of beauty to look at. What a difference within a year. ofv.no/aktuelt/2025...

Carmakers are adapting to Europe’s EV barriers

The Dutch NRA now formally allows companies to share their combined grid capacity – by sharing generation and consumption in a smart way, they can often expand despite gridlock. From 2027, grid operators will be required to offer such contracts.

The Netherlands sees food as economy, not culture, let alone high ‘cuisine’. But without an automatic ‘oliebol’ deep fry line, would it have had those high-tech ASML machines as an export gem?

“Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles did not prevail in becoming the dominant mode of transport through technical superiority alone. They were backed by massive public investment in roads, city planning, zoning and highway expansion funded by fuel taxes. 1/3

Stedin had ook een programma kunnen optuigen waarbij consumenten betaald worden om niet te gourmetten, zijn vast liefhebbers voor te vinden.

This remains a thing of beauty to look at. What a difference within a year. ofv.no/aktuelt/2025...

Norway is the undisputed leader when it comes to EVs in the vehicle fleet. Denmark is following closely behind, and at a rapid pace: the share of EVs in the vehicle fleet doubled in one year. Growth in the share is also continuing in Sweden and Finland. ofv.no/aktuelt/2025...

Very interesting: German energy regulator is contemplating granular (locational, 15-minute basis) dynamic network fees. Prices can work both ways, to guide charging & discharging e.g. from batteries (first target group).

A positive side effect of using Enhanced Cooperation and the EU budget: This not only steps around vetos, but also involves the European Parliament. This gives the loan to Ukraine well needed democratic legitimacy - and will be a test where political parties in the EP stand on Ukraine/Russia.

Driving licences in Germany used to be valid indefinitely; now, they need to be renewed every 15 years. However, unlike in some other countries, there is no age-related health check. Furthermore, for anyone born before 1953 (hello boomers), this will only apply from 2033 onwards 🤯

A good example of how governments can make the roll-out of public charging infrastructure faster and cheaper: by integrating permission for construction work into an existing digital platform for road works.

This is a nice website by the Spanish TSO Red Eléctrica (commissioned by the Spanish government), which displays the real-time status and pricing of public EV charging points. It's a good example of how to implement the EU regulation. h/t @revenergetica.bsky.social

Zwei neue Fallstudien des Öko-Instituts kommen zu dem Ergebnis, dass die Elektrifizierung des Straßengüterverkehrs grundsätzlich technisch machbar ist – sowohl im Fernverkehr als auch bei der vollständigen Elektrifizierung großer Lkw-Depots:

"The Chinese built the VW battery factory in Salzgitter and are teaching the Germans how to use it. Not an easy task! The Chinese and Germans will come to Sagunto later, in the case of the Germans, with the learning curve of Salzgitter already behind them." #alwaysbecharging #battchat #salzgitter

Very interesting: German energy regulator is contemplating granular (locational, 15-minute basis) dynamic network fees. Prices can work both ways, to guide charging & discharging e.g. from batteries (first target group).

NEW ANALYSIS: Electric vehicles are entering the mid-transition space starting to replace ICE vehicles. History shows that shifts like this can happen faster than expected: in the early 20th-century US, horses and mules virtually vanished from roads in under 30 years. cdn.sanity.io/files/lrxd4j...

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