What an interesting and inspiring conversation with @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social ❤️ So much to reflect on… and to be better on.

you don't feel like another app today? that'll be a 61% markup per kWh, sir yes sir #McDonalds #Deutschland how do you think it's going? #alwaysbecharging #fair #adhoc #pricing #NOW

A Happy Meal at the charger across the border costs 🇫🇷🇫🇷 - checks notes - 🇫🇷🇫🇷 during two daily happy hour sessions 64% less than a German kWh #alwaysbecharging ⚡️⚡️⚡️ --> we need fair happy meal charging EU WIDE 🍔

Imagine, visiting a country like Germany with your rental EV thinking of treating the fam on a Happy Meal🍟 and then the charging costs more than 6 Happy Meals (six passengers, six meals) why, Deutschland, why #alwaysbecharging --> € 0,84/kWh adhoc, McDonald's?! <--

"For decades, dependence on fossil fuels meant dependence on volatility. In past oil shocks, countries had little choice but to absorb pain Now an exit ramp: Homegrown renewable energy was never cheaper, more accessible,or more scalable Clean energy era resources cannot be blockaded or weaponized"

What we’re witnessing is big oils last stand. The pivot away from it will only accelerate. Businesses and people crave stability not endless geo-political chaos.

@linusekenstam.com: "Europe has passed the half-way point. half of energy comes from renewables EV’s outsold gasoline/diesel cars Acceleration from here will bring energy abundance, no fossil fuels dependency." #alwaysbecharging nitter.net/LinusEkensta...

One of the best products of technology-driven deflation in the 21st century.

If only there was a fast-scaling source of energy that can power cars without oil, is by nature distributed and doesn't need to be imported over and over again every time you want it...

“De gemeente koos daarom niet voor elektrische auto's maar voor diesels.” Of hoe ‘netcongestie’ de supersmoes is voor iedereen die niet wil nadenken

Sunday early March: 1000 km roadtrip with the EV9, cons 26 kWh/100 km lot of tailwind! Temp up to 19 degr Ladestau spotted at several #IONITY stations (5 min wait at one of 'em) Next to Ladestau there was an EnBW site w/ more plugs free than the IONITY site has in total, draw your own conclusions :D

Argentina, Bolivia & Chile contain over half global lithium resources. Once Kast assumes the Chilean presidency, all three will be governed by right-wing leaders. What are the implications? I’m in @financialtimes.com to analyze this major political reversal www.ft.com/content/0276...

Are electric vehicles denting oil demand? Yes. By how much? 1.5 million barrels of oil a day, according to EV Curve Futurist. Caveat: These estimates are hard, but the numbers are certainly adding up.

20mbpd went thru the Strait of Hormuz pre-crisis. EV's may "only" displace 1.5mbpd now. But they're just getting starting. Wait until electric trucking takes off;)...

Is SCANIA showing us the future is not about #MCS? #alwaysbecharging ⚡️⚡️⚡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/scania...

EVs are still only ~5% of the global car fleet. Yet already displacing ~1.5 million barrels of oil per day — the early stage of structural demand erosion. Disruption doesn’t start when something is big, but when the curve begins to bend. The #Bettrification S-curve has crossed that point.

Electra is the first Charging Point Operator in Europe with #HYC1000 charging systems powered on for public use in several 🇪🇺 countries (🇧🇪&🇫🇷) interestingly enough one was set up with 4 dispensers (like Fastned) and the new one with 6! (Just like IONITY did) #alwaysbecharging

Anybody offers a charging app yet with 600kW filter for Europe? #alwaysbecharging #HYC1000 🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪 first in Belgium! www.linkedin.com/posts/louis-...

Very few consumers in the world, maybe 1 in 8, are shielded from the rise in gasoline&diesel prices (in that their government subsidizes fuel prices). A common mistake is thinking that being an oil exporter will shield consumers. Only switching to clean transport&energy does.

Korea vs China ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #frunk #rentelectric nitter.net/thinkercar/s...

CATL posts 42% profit jump in 2025 CATL's net income reached 72.2 billion yuan ($10.4 billion) in 2025, and it announced a generous cash dividend plan. cnev.co/7fC5kGl 👇

"There's a reason only one auto company has been started and scaled in the last hundred years, and it's because it's really hard. It's really, really hard and it's really capital-intensive," McNeill said (referring to Tesla). www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/c...

The key growth opportunity in heavy-duty vehicle electrification lies in the integration (or symbiotic combination) of routing, financing, access, energy, contract, and fleet management.

"Toen de chocolade duur werd, ging de btw erop niet omlaag..." fd.nl/opinie/15885...

big deal #alwaysbecharging 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

March is only a week old yet Netherlands is showing - checks notes - 🇳🇱 6 out of 10 BEVs in top ten registration numbers of cars! #alwaysbecharging www.kentekenradar.nl/registraties/

@eugeneng.bsky.social: "Few understand that making money in EVs is really hard. Thus far, only BYD, Tesla, and, more recently, Xiaomi in 3Q25 have really managed to do so." #alwaysbecharging nitter.net/EugeneNg/sta...

New - Europe warned: weaponise EU market against China or face manufacturing collapse My report on new research from @ruehlig & @Aligarciaherrer that says: 1. China's economy is not as strong as Europe fears 2. Europe has leverage, use it or lose it

Selected markets show different stages of EV adoption: leaders (Norway, Iceland), early European adopters, major auto markets (Germany, UK, France), and China’s scale. The US was excluded due to California skewing national data, and Luxembourg due to its very small fleet. #Bettrification

Along the German motorway, the charging locations at Tank & Rast (service stops with facilities) must be subject to a competitive tender procedure; these should not have been awarded without competitive tender.

China leads the world in solar deployment. Even parking lots and rooftops are being turned into solar power plants — generating electricity while using space that’s already paved. China also exceeded its 2030 wind + solar capacity target (1.2 TW) in 2024 — about six years early. #Bettrification

🔋 As more BESS comes online, profitability will tighten. Few years back, ancillary services dominated revenues. Today, it’s energy trading, with operators relying on data/AI optimization. But how long will that work as markets become more saturated? #batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky

Colin McCarthy: "China has now built 1.2 TW of solar capacity as of the end of 2025. Assuming just a 21% solar capacity factor, that much solar could power every single home in America. This graph is even more insane than you think it is." #alwaysbecharging nitter.net/US_Stormwatc...

@ramez.bsky.social: "Renewables are a hedge against volatile coal and gas prices. Electric vehicles are a hedge against volatile oil / gasoline prices." #alwaysbecharging

@ramez.bsky.social: "Countries that have adopted electric vehicles the most aggressively will suffer the least from oil price spikes. The US, of course, is not one of those. [Corrected graph.]" nitter.net/ramez/status...

Tomorrow the 1000 km family EV(9) challenge! driving home from Scuol 🇨🇭 to Amsterdam 🇳🇱with pitstop in Heidelberg #rentelectric live on #polarsteps! #alwaysbecharging www.polarsteps.com/electricfeli...

Who has the right to sell you a new car in the United States? VW-owned Scout wants to run the Tesla playbook and go direct. But VW's American dealers are settling in for a long legal fight to cement their role in the sales process: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Je kunt beter elektrisch gaan rijden: kost minder tijd, goedkoper, minder afhankelijk van andere landen en beter voor het klimaat.

🔋February 2026 update on battery pack and module production in Europe. #batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky

Früher war das Autoland Deutschland ein Zentrum der Innovation. Heute müssen wir immer öfter nach #China schauen. #BYD zeigt Akkus, die in 5 Minuten von 10 auf 70 % laden. Trotzdem hält die Verbrennerfraktion hierzulande am Alten fest – und wir verspielen Zukunft und Wohlstand.

Trump's oil war is giving windmills a big boost. I love that for him.

There is a clear trend that emerges. Countries first tap into the solar market, then a year later they seek to deploy batteries. Europe did that after the gas crisis caused by Russia's attack on Ukraine. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Past fossil-fuel price spikes left import-dependent countries with two options: pay up or cut fuel use. Now there is an alternative in solar and batteries. I looked at recent examples in Europe, Pakistan, Cuba to glean what might happen with the war on Iran. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Green dividends

Meanwhile, Spain's massive investment in renewables is paying dividends now: with prices for Spanish industry and consumers low and stable compared with other European economies. www.ft.com/content/ac77...

Fascinating to watch 🇫🇷, then 🇬🇧, then 🇮🇹, now 🇩🇪 start to acknowledge what 🇪🇸's government recognised from the very start: the Trump-Netanyahu war on Iran is a reckless intervention conducted without regard for rules of war and without a strategy for what comes next. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

2 wars in 4 years. This war will accelerate Solar +Batteries + EVs as real Energy Security. "rest of the world will learn an important lesson from China. Build out your renewables so you aren't as dependent on imported fossil fuels & the whims of idiots" Be like Spain. bsky.app/profile/jere...

80 million EVs are on the road globally. That’s already displacing roughly ~2 million barrels of oil every day — about 2% of global demand. Roughly the oil consumption of Italy or South Korea… gone. You can fight the sun, sanction it, bomb it, fear it — but you can’t stop it. #Bettrification

Die Carney is me er eentje. Die moeten we in de gaten houden. www.straitstimes.com/asia/austral...

Octopus Plunge Pricing is coming to France. Users of the Electroverse app can benefit from discounted electricity at Powerdot stations, depending on market conditions.