Global South Is Now 1/3 of Major EV Markets, Leaving US in the Dust
When we say that people in the Global South are buying EVs hand over fist, alas, we aren’t saying that they are buying Chevy Bolts or Nissan Leafs or Teslas.
China’s Electric Vehicle Influence Expands Nearly Everywhere – Except the US and Canada
China is already producing a wide range of EVs, including several options that cost less than $25,000.
Inconvenient Truths: Trump Trumps EVs
By Diego Ramos / Original to ScheerPost At the Republican National Convention last night, Donald Trump took a shot at the electric vehicle (EV) industry, stating that he will “end…
China and the Slowing Petroleum Market: EVs Displaced 1.5 Million Barrels per Day in 2024
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The International Energy Agency signaled last week that the rate of increase in world petroleum demand fell in the…
The Biden Effect: Electric Vehicle Sales Skyrocket 79% in US in Q1
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Laws have consequences. The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Biden administration and the Democrats in Congress (with no…
Ellen Brown: The Cobalt Gold Rush and the East Palestine Disaster
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost Holidays in my childhood were spent at my grandparents’ farm in Plain Grove, Pennsylvania, 35 miles from East Palestine, Ohio. My grandfather’s grandfather…
Transition to EVs Must Be Paired With Bold Investments in Mass Transit: Study
"We can either electrify the status quo to reach zero emissions, or the energy transition can be used as an opportunity to rethink our cities and the transportation sector," says…
WSJ Sells Lithium Neocolonialism as Climate Necessity
By Teddy Ostrow / FAIR True to its name, the Wall Street Journal never fails to lay bare its corporate sympathies. In a recent feature headlined “The Place With the…
Covid-19 Is Giving Oil Companies a Taste of Another Looming Crisis
Big oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron have lost billions during the pandemic, but that's nothing compared to what's coming.